The Little Finlandia Prize ( fi, Pikku-Finlandia-palkinto; sv, Lilla Finlandia-priset) is a Finnish

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which recognizes outstanding

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s on Finnish and world literature written by upper secondary school students. It is administered by the Finnish Language Teachers’ Union in cooperation with the Finnish Book Foundation. The prize was first awarded in 1984. The winner is announced annually at the

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. Each recipient receives a monetary award, a

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, and the works nominated for the Finlandia Prize in Fiction of the year.

Finalists and winners

References

{{Reflist, 2 Finnish literary awards Non-fiction literary awards Awards established in 1984 1984 establishments in Finland