Piia Leino (born 1977) is a Finnish writer. She studied at the

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and now lives in

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where she works as a journalist. She also studied creative writing at the Kriittinen korkeakoulu (Critical Academy) in Helsinki. She has published two novels until date: ''Ruma Kassa'' (''The Ugly Cashier'') and ''Taivas'' (''Heaven''). The latter won the

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in 2019.Bio
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