''Drakarna över Helsingfors'' (''Kites over Helsinki)'' is a Swedish-language novel written by Finnish author Kjell Westö. The book tells about the life and faiths of the Bexar family, a Swedish-speaking Finnish family living in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

(''Helsingfors'' in Swedish), from the 1960s to the 1990s. In 2001, the novel was made into a film of the same name starring

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (born 31 May 1953) is a Finnish actor, director, producer, screenwriter and politician. He has also released six records as a singer. He is a member of the Green League and was elected to the Finnish parliament in the 2019 ...

Other titles

* ''Leijat Helsingin yllä'' (Finnish translation)

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Drakarna över Helsingfors
1996 novels 1990s Finnish novels Novels set in Helsinki Finnish novels adapted into films Swedish-language novels {{1990s-novel-stub