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Literature

Finnish writer’s youth fiction wins fans
Frankfurt Book Fair 2014, Finland Guest of Honour, Salla Simukka, Snow White, Lumikki, As Red as Blood, As White as Snow, As Black as Ebony, Finnish literature, Tampere
Arts & cultureLiterature

Finnish writer’s youth fiction wins fans

Young Finnish author Salla Simukka is winning over youth-fiction fans worldwide with her Snow White trilogy.

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Finnish literature surges to the front
Finnish literature, Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 Guest of Honour, Finland Cool, Finnish Weird, Sofi Oksanen, Katja Tukiainen, Johanna Holmström, Katja Kettu, Johanna Sinisalo, comics, graphic novels, Tove Jansson, Ilkka Remes
Arts & cultureLiterature

Finnish literature surges to the front

Finland’s cool, unique, multifaceted literature becomes the focus of the world’s biggest book fair in Frankfurt.

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How the heck do you learn Finnish? part 1
A smiling dark-haired woman browsing Finnish textbooks at a bookstore.
Life & societyLanguage

How the heck do you learn Finnish? part 1

Learning Finnish is far from impossible! We ask people what books and strategies they are using to master the language.

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A life that began in Finland
Finnish Beginnings, memoir, Rauni Ollikainen, Second World War, Winter War, Continuation War, Lapland War, Helsinki, post-war Finland, Finnish Canadian, immigrant experience, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Arts & cultureLiterature

A life that began in Finland

The exciting, moving memoir of a Finnish Canadian forms a great story that goes from post-war Helsinki to western Canada.

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Top 10: Your favourite Finnish books
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Arts & cultureLiterature

Top 10: Your favourite Finnish books

Finnish literature translated around the world: Here are ten of your favourite Finnish books, as selected by thisisFINLAND readers.

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Finnish comics draw a diverse fan base
comics, Kalle Hakkola, Comics Centre, Finnish Comics Society, Helsinki Comics Festival, Finland
Arts & cultureVisual arts

Finnish comics draw a diverse fan base

Finnish comics are gaining recognition abroad and the respect for Finnish education know-how extends to the field of comics as well.

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The unbearable beauty of Finnish grammar
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Life & societyLanguage

The unbearable beauty of Finnish grammar

What doesn’t hurt you makes you stronger – here are three books to help you make Finnish word endings your best friends.

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Finnish blood runs in Nordic crime novels
Nordic Cool 2013, Nordic noir crime novels, Finnish detective fiction, Tapani Bagge, James Thompson, Leena Lehtolainen, Jarkko Sipilä, Helsinki, Finland
Arts & cultureLiterature

Finnish blood runs in Nordic crime novels

Brutal murders aren’t what Finland is famous for, except in crime novels. The Finns’ contribution to the genre is unique.

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