The Finlandia Prize is the most prestigious literary award

Literary award

A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...

 in Finland

Finland

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 by the Finnish Book Foundation. It is awarded annually to the author of the best novel

Novel

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 written by a Finnish citizen (Finlandia Award), children's book

Children's literature

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...

 (Finlandia Junior Award), and non-fiction

Non-fiction

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 book (Tieto-Finlandia Award). The award sum (as of 2010) is 30,000 euros (previously 100,000 Finnish Marks). Works may be in Swedish

Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

 or Finnish

Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...

 but non-Finnish citizens are not allowed to enter. However, in 2010 the Finnish Book Foundation made an exception for a nominee.

Finlandia Award

The Finlandia Award is given to the best novel.

Finlandia Award
Year	Author	Novel	Language
1984	Erno Paasilinna Erno Paasilinna Erno Paasilinna was a Finnish writer and journalist. He received several literary prizes, the most notable being the Finlandia Prize in 1984 for his collection of essays Yksinäisyys ja uhma...	Yksinäisyys ja uhma	Finnish
1985	Jörn Donner Jörn Donner Jörn Johan Donner is a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician, member of the Donner family and founder of Finnish Film Archive. He has been associated with several different political parties, and has at different times been a member both of the Finnish parliament and the...	Far och son	Swedish
1986	Sirkka Turkka Sirkka Turkka Sirkka Turkka is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 2000.-Works:*Huone avaruudessa *Valaan vatsassa *Minä se olen *Yö aukeaa kuin vilja...	Tule takaisin, pikku Sheba	Finnish
1987	Helvi Hämäläinen Helvi Hämäläinen Helvi Hämäläinen was a Finnish author who published dozens of books of prose and poetry during her six decade writing career....	Sukupolveni unta	Finnish
1988	Gösta Ågren Gösta Ågren Gösta Ågren is a Swedish-language Finnish author who won the Finlandia Prize in 1988 for Jär. Gösta Ågren has praised the Gospel of Mark for its literary values and published the collection The Carpenter in reference to it...	Jär	Swedish
1989	Markku Envall	Samurai nukkuu	Finnish
1990	Olli Jalonen Olli Jalonen Olli Jalonen is a Finnish writer and recipient of the J. H. Erkko Award in 1978 for his debut novel Unien tausta, and the Eino Leino Prize in 1990.-References:...	Isäksi ja tyttäreksi	Finnish
1991	Arto Melleri Arto Melleri Arto Matti Vihtori Melleri was a Finnish poet and writer. Melleri gained fame with the play, Pete Q, in the 1970s. He studied at the Theatre Academy of Helsinki 1976 - 1980...	Elävien kirjoissa	Finnish
1992	Leena Krohn Leena Krohn Leena Krohn is a Finnish author. Her large and varied body of work includes novels, short stories, children's books, and essays...	Matemaattisia olioita tai jaettuja unia	Finnish
1993	Bo Carpelan Bo Carpelan Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan was a Finnish poet and author. He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his Ph.D. in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories. He is the only person as of yet to have...	Urwind	Swedish
1994	Eeva Joenpelto	Tuomari Müller, hieno mies	Finnish
1995	Hannu Mäkelä Hannu Mäkelä Hannu Mäkelä is an author of more than 100 books in Finnish: novels, collections of short stories, edited anthologies and children's books. Hannu Mäkelä is known for his books for children in many countries around the world, especially the popular "Mr. Hoo" series.-External links:*...	Mestari	Finnish
1996	Irja Rane	Naurava neitsyt	Finnish
1997	Antti Tuuri Antti Tuuri Antti Elias Tuuri is a Finnish writer, known for his works dealing with Southern Ostrobothnia....	Lakeuden kutsu	Finnish
1998	Pentti Holappa Pentti Holappa Pentti Holappa is a Finnish poet and writer. Born in Ylikiiminki to a family of modest means, he held numerous jobs before becoming Minister of Culture. Self-educated, he has published close to fifteen volumes of poetry, six novels, and numerous essays...	Ystävän muotokuva	Finnish
1999	Kristina Carlson	Maan ääreen	Finnish
2000	Johanna Sinisalo Johanna Sinisalo Aila Johanna Sinisalo is a Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer. She studied comparative literature and drama, amongst other subjects, at the University of Tampere...	Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi Not before sundown Not Before Sundown is a novel written by Finnish author Johanna Sinisalo in 2000. In the same year it won a Finlandia Prize for literature. Since then it has won several awards including The James Tiptree Jr...	Finnish
2001	Hannu Raittila	Canal Grande	Finnish
2002	Kari Hotakainen Kari Hotakainen Kari Hotakainen is a Finnish writer. Hotakainen started his writing career as a reporter in Pori. In 1986, he moved to Helsinki. He became a full-time writer in 1996. He has two children with his wife, sound technician Tarja Laaksonen, whom he married in 1983...	Juoksuhaudantie	Finnish
2003	Pirkko Saisio Pirkko Saisio Pirkko Saisio is a Finnish author, actress and director. She has also written under the pen name Jukka Larsson and Eva Wein. Saisio has a broad literary output, dealing with many kinds of texts from film screenplays all the way to librettos for the ballet...	Punainen erokirja	Finnish
2004	Helena Sinervo	Runoilijan talossa	Finnish
2005	Bo Carpelan Bo Carpelan Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan was a Finnish poet and author. He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his Ph.D. in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories. He is the only person as of yet to have...	Berg	Finnish
2006	Kjell Westö Kjell Westö Kjell Westö is a Finnish author and journalist. Westö writes in Swedish.In 2006, Westö won the prestigious Finlandia Prize for his novel Där vi en gång gått. He has been long-listed for the 2007 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.- Bibliography :* Tango orange * Epitaf över Mr...	Där vi en gång gått	Swedish
2007	Hannu Väisänen	Toiset kengät	Finnish
2008	Sofi Oksanen Sofi Oksanen Sofi Oksanen is a Finnish contemporary writer. She was born in Jyväskylä. Her father is Finnish and her mother is Estonian. So far, Oksanen has published three novels, one an international best seller and a play. She has received several awards for her literary work.-Life:Sofi Oksanen was born and...	Puhdistus Purge (novel) Purge is a novel by Finnish-Estonian writer Sofi Oksanen, which has been translated into thirty-eight languages. Oksanen's third Finnish-language novel was published in 2008, based upon her original play of the same name, which was staged at the Finnish National Theatre in 2007...	Finnish
2009	Antti Hyry Antti Hyry Antti Hyry is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 2005. In 2009 his book Uuni won the Finlandia Prize, Finland's premier prize for literature. It details a man's reflections as he collects cement and bricks to build an oven for his home...	Uuni	Finnish
2010	Mikko Rimminen	Nenäpäivä	Finnish
2011	Rosa Liksom Rosa Liksom Rosa Liksom—née Anni Ylävaara, January 7, 1958, Ylitornio—is a Finnish writer and artist.She has studied antropology at the Helsinki and Copenhagen and social sciences at the University of Moscow. She won the J. H...	Hytti nro 6	Finnish

Finlandia Junior Award

The Finlandia Junior Award is awarded for children's and young adult literature

Children's literature

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...

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Finlandia Junior Award
Year	Author	Title Finnish	Title English	Illustrator
1997	Alexis Kouros Alexis Kouros Alexis Kouros is a Iranian-Finnish writer, documentary-maker, director and producer.His first book, Gondwana's Children, won the Finlandia Junior award in 1997...	Gondwanan lapset	Gondwana's Children	Alexander Reichstein
1998	Leena Laulajainen	Kultamarja ja metsän salaisuudet	The Golden Berry and the Secrets of the Forest	Liisa Hakkarainen
1999	Kari Levola	Tahdon	I Do
2000	Tomi Kontio	Keväällä isä sai siivet	In the Spring, Father Got Wings
2001	Kira Poutanen Kira Poutanen Kira Poutanen is a Finnish Nobel listed writer, translator and actress. She holds a Master of Philosophy and is currently living in France and share her life with the famous French filmmaker Julien Bréhier....	Ihana meri	The Wonderful Sea
2002	Raili Mikkanen	Ei ole minulle suvannot
2003	Arja Puikkonen	Haloo kuuleeko kaupunki
2004	Riitta Jalonen	Tyttö ja naakkapuu
2005	Tuula Korolainen	Kuono kohti tähteä
2006	Timo Parvela Timo Parvela Timo Parvela is a Finnish author of juvenile fiction.Parvela matriculated from secondary school in 1983 and graduated from Jyväskylä Teacher Training College in 1988. He worked at a series of elementary school teaching posts for six years — first in Petäjävesi in the Jyväskylä sub-region and...	Keinulauta	"Seesaw"	Virpi Talvitie
2007	Aino Havukainen and Sami Toivonen	Tatun ja Patun Suomi
2008	Esko-Pekka Tiitinen	Villapäät
2009	Mari Kujanpää	Minä ja Muro
2010	Siri Kolu	Me Rosvolat
2011	Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen	Valoa, valoa, valoa

Note: English title column may reflect a published book, or just a translated title.

Tieto-Finlandia award

The Tieto-Finlandia Award is considered Finland's most significant non-fiction award.

Tieto-Finlandia Award
Year	Author	Title	Notes
1989	Erik Tawaststjerna	Jean Sibelius 1-5
1990	Markku Löytönen (toim.)	Matka-arkku. Suomalaisia tutkimusmatkailijoita
1991	Olli Marttila, Tari Haahtela, Hannu Aarnio, Pekka Ojalainen	Suomen päiväperhoset
1992	Jukka Salo, Mikko Pyhälä	Amazonia
1993	Erik Wahlström, Tapio Reinikainen, Eeva-Liisa Hallanoro	Ympäristön tila Suomessa
1994	Heikki Ylikangas	Tie Tampereelle. Dokumentoitu kuvaus Tampereen antautumiseen johtaneista sotatapahtumista Suomen sisällissodassa
1995	Matti Sarmela	Suomen perinneatlas
1996	Pekka Kivikäs	Kalliomaalaukset – muinainen kuva-arkistomme
1997	Fabian Dahlström, Erkki Salmenhaara Erkki Salmenhaara Erkki Olavi Salmenhaara was a Finnish composer and musicologist.-Personal life:Salmenhaara was born in Helsinki, Finland, and married Anja Kosonen in 1961. They had two sons, but divorced in 1978... , Mikko Heiniö Mikko Heiniö -Life:Heiniö was born in in Tampere, and studied composition with Joonas Kokkonen and piano with Liisa Pohjola at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki from 1971 to 1975, and then studied composition with Witold Szalonek in West Berlin from 1975–77 while at the same time beginning studies in musicology...	Suomen musiikin historia 1-4
1998	Hannu Karttunen	Vanhin tiede. Tähtitiedettä kivikaudesta kuulentoihin
1999	Kari Enqvist Kari Enqvist Kari-Pekka Enqvist is a professor of cosmology in the Department of Physical Sciences at the University of Helsinki...	Olemisen porteilla
2000	Anu Kantola et al.	Maailman tila ja Suomi
2001	Heikki Paunonen, Marjatta Paunonen	Tsennaaks Stadii, bonjaaks slangii. Stadin slangin suursanakirja
2002	Esko Valtaoja Esko Valtaoja Esko Jorma Johannes Valtaoja is a Finnish astronomer and writer. Valtaoja works as a professor at the University of Turku where he studies quasars....	Kotona maailmankaikkeudessa
2003	Antti Helanterä, Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen	Maantieteelle Venäjä ei voi mitään
2004	Elina Sana	Luovutetut. Suomen ihmisluovutukset Gestapolle
2005	Sami Koski, Mika Rissanen, Juha Tahvanainen	Antiikin urheilu
2005 joulukuu	Jari Leskinen, Antti Juutilainen (toim.)	Jatkosodan pikkujättiläinen
2006	Erkki Tuomioja Erkki Tuomioja Erkki Sakari Tuomioja is the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is currently a member of the Finnish Parliament.Tuomioja is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, although his political views are thought to be more to the left than the party line. He is also a member of ATTAC...	Häivähdys punaista. Hella Wuolijoki ja hänen sisarensa Salme Pekkala vallankumouksen palveluksessa	English title: A Delicate Shade of Pink
2007	Peter von Bagh Peter von Bagh Kari Peter Conrad von Bagh is a Finnish film historian and director. He currently works as a professor of film history in the University of Art and Design Helsinki. He has written around 20 books about film and worked as a presenter for numerous television and radio programs about film and other...	Sininen laulu
2008	Marjo T. Nurminen	Tiedon tyttäret
2009	Henrika Tandefelt	Borgå 1809. Ceremoni och fest
2010	Vesa Sirén	Suomalaiset kapellimestarit
2011	Soili Stenroos, Teuvo Ahti, Katileena Lohtander & Leena Myllys	Suomen jäkäläopas