Leena Lander
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Leena Lander is a Finnish author. In 1992 she won the Thanks for the Book Award
for Tummien perhosten koti (The Home of the Dark Butterflies), which was made into a successful Finnish film in 2008. She also won the Pro Finlandia award in 2000.
Thanks for the Book Award
The Thanks for the Book Award, , is a Finnish literary prize that has been presented since 1966 by the Organization of the Booksellers’ Association of Finland , Libro ry and the Finnish Library Association .The award is presented once a year to a Finnish...
for Tummien perhosten koti (The Home of the Dark Butterflies), which was made into a successful Finnish film in 2008. She also won the Pro Finlandia award in 2000.