28/05/2026
Tiia Strandén and Johanna Pitkänen from FILI are in Warsaw this week meeting publishers at the Warsaw Book Fair, which opened today, as well as students of Finnish language and potential future translators at the university.
Yesterday, together with the Embassy of Finland in Poland, FILI also hosted an afternoon event for Polish publishers, translators of Finnish literature, and other publishing professionals at the Ambassador’s Residence. An inspiring event full of new contacts, and great discussions!
And tomorrow, at the EUPL ceremony, the winner of the European Union Prize for Literature will be revealed. The Finnish nominee is Susanna Hast with her outstanding novel Despair (Toivottomuus, S&S, Brunn Agency).
📷 1: Ambassador Päivi Laine speaking at the event organised by the Embassy of Finland in Poland and FILI for Polish publishing professionals.
📷 2: Award-winning translator of Finnish literature Sebastian Musielak speaking about contemporary Finnish literature at the Embassy.
📷 3: FILI Director Tiia Strandén presenting Finnish literature and FILI’s grant programmes for Polish publishers and translators.
📷 4: Publisher Tomasz Zaród from publishing house Książkowe Klimaty, whose list includes works by Mauri Kunnas, Miika Nousiainen, and Arto Paasilinna.
📷 5: Johanna Pitkänen from FILI and Anna Giryń from Zysk i S-ka discussing some of the most exciting new titles in Finnish literature at the book fair.
📷 6: FILI staff meeting with Finnish language students and lecturers at the University of Warsaw.
