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NFFF - NEW FICTION AND FACTS FROM FINLAND
NFFF - NEW FICTION AND FACTS FROM FINLAND
31.5.1997
FICTION FOR ADULTS
NON-FICTION FOR ADULTS
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS
FINLAND-SWEDISH BOOKS
Author: AHO, Hannu
Title: Kello 4.17
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21316-0 : FIM
"4:15 In the Morning". This novel about a poor fellow, whose
life is changed by unexpected love, was awarded the Runeberg
Prize.
Author: ALASALMI, Päivi
Title: Vainola
Publisher: Gummerus, 1996
ISBN 951-20-4991-0 : 134 FIM
"Vainola". A story about a young woman in a spooky manor,
exploiting the conventions of horror stories.
Author: ANTTILA, Elsa
Title: Helmiä Mallorcalta
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-14709-9 : 152 FIM
"Pearls from Majorca". A light, entertaining, romantic and
humouristic story about a young teacher of a small country
school on a business trip.
Author: BISQUIT
Title: Petaa ja varmista
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0845-7 : 122 FIM
"Make Your Bed and Make Sure". The latest collection of
causeries by one of the most well-known Finnish wags.
Author:HAATAJA, Paul-Erik
Title: Rosvo ja poliisi
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0831-7 : 127 FIM
"The Robber and the Cop". A crime story where an experienced
old police inspector investigates the murder of a young
Finland-Moroccan man.
Author: HASSINEN, Pirjo
Title: Voimanaiset
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-13573-2 : 154 FIM
"Strong Women". A story about three women and about woman's
strength. An erotic, psychological fairy tale for
adults.
Author: HUOVINEN, Veikko
Title: Naiset on kultia
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21413-2 : 137 FIM
"Women Are Darlings". A collection of short stories about
women by a popular humoristic writer. The stories have been
written during 1953-93.
Author: HÄMÄLÄINEN, Simo
Title: Simon parhaat : valitut kertomukset / [written by] Simo
Hämäläinen, ed. by Tero Liukkonen
Publisher: Gummerus, 1997
ISBN 951-20-5108-6 : 134 FIM
"The Best of Simo : Selected Stories". A selection of
stories by a well-known humorist.
Author: HÖEG, Peter
Title: Nainen ja apina
Orig. title: Kvinden og aben
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0827-9 : 137 FIM
"The Woman and the Ape". A love story with elements of
fantasy and philosophy by a globally popular Danish writer.
Translated from Danish.
Author: ISSAKAINEN, Sakari
Title: Giovannin poika
Publisher: Gummerus, 1996
ISBN 951-20-4998-8 : 134 FIM
"Giovanni's Son". A story about music students in the
60s.
Author:JALONEN, Olli
Title: Kenen kuvasta kerrot
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-14394-8 : 168FIM
"About Whose Picture Are You Telling". A long, many-layered
novel with writing and music as its themes.
Author: KAILA, Tiina
Title: Valaistu manner
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21382-9 : 132 FIM
"The Lit-up Continent." A novel about dreams and about the
limits of reality.
Author: KAURANEN, Anja
Title: Syysprinssi
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21391-8 : 132 FIM
"The Autumn Prince". A sad story about an early love, disil-
lusionment, and about the loved one being taken ill with a deep
depression. This book with its counterparts in reality aroused
much attention when it came out.
Author:KIANTO, Ilmari
Title: Punainen viiva
Publisher: Otava, new edition 1997
ISBN 951-1-14777-3 : 100 FIM
"The Red Stroke". A new impression of a classic of 1907. A
description of people living in the outlying areas of Finland
during the first general election with the equal right to
vote.
Author: KILPI, Eeva
Title: Kiitos eilisestä
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21211-3 : FIM
"Thank You for Yesterday". Poems about sorrow and growing
old, about love and about passion that awakes again and again,
by a very popular Finnish woman writer/poet.
Author:KIRSTILÄ, Pentti
Title: Jäähyväiset unelmille
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21523-6 : FIM
"Farewell to Dreams". A detective story with investigations
of a rich lady's death.
Author: KOIVISTO, Sesse
Title: Kevät tuli elokuussa
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-13482-5 : 135 FIM
"In August It Was Spring". An auto-biographical story about
the feelings of a middle-aged woman after her husband leaves
her for a younger woman. The writer of the novel and her ex-
husband are well-known zoologists and writers.
Author: KROHN, Leena
Title: Kynä ja kone : ajattelua mahdollisesta ja
mahdottomasta
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21383-7 : 137 FIM
"The Pen and the Machine : Thoughts About the Possible and
the Impossible". Philosophical essays about literature,
technology and humaneness.
Author: LEHTINEN, Tuija
Title: Samppanjataivas
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-14667-X : 152 FIM
"The Champagne Sky". A romantic novel with its setting in
the editorial world of a ladies' magazine.
Author:LEON, Donna
Title: Kuolema oopperassa
Orig. title: Death at La Fenice
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-14639-4 : 128 FIM
The first Finnish translation of the popular series of Guido
Brunetti -detective stories. Translated from English.
Author: MAKINE, Andrei
Title: Ranskalainen testamentti
Orig. title: Le testament francais
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21254-7 : FIM
"The French Testament". A story of a balancing between the
French and the Russian worlds, seen through the eyes of a young
emigrant boy. Translated from French.
Author: MANKELL, Henning
Title: Väärillä jäljillä
Orig. title: Villospår
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-14636-X : FIM
"On the Wrong Track". The latest police novel by a popular
Swedish writer. Translated from Swedish.
Author:NIKOSKELAINEN, Eeva
Title: Hytösen oireyhtymä
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0841-4 : 132 FIM
"The Hytönen Syndrome". A humouristic story about the
married crisis of a well-off middle-aged couple.
Author: NUMMINEN, Juha
Title: Tulikoura
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21309-8 : 145 FIM
"The Hand of Fire". A thriller about international terrorism
in Finland.
Author: MUTKA, Allan
Title: Tsuppari : Kallion kundin kesä
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0790-6 : 127 FIM
"The Errand Boy : The Summer of a Boy from Kallio". A story
about the summer of a young bicycle messenger in the Helsinki
of the 50s.
Author:MÜLLER, Herta
Title: Sydäneläin
Orig. title: Hertztier
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0691-8 : 137 FIM
"The Heart Animal". A touching story about the friendship of
young people in the Romanian dictatorship. Translated from
German.
Author: NÄRHI, Harri
Title: Palava pensas
Publisher: WSOY, 1997
ISBN 951-0-21877-4 : 142 FIM
"The Burning Bush". Dark story of male disillusionment,
revenge, and collapse of the concept of family, and of the
social security net of the society.
Author: OKSANEN, Pentti
Title: Syvärin perintö
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21356-X : 142 FIM
"The Heritage of Syväri". War novel written in a humane way,
description of the end of World War II in Finland.
Author: PAASILINNA, Arto
Title: Operaatio Finlandia : Ruotsin kesähyökkäys Suomeen
Publisher: Gummerus, 3rd impression 1997
ISBN 951-20-5107-9 : 124 FIM
"Operation Finlandia : Sweden's Summer Attack on Finland".
An imaginative report of a military attack of Sweden on Fin-
land. New impression of an early novel by a very popular
Finnish humourist. The book was first published in 1972.
Author: PROULX, Annie E.
Title: Laivauutisia
Orig. title: The Shipping News
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-14573-8 : 154 FIM
A prize-winning bestseller about an unlucky man. Translated
from English.
Author: RAITTILA, Hannu
Title: Pohjoinen puhuu
Publisher: WSOY, 1997
ISBN 951-0-21858-8 : 137 FIM
"The North Speaks". Three short stories that describe the
comic and tragic features of the Finnish everyday reality in a
personal and sensitive way.
Author: RANE, Irja
Title: Naurava neitsyt : triptyykki
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21350-0 : 145 FIM
"The Laughing Madonna : a Triphtych". Three stories with
their settings in the Middle Ages and in the 20th century.
Three stories about witch-hunt, superstition, knowledge and
religion, with the miraculous painting of Madonna, told in a
lively and touching style. This novel won the Finlandia Prize
in 1996 - not a very ordinary achievement for a literary
debut.
Author: RINTALA, Paavo
Title: Faustus : minun todellinen henkilöhistoriani, minusta
sepitetyt legendat, minun runoni
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-13947-9 : 155 FIM
"Faustus : My Real Autobiography, Legends Made Up About Me,
My Poems". A novel about how the evil attracts man; a cross-
section of the European cultural history of the 20th
century.
Title: RUNO on vapaa : radiokuuntelijoiden suosikkirunot
/ ed. by Satu Koskimies and Juha Virkkunen
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-13979-7 : 182 FIM
"The Poem Is Free : the Most Popular Poems of Radio
Audience". There is a program on the Finnish radio, where the
listeners can hope for their favourite poems to be recited in
the air. The most hoped-for poems have been collected in a book
by the speakers of the program.
Author: SIEKKINEN, Raija
Title: Kaunis nimi
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-14605-X : 135 FIM
"Such a Beautiful Name". Short stories about women reminis-
cing and investigating about their lives, written in a reduced
style.
Author: TAMMINEN, Petri
Title: Miehen ikävä
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-14675-0 : 140 FIM
"A Man's Yearning". Original minimalistic short stories
about Finnish men and their women.
Author: TAMMIO, Liisa
Title: Saako herroja huijata?
Publisher: Kirjayhtymä, 1996
ISBN 951-26-4155-0 : 127 FIM
"Is It Allowed to Swindle a Gentleman?" A light, humouristic
novel about the mishaps of a young female post office
clerk.
Author: TAPIO, Juha K.
Title: Frankensteinin muistikirja
Publisher: Kirjayhtymä, 1996
ISBN 951-26-4164-X : 127 FIM
"Frankenstein's Notebook". The monster of Frankenstein
revives in modern Paris. This poetic, ironic meta-novel, that
exploits the elements of the European art and literary history,
was nominated the best literary debut of 1996.
Author: TIAINEN, Marja-Leena
Title: Jaakobin enkelit
Publisher: Tammi, 1997
ISBN 951-31-0952-6 : 135 FIM
"Jacob's Angels". A romantic, action-packed entertainment
novel about a women’s baseball team during one season.
Author: TIKKANEN, Märta
Title: Yksityisalue
Orig. title: Personliga angelägenheter
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0832-5 : 137 FIM
"Personal Matters". A novel about love, about desire and
impossibilities, about the difficult balance between longing
after nearness and the need to be alone. The author is an
established Finland-Swedish writer. Translated from Finland-
Swedish.
Author:TOLONEN, Vuokko
Title: Tampereen ilmasto
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-12398-X : 162 FIM
"The Climate in the City of Tampere". This novel about
friendship, about the collision of dreams and reality and about
the unpredictability of our times, has its setting in the near
future. The city of Tampere has an important role in the
background.
Author: TROLLOPE, Joanna
Title: Parhaat ystävät
Orig. title: The Best of Friends
Publisher: WSOY, 1997
ISBN 951-0-21830-8 : 145 FIM
A light, entertaining novel about human relationships.
Translated from English.
Author: TUURI, Antti
Title: Suomi elää metsistään
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-13975-4 : 145 FIM
"Finland Lives On Its Forests". Serious as well as
humouristic short stories describing the most basic things of
Finland and the Finnish people.
Author: UOSUKAINEN, Riitta
Title: Liehuva liekinvarsi
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-20639-3 : FIM
"The Dancing Flame". Imaginary letters to her
contemporaries, speeches and poems by Madame Chairman of the
Finnish Parliament. This book attracted much controversial
attention because of the outspoken characterizations of her
fellow politicians on one hand and the descriptions of her
matrimonial bliss on the other.
Author: VAINIO, Ville
Title: Viides virhe
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21388-8 : 137 FIM
"The Fifth Mistake". Thriller whose main character is a
Finnish basketball player.
Author: VERRONEN, Maarit
Title: Kulkureita ja unohtajia
Publisher: Kirjayhtymä, 1996
ISBN 951-26-4180-1 : 122 FIM
"Vagabonds and Forgetfuls". Original short stories where
today and mythical eternity mix.
Author: YLIKANGAS, Heikki
Title: Ilkkaisen sota
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21312-8 : 150 FIM
"The War of Ilkkainen". A historical novel about the revolt
of the Finnish peasants against Swedish rulers in the 16th
century, written by a history professor.
Author: ENQVIST, K.
Title: Näkymätön todellisuus
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21363-2 : 160 FIM
"The Invisible Reality". The presentation of a Finnish
scholar on how modern scientific view of the world has
developed during the last century.
Author: GALLEN-KALLELA, Kirsti
Title: Suuren isän varjossa : Kirsti Gallen-Kallelan elämä
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-14316-6 : 180 FIM
"In the Shadow of a Great Father : the Life of Kirsti
Gallen-Kallela". The colourful and controversial life of the
daughter of one of the most significant Finnish
painters.
Author: GORDIEVSKI, Oleg
Title: Sokea peili
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21082-X : 185 FIM
"The Blind Mirror". An ex-KGB agent, who acted as a double
agent, reveals the secrets of the cold war espionage in Finland
and in Sweden.
Author:HUKKANEN, Marja-Leena
Title: Kaihon kultamaa : valokuvia Aki Kaurismäen
elokuvista
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-14287-9 : 240 FIM
"The Eldorado of Languor : photographs of Aki Kaurismäki's
films". Photographs that convey the personal and characteristic
atmosphere of the Kaurismäki films.
Author: HÄNNIKÄINEN, Tuija
Title: Ryijykirja
Publisher: Ajatus, 1996
ISBN 951-9440-43-7 : 142 FIM
"Rug Book". History of the Finnish rug, how you can get a
rug, how a rug is made and kept. Rug patterns with
instructions.
Authors: JARASTO, Pirkko & Sinervo, Nina
Title: Alle kouluikäisen lapsen maailma : elämää varten
Publisher: Gummerus, 1997
ISBN 951-20-4882-5 : 164 FIM
"The World of a Pre-School Child : For Life". Finnish
psychologists write about the world and development of a child
under 7.
Author: KARJANOJA, Matti
Title: Sauna - Made in Finland
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0792-2 : 210 FIM
This book of photographs introduces Finnish saunas and ways
of bathing as well as bathing habits of other count-
ries.
Author: KARTTUNEN, Hannu
Title: Vanhin tiede : tähtitiedettä kivikaudesta
kuulentoihin
Publisher: Ursa, 1996
ISBN 951-9269-83-5 : 225 FIM
"The Oldest Science : Astronomy from the Stone Age to the
Moon flights". An original presentation of a Finnish scientist
about the history of astronomy in different eras and in
different cultures.
Author: KERÄNEN, Seppo
Title: Itämerellä / text by Hans Hästbacka
Orig. title: Östersjön
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21336-5 : 330 FIM
"The Baltic Sea". Beautiful photographs by Seppo Keränen and
information on the Baltic Sea, its birth and modern problems.
This book was awarded the prize of the best nature book of
1996. Also in Swedish and in English.
Author: KERO, Esa
Title:Kyläkauppa
Publisher: Rakennusalan kustantajat, 1996
ISBN 951-9687-84-2 : FIM
"Village Shop". Richly illustrated, nostalgic reminiscences
about the Finnish village shops.
Author: KIISKINEN, Kyösti
Title: Rautahevon kyydissä : junamatka Matin ja Liisan päivistä
Pendolinoon
Publisher: Gummerus, 1996
ISBN 951-20-4900-7 : 245 FIM
"Aboard the Iron Horse : a Train Trip from the Days of Matti
and Liisa to Pendolino". A richly illustrated book about the
Finnish railroads and train travelling.
Title: Kirjojen Suomi / ed. by Juhani Salokannel
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-14082-5 : 330 FIM
"The Finland of Books". Essays by writers, critics and other
literary personalities who portray the most essential Finnish
literature through the ages.
Author:KÄMÄRÄINEN, Eija
Title: Kultakauden naistaiteilijat
Publisher: WSOY, 1997
ISBN 951-0-21854-5 : 215 FIM
"The Female Painters of the Golden Era". A book about the
woman painters in Finland towards the end of the 19th century.
The author investigates also what it is to be a woman.
Author: Kämäräinen, Eija
Title: Merenpoika Hugo Simberg
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-20631-8 : 240 FIM
"Hugo Simberg, the Son of the Sea". This beautiful picture
book explores the paintings of the individual interpretator of
Finnish mythology.
Author: LAMPILA, Hannu-Ilari
Title: Suomalainen ooppera
Publisher: WSOY, 1997
ISBN 951-0-21185-0 : 390 FIM
"The Finnish Opera". The book portrays the history of the
Finnish Opera from the 18th century to today.
Author: MARTIKAINEN, Juha-Matti
Title: Kotiinpaluu : Jalo Heikkisen elämä
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-14463-4 : 140 FIM
"The Homecoming : the Life of Jalo Heikkinen". Biography of
a sorely tried Ingrian man. The book tells about his life as an
agent of an intelligence service, his 30 years in the prison
for the criminally insane in Russia, and at last his return to
his place of birth in Finland.
Author: MÄKELÄ, Hannu
Title: Eino Leino : elämä ja runo
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-14102-3 : 167 FIM
"Eino Leino : Life and Poem". Biography of the most beloved
Finnish poet, the first complete presentation in 60
years.
Author: PALO, Jorma
Title: Sängyssä vai kylppärissä : arjen etiikkaa
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21321-7 : 150 FIM
"In Bed Or In the Toilet : Everyday Ethics". A well-known
Finnish neurologist explores ethical questions of our everyday
life.
Author: PIETILÄ, Urho A.
Title: Suomi / photographs Urho A. Pietilä, text by Heikki J.
Hakala
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0748-5 : 175 FIM
"Finland". Finnish nature and life in the 90s are
magnificently presented in the photographs of this book meant
for the tourist.
Author: PIRI, Pekka
Title: Saagojen kutsu
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21292-X : 143 FIM
"The Call of the Sagas". Story of the adventure of two men,
who sailed in an open boat from Finland to Iceland along the
1000-year-old passage of the vikings.
Author: PUTKONEN, Lauri
Title: Suomen arkkitehtuuriopas
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-12192-8 : 220 FIM
"Guide to the Finnish Architecture". Finnish architecture
from the Middle Ages to today is introduced in this book in
Finnish, Swedish and English.
Author: RAEVUORI, Antero
Title: Paavo Nurmi, juoksijain kuningas
Publisher: WSOY, 2nd impression 1997
ISBN 951-0-21850-2 : 196 FIM
"Paavo Nurmi, the King of the Runners". Biography of the
legendary Finnish runner. The year 1997 is the 100th
anniversary of Paavo Nurmi's birth.
Author: SCHILDT, Göran
Title: Odysseuksen vanavedessä
Orig. title: I Odysseus kölvatten
Publisher: Otava, new impression, 1997
ISBN 951-1-13878-2 : 190 FIM
"In Ulysses' Wake". Story of a sailing trip in the
Mediterranean before the days of mass tourism, by a well-known
Finland-Swedish writer and cultural personality. Learned and
entertaining essays on art and culture of the Greek
archipelago. The book was first published in 1952. Also on the
Finland-Swedish list. Translated from Finland-Swedish.
Author: SEPPINEN, Jukka
Title: Ahti Karjalainen : poliittinen elämäkerta
Publisher: Otava, 1997
ISBN 951-1-13878-2 : 190 FIM
"Ahti Karjalainen : a Political Biography". This biography
of the former Prime Minister of Finland has attracted much
attention, mostly because Ahti Karjalainen's daughter has
strictly disapproved of Seppinen's writings of her father's
personal life.
Author: SUOMI, Juhani
Title: Urho Kekkonen. Osa 1968-1972: Taistelu puolueettomuudes-
ta
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-13548-1 : 195 FIM (this part)
ISBN 951-1-09189-1 (all the 6 parts)
"Urho Kekkonen. Volume 1968-72: Fight for Neutrality". The
6th part of the "official" biography of the former President of
Finland. This part tells about Kekkonen's most active years.
Includes materials not published before.
Author: TIRKKONEN, Marja-Liisa
Title: Suomalaisia kulttuurikoteja
Publisher: WSOY, 1997
ISBN 951-0-21180-X : 240 FIM
"Finnish Homes". This richly illustrated book introduces
homes of Finnish artists, politicians and other significant
personalities from the 19th century to today.
Author: VALKONEN, Kaija
Title: Sinä vain
Publisher: WSOY, 1997
ISBN 951-0-21783-2 : 173 FIM
"Only You". Famous Finnish love stories from real life, with
such protagonists as writers, artists and statesmen. Richly
illustrated with photographs.
Author: HJELT, Marjut
Title: Keijukaiset : totta ja tarinaa toisesta maailmasta
Publisher: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1995
ISBN 951-717-817-4 : 200 FIM
”Fairies : Truth and Fiction from the Other World”. Fairy
tales and traditional beliefs in a book that has been
beautifully illustrated by the graphic artist Jaana Aalto.
Author: HUOVI, Hannele
Title: Lasiaurinko
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0857-0 : 84 FIM
”Glass Sun”. Historical novel for teenagers about the
fascinating glassblower community in the 19th century.
Author: KUNNAS, Mauri
Title: Majatalon väki ja kaappikellon kummitukset
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-14424-3 : 115 FIM
”The People of the Inn and the Ghosts in the Grandfather’s
Clock”. An exciting picture book about a grandfather’s clock
that chimes only at night.
Author: LOUHI, Kristiina
Title: Aino, äidin apulainen
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0750-7 : 47 FIM
”Aino, Mother’s Helper”. Aino goes to school and Mother has
a skilful helper. This is the 11th picture book about
Aino.
Author: PARKKINEN, Jukka
Title: Sammaltunturin sopulivuosi
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-21280-6 : 84 FIM
”The Lemming Year of Moss Mountain”. An animal story with
its setting in Lapland’s nature. Illustrated by the well-known
illustrator Kaarina Kaila.
Author: PARKKINEN, Jukka
Title: Vanhan kulttuurin kurssi
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-20656-3 : 79 FIM
”A Course in the Old Culture”. A sci-fi novel for teenagers
about the time after a big nuclear explosion.
Author: PARVELA, Timo
Title: Isäni on supermies
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0837-6 : 84 FIM
”My Dad Is a Superman”. A nonsense-style story about an
ordinary family whose father has supernatural talents.
Authors: RANTA, Elina & Ranta, Maija
Title: Haltijoitten mailla, maahisten majoissa : maan, metsän,
veden ja vuoren väki
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-20650-4 : 182 FIM
”In the Land of the Fairies, in the Cabins of the Gnomes”.
The book tells about the hidden people of earth, of water, of
the woods and of the mountains in the Finnish folklore.
Author: SALMINEN, Hellevi
Title: Pikku sammakkoprinssi
Publisher: Otava, 1996
ISBN 951-1-14385-9 : 96 FIM
”Little Frog Prince”. An exquisite story about a mentally
handicapped boy, about the strength of imagination and
believing in oneself. The book was awarded the Topelius Prize
in 1997.
Author: WAHL, Mats
Title: Veden tuolla puolen
Orig. title: Vinterviken
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0597-0 : 97 FIM
”On the Other Side of the Water”. A touching novel for
teenagers with its setting in a Swedish suburb in the 90s, seen
through the eyes of a 16-year-old boy. Translated from
Swedish.
Author: VIRTANEN, Jukka
Title: Antti Puuhaara
Publisher: Tammi, 1996
ISBN 951-31-0839-2 : 80 FIM
”Antti Puuhaara”. A re-written Finnish folk tale illustrated
by the artist Mika Launis. Launis was awarded the significant
Finnish Rudolf Koivu -prize in 1997.
Author: WIKLAND, Ilon
Title: Pitkä, pitkä matka
Orig. title: Den långa, långa resan
Publisher: WSOY, 1996
ISBN 951-0-20993-7 : 87 FIM
”The Long, Long Way”. This book by the well-known Swedish
illustrator tells about a refugee child and about life in the
new home country.
Author: ANDERSSON, Claes
Title: En lycklig mänska
Publisher: Söderström, 1996
ISBN 951-52-1634-6 : 92 FIM
”A Happy Human Being”. These poems by the Finnish Minister
of Cultural Affairs convey joy of life and a strong and sensual
sense of freedom.
Author: CARPELAN, Bo
Title: Novembercredo
Publisher: Schildt, 1996
ISBN 951-50-0820-4 : 150 FIM
Poems from half a century, 1946-96, by one of the most
significant lyricists of the Nordic countries. Bo Carpelan was
awarded the Northern Prize of the Swedish Academy in
1997.
Author: KORSSTRÖM, Tuva
Title: Tidsresor : rapporter om förändringen
Publisher: Söderström, 1997
ISBN 951-52-1651-6 : 150 FIM
”Time Travels : Reports on Change”. The book reports the
cultural and ideological change patterns in the 90s in Europe,
Latin America, USA and Russia. Among others, Harold Bloom,
Edward Said, Julia Kristeva and Eva Peron are dealt with.
Author: LINDBERG, Pirkko
Title: Candida
Publisher: Schildt, 1996
ISBN 951-50-0814-X : 165 FIM
A modern picaresque novel written in the spirit of Voltaire
about the adventures of a young woman in Europe today.
Author: LONDEN, Magnus
Title: Till världens ände : resor i Sibirien
Publisher: Söderström, 1997
ISBN 951-52-1647-8 : 168 FIM
”To the End of the World : Travels to Siberia”. Stories of
two trips to Siberia, in 1992 and in 1995, to regions where few
Western people have visited.
Author: LÅNG, Fredrik
Title: Den finska mannens sorg
Publisher: Schildt, 1996
ISBN 951-50-0828-X : 105 FIM
”The Finnish Man’s Sorrow”. A novel about a man’s feelings,
about his sorrow and inability to talk.
Author: MAZZARELLA, Merete
Title: Otrohetens lockelse : en berättelse om äktenskapet
Publisher: Söderström, 1997
ISBN 951-52-1642-7 : 170 FIM
”The Temptation of Unfaithfulness : a Story about Marriage”.
The established Finland-Swedish writer analyses the role of
marriage through the ages in a learned and humouristic way. The
author uses sitations from world literature as illustrative
examples.
Author: MOTALEFF, Marina & Granvik, Nina
Title: Titta in hos Atte
Publisher: Schildt, 1997
ISBN 951-50-0832-8 : 118 FIM
”Come and See Atte”. Picture book based on the popular tv
series about Atte and his friends. For pre-school
children.
Author: PELTOMAA, Marianne
Title: Juni
Publisher: Schildt, 1996
ISBN 951-50-0809-3 : 145 FIM
”June”. An entertaining novel about a career woman in her
40s, who falls in love with a construction worker and must
change her ideas about life and about herself.
Authors: SANDMAN LILIUS, Irmelin & Böckman, Heddi
Title: Hand i hand
Publisher: Schildt, 1996
ISBN 951-50-0815-8 : 220 FIM
”Hand in hand”. Memoirs of two sisters, one of them a famous
children’s writer. They tell touchingly about their exceptional
childhood and about the destinies of their family.
Author: SCHILDT, Göran
Title: Önskeresan
Publisher: Söderström, 1996
ISBN 951-52-1597-8 : 164 FIM
”The Dream Voyage”. New impression of a travel story that
was first published in 1949. The writer sailed his boat Daphne
over the North Sea, through the French canals to the
Mediterranean.
Author:SCHILDT, Göran
Title: I Odysseus kölvatten
Publisher: Söderström, 1997
ISBN 951-52-1646-X : 180 FIM
"In Ulysses' Wake". Atory of a sailing trip in the
Mediterranean before the days of mass tourism, by a well-known
Finland-Swedish writer and cultural personality. Learned and
entertaining essays on art and culture of the Greek
archipelago. The book was first published in 1952. Also on the
Finnish list. Translated from Finland-Swedish.
Author: SÖDERGRAN, Edith
Title: Samlade dikter
Publisher: Schildt, 1997
ISBN 951-50-0836-0 : 125 FIM
”Collected poems”. A new complete edition of the poems of
one of the most beloved Finland-Swedish poet.
Author: TAWASTJERNA, Erik
Title: Jean Sibelius. Åren 1914-1919
Publisher: Söderström, 1996
ISBN 951-52-1626-5 : 240 FIM
The 4th volume in Tawastjerna’s biography of Sibelius deals
among other things with the creation of the 5th
symphony.
Author: WECKSTRÖM, Kim
Title: Sista sommaren
Publisher: Söderström, 1996
ISBN 951-52-1628-1 : 164 FIM
”The Last Summer”. A story about young people looking after
themselves, situated in a wealthy suburban setting in the end
of the 70s.