Books from Finland
72 popular finnish books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Finland.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna EN
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The wacky, satirical adventures of a journalist and his rabbit friend.
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Things that Fall From the Sky by Selja Ahava EN
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WINNER OF THE 2016 EU PRIZE FOR LITERATURE One quirk of fate can send life spiralling in the most unexpected direction... A young girl loses her mother when a block of ice falls from the sky. A woman wins the jackpot twice. A man is struck by lightning four times. Coincidence? Or something more? Things That Fall from the Sky is the tale of three lives that are changed forever by random events. But it is also a meditation on the endurance of love, the passage of time and the pain of loss. Selja Ahava, one of Finland's best-loved novelists, weaves these stories together in an unforgettable, one-... continue
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Travelling Light by Tove Jansson EN
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A professor arrives in a beautiful Spanish village only to find that her host has left and she must cope with fractious neighbours alone; a holiday on a Finnish Island is thrown into disarray by an awkward and critical child; an artist returns from abroad to discover that her past has been appropriated by a former friend.
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Troll : A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo EN
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Returning to his apartment, Angel finds a group of drunken teenagers taunting a wounded troll, so Angel decides to take him in, a decision that changes Angel's life forever.
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Elsa is dying. Her husband, Martti, and daughter Eleonoora are struggling to accept the crushing thought that they are soon to lose her. As Elsa becomes ever more fragile, Eleonoora’s childhood memories are slipping away. Meanwhile, Eleonoora’s daughter Anna spends her time pondering the fates of passersby. For her the world is full of stories. But the story that will change her forever is the one about Eeva, her mother’s nanny, whom her grandparents have been silent about for years. Eeva’s forgotten story, which Anna first learns of when she discovers an old dress of Eeva’s, is finally reveal... continue
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Verdad, La by Riikka Pulkkinen ES
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Un relato profundamente sutil e intenso sobre un secreto de familia don se abordan las distintas formas de amar y perdonar, y cómo la memoria juega con nuestros recuerdos para protegernos de los más dolorosos. Para mitigar el sufrimiento de su abuela Elsa, una reconocida psicóloga infantil que padece una enfermedad incurable, Anna Ahlqvist le ofrece compartir los pequeños placeres que ambas adoran: hornear pasteles, disfrazarse juntas o improvisar un picnic en el parque. Durante uno de esos momentos de cálida intimidad, Anna se prueba un viejo vestido y una puerta que parecía cerrada para siem... continue
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When the Doves Disappeared by Sofi Oksanen EN
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1941: In Communist-ruled, war-ravaged Estonia, two men have deserted the Red Army - Roland, a fiercely principled freedom fighter, and his slippery cousin Edgar. When the Germans arrive, Roland goes into hiding, while Edgar abandons his unhappy wife, Juudit, and takes on a new identity as a loyal supporter of the Nazi regime. 1963: Estonia is again under Communist control, independence even further out of reach behind the Iron Curtain. Edgar is now a Soviet apparatchik, desperate to hide the secrets of his past life and stay close to those in power. But his fate remains entangled with Roland's... continue