Finlandia Prize
The Finlandia Prize ( Finnish Finlandia-palkinto , Swedish Finlandiapriset ) is one of the most renowned literary prizes in Finland .
selection
The Finlandia Prize has been awarded annually since 1984 by the Finnish Book Foundation ( Suomen Kirjasäätiö in Finnish , Finlands bokstiftelse in Swedish ) for a work of fiction . Since 1993 it has only been awarded for one novel .
The Finlandia Prize is currently endowed with 30,000 euros (previously 100,000 Finnish marks ). Only Finnish nationals could be nominated until 2010, then the procedure was changed because of the nomination of the Slovak Alexandra Salmela; since then, nominees can be of any nationality. Since 1993, a three-person jury has chosen three to six works in Finnish or Swedish each year. A member of the jury then awards the prize from this preselection. The nominated titles will also be announced. The inclusion in the selection always ensures high print runs.
The Finlandia Junior Prize ( Finlandia Junior-palkinto in Finnish , Finlandia Junior-priset in Swedish ) has been awarded since 1997 for a children's or youth book. Since 1989 there has also been the Finlandia Non-Fiction Prize (Finnish Tieto-Finlandia-palkinto , Swedish Fack-Finlandia-priset ) for a non-fiction or textbook that helps popularize a topic.
Award winners
Others
At the 2017 award ceremony, the Finnish-speaking prizewinner Juha Hurme caused a scandal. He spoke parts of his acceptance speech in Swedish and ended his speech in Finnish with the words: “For those who did not understand what I was saying, my advice: learn Swedish, you fools. Strangely enough, it would expand your worldview! "
Web links
- Official website of the literature award (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aldo Keel: "Learn Swedish, you fools". www.nzz.ch, December 1, 2017, accessed on December 1, 2017 .