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Leena Lander (born 25 October 1955, in
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1955 births Living people People from Turku Writers from Southwest Finland Finnish women novelists 20th-century Finnish novelists 21st-century Finnish novelists 20th-century Finnish women writers 21st-century Finnish women writers {{Finland-writer-stub
Leena Lander (born 25 October 1955, in Turku
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
) is a Finnish author. She grew up in Turku, in a boys' home that her father ran. 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. Her work is known for its concern with the treatment of children and tensions involving authority and conscience. She also won the Pro Finlandia medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
The Order of the Lion of Finland ( fi, Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta; sv, Finlands Lejons orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty and the Order of the White Rose of Finland. The President ...
in 2000.
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1955 births Living people People from Turku Writers from Southwest Finland Finnish women novelists 20th-century Finnish novelists 21st-century Finnish novelists 20th-century Finnish women writers 21st-century Finnish women writers {{Finland-writer-stub