Mika Rissanen (born 1978) is a Finnish history researcher and author of non-fiction and young adult literature. In 2005, Rissanen's book ''Antiikin Urheilu'' (''Sports in Antiquity'', co-written with Sami Koski and Juha Tahvanainen) won Tieto-Finlandia award for the best non-fiction book in Finland. In 2016 his non-fiction book ''Down Beer Street: History in a Pint Glass'' (co-written with Juha Tahvanainen) was published in English, in German and in Italian. Rissanen has written his young adult thrillers, ''Arkeomysteeri'' series (Archeomystery) in co-operation with Juha Tahvanainen using the pseudonym Nemo Rossi. Academic researches of Rissanen are focused in ancient history and European cultural history.

Bibliography

Non-fiction books

* '' Antiikin Urheilu'' ("Sports in Antiquity") (2004) * '' Hävityksen historiaa: Eurooppalaisen vandalismin vuosisadat'' ("A History of Destruction: European Vandalism through the Ages") (2007) * '' Kuohuvaa historiaa: tarinoita tuopin takaa'' ("History of Europe in 24 Pints") (2014) * '' Rooma, suden kaupunki'' ("Rome, a City of the Wolf") (2018)

Young adult literature

* '' Rooman sudet'' ("The Wolves of Rome") (2012) * '' Mafian linnut'' ("The Mafia Birds") (2014) * '' Jumalista seuraava'' ("Next to the Gods") (2014) * '' Viimeinen etruski'' ("The Last Etruscan") (2016) * '' Salainen veljeskunta'' ("The Secret Brotherhood") (2018)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rissanen, Mika Tieto-Finlandia Award winners Finnish crime writers Finnish male novelists 21st-century Finnish historians 1978 births Living people 21st-century Finnish novelists 21st-century male writers 21st-century pseudonymous writers