Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize (Finnish: ) is a
Finnish literary award
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for a
debut novel
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in the
Finnish language
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. It was founded in 1964. From 1964–1994 it operated under the name J. H. Erkko Award (Finnish: ). Beginning in 1995 the name changed to Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize. The prize is valued at .
Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize
* 1995
Sari Mikkonen: ''Naistenpyörä'',
* 1996
Juha K. Tapio
Juha K. Tapio (born October 17, 1957) is a Finnish writer and critic whose only novel, ''Frankensteinin muistikirja'' (Frankenstein's Notebook, 1996; no foreign translations thus far have been published) was awarded the Helsingin Sanomat Literary ...
: ''Frankensteinin muistikirja'',
* 1997
Marja Kyllönen: ''Lyijyuuma'',
* 1998
Katri Tapola: ''Kalpeat tytöt'',
* 1999
Jyrki Vainonen: ''Tutkimusmatkailija ja muita tarinoita'',
* 2000
Olli Heikkonen: ''Jakutian aurinko'',
* 2001
Reidar Palmgren: ''Jalat edellä'',
* 2002
Reko Lundán: ''Ilman suuria suruja'',
* 2003
Riku Korhonen: ''Kahden ja yhden yön tarinoita'',
* 2004
Sanna Karlström: ''Taivaan mittakaava'',
* 2005
Juhani Känkänen: ''Toivon mukaan'',
* 2006
Armas Alvari: ''Varmat tapaukset'',
* 2007
Henriikka Tavi: ''Esim. Esa'',
* 2008
Katri Lipson
Katri Lipson (born 1965 in Helsinki) is a Finnish writer and doctor. She studied medicine at Uppsala University, graduating in 1993. Since then, she has worked as a doctor in Finland, Sweden and Kenya. Her debut novel ''Cosmonaut'' (''Kosmonautti ...
: ''Kosmonautti'',
* 2009
Leena Parkkinen: ''Sinun jälkeesi, Max'',
* 2010
Alexandra Salmela: ''27 eli kuolema tekee taiteilijan'',
* 2011
Satu Taskinen: ''Täydellinen paisti'',
* 2012
Aki Ollikainen
Aki Ollikainen (born 1973) is a Finnish writer. A photographer and journalist by profession, Ollikainen received widespread acclaim for his debut novel ''Nälkävuosi'' (2012), an account of the Finnish famine of 1866–1868. The book won several ...
: ''Nälkävuosi'',
* 2013
Erkka Filander
Erkka Filander (born 1993) is a Finnish poet. He is the youngest ever winner of the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize (Finnish: ) is a Finnish literary award for a debut novel in the Finnish language
Finnish ...
: ''Heräämisen valkea myrsky''
* 2014
Pajtim Statovci
Pajtim Statovci (born 1990) is a Finnish novelist. His debut novel, ''Kissani Jugoslavia'', was published in 2014, winning the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize for best debut novel in Finnish for that year, and was published in 2017 as ''My Cat ...
: ''Kissani Jugoslavia'' (''
My Cat Yugoslavia
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'')
* 2015
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: ''Rakkaudenhirviö''
* 2016
Hanna Weselius
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: ''Alma!''
* 2017
Pauli Tapio
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* Arthur Pauli (born 1989), Austrian ski jumper
* ...
: ''Varpuset ja aika''
* 2018
Eeva Turunen: ''Neiti U muistelee niin sanottua ihmissuhdehistoriaansa''
* 2019
Jouni Teittinen: ''Sydäntasku''
* 2020
Terhi Kokkonen
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: ''Rajamaa''
* 2021
Meri Valkama: ''Sinun, Margot''
* 2022
Susanna Hast: ''Ruumis/huoneet''
* 2023
Iida Turpeinen: ''Elolliset''
J. H. Erkko Award
References
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Awards established in 1995
First book awards