2020 Tähtifantasia Award Shortlist

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The Helsinki Science Fiction Society has chosen the nominees for the 2020 Tähtifantasia Award, given for the best fantasy book published in Finnish during the previous year. This year, for the first time, Finnish works are also included in addition to fantasy books translated into Finnish.

The award jury is composed of critics Jukka Halme and Aleksi Kuutio, and Osmo Määttä of Risingshadow.net.

  • Katri Alatalo: Ikuisesti, siskoni (Gummerus)
  • Neil Gaiman: Pohjoisen mytologia [Norse Mythology] (Like, translated to Finnish by Jouko Ruokosenmäki)
  • Karoliina Heinola: Hitonhauta ja muita puolielävien kohtaloita (Aarni)
  • Juhani Karila: Pienen hauen pyydystys (Siltala)
  • V. E. Schwab: Magian syvempi sävy [A Darker Shade of Magic] (Karisto, translated to Finnish by Mika Kivimäki)

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2 thoughts on “2020 Tähtifantasia Award Shortlist”

  1. (Like, translated to Finnish by Jouko Ruokosenmäki)

    Wow, man.

    (Took me a few seconds to realize Like was the publisher.)

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