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Anneli Toijala

Born 1930 · Finland

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    Finlandia 2005 · Shortlist

    Merten takaa tulleet

    Title translated by AI:“Those Who Came from Across the Seas”

    Anneli Toijala · 75 when first published

    Novel · 479 pages · Historical, War

    AI-generated summary:Fleeing famine and reprisals after Finland's Civil War of 1918, the Matero siblings join a Finnish legion raised by the Allies at Murmansk, where their sister Elsa Mari opens a café.