Hannu Raittila

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• Terminaali

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  Finlandia 2013 · Shortlist

  Terminaali

  AITitle translated by AI:“Terminal”

  Hannu Raittila · 57 when first published

  Novel · 453 pages · Family

  AIAI-generated summary:In the early 1990s two schoolgirls, Paula and Sara, make Helsinki-Vantaa airport their hangout, a habit that grows into a global subculture of young women hopping from one airport to the next.

• Canal Grande

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  Finlandia 2001 · ★ Winner

  Canal Grande

  Canal Grande

  Hannu Raittila · 45 when first published

  Novel · 299 pages · Satire

  AIAI-generated summary:A Finnish team of experts arrives in fog-bound Venice to save its palaces from the water: Marrasjärvi, a plain-spoken engineer and family man, and Saraspää, a specialist with more refined tastes.