Born 1975 · Finland
Finlandia 2019 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“If It Looks That Way”
Mikko Rimminen · 44 when first published
Novel · 234 pages
AI-generated summary:Mr Lyysälä, a reclusive older gentleman in a Helsinki apartment block, keeps his neighbours at a polite distance. When a young boy who had grown fond of him suddenly vanishes, the building is sure who is to blame.
Finlandia 2010 · Winner
Title translated by AI:“Nose Day”
Mikko Rimminen · 35 when first published
Novel · 339 pages
AI-generated summary:Kind-hearted and lonely, Irma lives on her own in Helsinki's Hakaniemi. After pressing a wrong doorbell in Kerava she poses as a pollster, and the made-up job becomes her ticket into strangers' living rooms.
Finlandia 2004 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Six-Pack Novel”
Mikko Rimminen · 29 when first published
Novel · 330 pages
AI-generated summary:On a hot summer day in Helsinki's Kallio district, three idle friends, Marsalkka, Lihi and Henninen, drift between kiosk, terrace and park after a heavy night, in search of a missing die.