The Finlandia-palkinto is the leading Finnish literary prize (and pays €30,000 to the winner) and, as Yle reports, Seasoned novelists contend for 2015 Finlandia Literary Prize.
Among the finalists is previous winner Kari Hotakainen -- I believe the only one who has has a work translated into English (The Human Part); I still don't understand why more of his work (including his previous Finlandia-winning title) hasn't been translated into English yet.
Another finalist is Markku Pääskynen, with Sielut; I am not entirely reassured by the promise that: "Despite the bleak theme the novel isn't entirely steeped in despair" (only mostly ?).
Among the finalists is previous winner Kari Hotakainen -- I believe the only one who has has a work translated into English (The Human Part); I still don't understand why more of his work (including his previous Finlandia-winning title) hasn't been translated into English yet.
Another finalist is Markku Pääskynen, with Sielut; I am not entirely reassured by the promise that: "Despite the bleak theme the novel isn't entirely steeped in despair" (only mostly ?).