The authors on Helsinki Literary Agency’s list are a beautiful bunch.
There are those who write breathtaking literary fiction and those who know how to spin a crime novel. Some can take the reader centuries back in time – or to a whole new world. Some of them write to children in a such a thrilling way that it gives even the adult reader goose bumps. There are writers of the most intriguing narrative nonfiction and of fascinating guides and funny pass-time books too.
The power of literature lies in variety: there is a book to read for everyone. Hence the goal of Helsinki Literary Agency is to offer the readers in other countries a good, representative section of Finnish literature.
Great news after the Helsinki Book Fair: the yearly best debut award nominees have been announced, and Sanni Isometsä’s beautiful Anatomy of Absence is among them! The Best Debut Prize was established by the biggest newspaper in Finland, Helsingin Sanomat, in 1995, as a continuation for the previously awarded J. H. Erkko prize. The winner …
Beautiful news for Finland’s illustration world: author and illustrator Sanna Pelliccioni has been nominated for the 2027 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award! The award is given annually to a person or organisation for their outstanding contribution to children’s and young adult literature. With a prize of five million Swedish kronor, it is the largest award of …
Autumn season has begun, and with it, foreign rights sales are rolling! My Therapist is a Werewolf, this autumn’s most anticipated novel on the HLA list, written by Juhani Karila, starts its journey abroad with 3 foreign rights sales. Marpress sealed the deal for the Polish rights on the book publication day in Finland, a …
Helsinki Literary Agency is a modern literary agency based in the capital of Finland. It offers publishers the best selection of Finnish fiction and nonfiction authors – a beautiful variety of genres and styles. The agency was founded in 2017 as a joint venture of multiple publishing houses.
In April 2026, Schildts & Söderströms became the sole owner of Helsinki Literary Agency. The agency represents a wide range of prominent, award winning authors writing both in Finnish and Swedish.
Schildts & Söderströms Schildts & Söderströms is Finland’s largest Swedish language publisher with a history dating back 1891. Its imprint S&S publishes books in Finnish.
China Grayhawk Agency | Clare Chi clare@grayhawk-agency.blogspot.com
Eastern and Central Europe Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine Agentia Literara Livia Stoia | Oana Vasile oana.vasile@liviastoiaagency.ro
Central Asia, South East Asia (Arabic, Azerbaijani, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Malay, Uzbek) Introtema Literary Agency | Akif Pamuk akif.pamuk@introtema.com
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