- 21.09.2018 Spanish, Italian, Czech, Slovak and Serbian: new deals for The Little Book of Bad Moods!
- 14.09.2018 The Little Book of Bad Moods pre-empted in France and Norway!
- 12.09.2018 First deal for The Little Book of Bad Moods: A.W. Bruna pre-empts Dutch rights
- 04.09.2018 Fiction And Non-Fiction Rights Guide For Fall 2018 Is Here!
- 03.09.2018 Children’s and Young Adult Rights Guide for Fall 2018 is here!
- 23.08.2018 Dressler/Oetinger acquires the German rights to the prize-winning fairytale The Grumblebelly Cat at auction
- 23.08.2018 Copper Heart sold to Estonia and A Killer’s Girlfriend published in Finland!
- 13.08.2018 Finnish Sisu goes to Asia!
- 07.08.2018 New reviews and new agents!
- 03.08.2018 Breaking news for Monster Nanny feature film: Screen Australia invests in development
- 03.08.2018 Elina Ahlback Literary Agency and Finnish literature in The Paris Review
- 21.06.2018 Midsummer’s review round-up
- 13.06.2018 The Bystander by Saara Turunen gathers great reviews
- 11.06.2018 The Agency’s 9th anniversary & rights report: Oneiron sold to Spain
- 08.06.2018 We are looking for a new agent to join our team
- 30.05.2018 New deals for The Angry Widow, The Core of the Sun and The Game Designer Confessions
- 03.05.2018 Recent children’s book deals & reviews: monsters, virtual realities and nonfiction
- 27.04.2018 New fiction deals for The Angry Widow, Goblins and The Core of the Sun
- 25.04.2018 Finnish Sauna and Sisu among London Book Fair’s deals!
- 09.04.2018 Our fiction highlights for London Book Fair
- 29.03.2018 Pre-London Book Fair deals for The Angry Widow
- 19.03.2018 Finding Sisu “from the world’s happiest country” published this week!
- 08.03.2018 London Rights Guide celebrates the Year of Sisu 2018
- 06.03.2018 Bologna Rights Guide presents Finnish storytellers conquering the world
- 01.03.2018 Crime fiction news round-up of March
- 23.02.2018 Finlandia-winning Oneiron sold to Turkey, gathering praise globally
- 07.02.2018 Finding Sisu sells to 16 territories! In Search Of Courage, Strength And Happiness The Finnish Way
- 12.01.2018 January fiction deals: Memory of Water and Raspberry Boat Refugee
- 05.01.2018 Happy New Year: January’s non-fiction news
- 19.12.2017 Ahlback Agency December Newsletter
- 11.12.2017 The Guardian Angel sells to Grupo Planeta in Portugal
- 05.12.2017 Finland turns 100 years – celebrate with sisu
- 30.11.2017 Roots rights and reviews
- 20.11.2017 November rights & reviews round-up: The Guardian Angel; Siren; and They Know Not What They Do
- 10.11.2017 The Red Abbey Chronicles: awards, events, sales
- 07.11.2017 October deals & reviews round-up: The Guardian Angel and The Core of the Sun
- 02.11.2017 Maria Turtschaninoff’s Naondel sold to Latvia
- 01.11.2017 Roots, the warm-hearted hit of the season, gathers enthusiastic reviews
- 30.10.2017 ’World-class literature comes from Finland’ – An interview with Elina Ahlbäck
- 19.10.2017 Piemme acquires The Guardian Angel at auction
- 03.10.2017 Translation grants for Finnish literature open for application until November 1st
- 26.09.2017 Maresi charms readers around the world
- 25.09.2017 September fiction reviews round-up
- 14.09.2017 New deals for Max Seeck and Leena Lehtolainen
- 30.08.2017 Fall Children’s catalogue with August highlights
- 28.08.2017 Fall fiction catalogue published & August highlights
- 15.08.2017 Highlights from WorldCon 75 in Helsinki
- 01.08.2017 Monster Nanny now sold in 21 territories!
- 20.07.2017 Johanna Sinisalo’s The Core of the Sun wins Prometheus Award for Best Novel
- 14.07.2017 Great reviews for Valtonen, Susi and Lindstedt in Germany and Norway!
- 22.06.2017 Midsummer children’s news: prizes and reviews for Leinonen, Parkkinen, Pitkänen and Simukka
- 16.06.2017 Film news for Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water
- 15.06.2017 Sisterland wins the LukuVarkaus award
- 14.06.2017 June deals round-up: Finlandia Prize winning dystopian satire to China, feel-good family novel to Hungary
- 09.06.2017 The Agency celebrates its 8th anniversary with 3 new deals and great reviews
- 01.06.2017 Deals round-up: monsters, goddesses, and rave reviews
- 31.05.2017 Literary prize nominations and reviews – May 2017
- 17.05.2017 North American and Russian deals for Katja Pantzar’s sisu book
- 11.05.2017 Maria Turtschaninoff awarded Finland-Swedish prize for culture
- 09.05.2017 The Magic of Sisu sold to China and Czech Republic
- 04.05.2017 Children’s books: spring deals and reviews round-up
- 26.04.2017 The Angels of Hammurabi to Iceland, and The Decent Ingredient to Italy this week
- 19.04.2017 France and Netherlands snap up Nordic Kiss: the sisu book
- 12.04.2017 Monster Nanny and Maresi deals follow Bologna Book Fair
- 28.03.2017 Book fair week pre-empts for Nordic Kiss: the sisu book
- 17.03.2017 Simukka and Turtschaninoff selected for Hay Festival Aarhus 39
- 01.03.2017 Sisterland nominated for the ’Lasten LukuVarkaus’ award
- 01.03.2017 Spring 2017 children’s rights guides & highlights
- 28.02.2017 Spring 2017 fiction & non-fiction rights guides and highlights
- 23.02.2017 Oneiron nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize
- 22.02.2017 The Torch-bearer Prize 2017: recognition for our three new authors’ translation potential
- 16.02.2017 World Spanish and Norwegian deals for Maresi
- 14.02.2017 Actes Sud acquires French rights to Johanna Sinisalo’s Iron Sky: Renate’s Story
- 09.02.2017 Monster Nanny charms readers and critics
- 01.02.2017 The Angels of Hammurabi wins the Debut Thriller of the Year Award 2017
- 25.01.2017 Japanese Sunmark acquires The Charm of Ice
- 20.01.2017 Nousiainen and Lehtolainen bestsellers of 2016!
- 18.01.2017 Salla Simukka’s As Red as Blood launched in the US!
- 10.01.2017 Italian press for Oneiron + FILI grants for 2017
- 05.01.2017 The horror writer who scares himself: interview with Marko Hautala
- 04.01.2017 Brazilian rights to Maresi sold at auction
- 29.12.2016 Books That Have Inspired Me: Max Seeck
- 22.12.2016 Happy Holidays!
- 20.12.2016 Saara Turunen awarded Finland Prize for contribution to culture
- 15.12.2016 Naondel nominated for Topelius Prize 2017
- 12.12.2016 Internationally bestselling authors Salla Simukka and Max Seeck touring in the US
- 09.12.2016 Dazzling reviews for Maresi and Freya, and the latest new deals
- 29.11.2016 Film deals and glowing reviews: an amazing year for Tammi authors Salla Simukka, Tuutikki Tolonen, Max Seeck & more
- 24.11.2016 Pre-empt for Monster Nanny and Monster Route in Norway!
- 22.11.2016 Jussi Valtonen’s Finlandia prize-winning novel sells a whopping 110,000 copies!
- 17.11.2016 Finnish fantasy saga Maresi’s film rights optioned by Film4
- 15.11.2016 Arctis acquires German rights to Emmi Itäranta’s The Weaver
- 07.11.2016 New deals for The Angels of Hammurabi by Max Seeck, and The Whispering Girl by Marko Hautala
- 04.11.2016 Hollywood film deal for Monster Nanny
- 14.10.2016 Pre-Frankfurt buzz: sixth deal for Miika Nousiainen
- 14.10.2016 International TV concept for Storm Sisters
- 04.10.2016 FILI translation grant application window now open!
- 29.09.2016 German publisher for The Sauna Cookbook amongst this week’s deals
- 22.09.2016 Frankfurt 2016 rights guides & highlights
- 15.09.2016 German publishers snap up Max Seeck and Miika Nousiainen
- 30.08.2016 Dutch pre-empt for Roots by Miika Nousiainen
- 26.08.2016 New agent joins Elina Ahlback Literary Agency
- 24.08.2016 Publication day for thriller The Angels of Hammurabi by Max Seeck
- 18.08.2016 The Whispering Girl by Marko Hautala is now published and getting rave reviews!
- 16.08.2016 Q & A about Heavensky, Sari Peltoniemi’s new children’s fantasy novel!
- 12.08.2016 Roots by Miika Nousiainen sold to Sweden!
- 10.08.2016 Bloggers and critics love Storm Sisters – out now in English!
- 04.08.2016 Praise in the Netherlands for Finlandia Prize Winner Jussi Valtonen
- 28.07.2016 Starred Publishers Weekly review of Emmi Itäranta’s second novel The Weaver
- 26.07.2016 New Chinese picture book deals: Mandy & Andy and Little Mouse!
- 21.07.2016 Johanna Sinisalo’s critically acclaimed The Core of the Sun sold to Latvia!
- 19.07.2016 Dutch rights of Naondel by Maria Turtschaninoff sold to Clavis!
- 14.07.2016 Q&A with author Paola Suhonen: ”We wanted to create books that communicate tolerant values”
- 12.07.2016 Onni’s Recycling Book by Sanna Pelliccioni sold to Korea!
- 07.07.2016 Rowohlt acquires German rights of Eye of the Tiger by Leena Lehtolainen!
- 06.07.2016 The Beast Is an Animal, a haunting YA fairy tale from the U.S., sold to Carlsen in Denmark!
- 05.07.2016 Hachette Acquires French Rights Of Sisterland, Dutch Rights Sold To Clavis!
- 27.06.2016 Emmi Itäranta’s The City of Woven Streets sold to Italy!
- 21.06.2016 Japanese rights to Salla Simukka’s new novel SISTERLAND sold to Nishimura!
- 20.06.2016 Miika Nousiainen’s Forthcoming Novel ROOTS Sold In Italy To Iperborea!
- 16.06.2016 Norstedts acquires Swedish rights to Death in Sunset Grove by Minna Lindgren!
- 14.06.2016 Monster Nanny sold to Slovenia!
- 09.06.2016 The City of Woven Streets by Emmi Itäranta published in the UK!
- 07.06.2016 Salla Simukka’s Sisterland sold to Latvia!
- 01.06.2016 Random House U.S. pre-empts Sisterland by Salla Simukka!
- 31.05.2016 New author Max Seeck debuts with The Angels of Hammurabi
- 26.05.2016 Q & A with Katri Lipson about Detroit, love, dreams and ice-hockey
- 24.05.2016 Book bloggers love Pauliina Susi’s In the Rear Window!
- 16.05.2016 The Snow White Trilogy set for film treatment in Hollywood and will newly publish in the US by Random House
- 12.05.2016 Great reviews for Love/Monster by Saara Turunen!
- 10.05.2016 Scolar acquires The Red Abbey Chronicles by Maria Turtschaninoff
- 06.05.2016 New praise for Johanna Sinisalo, Katri Lipson and Emmi Itäranta!
- 03.05.2016 Dutch rights of Mo-ko-ma-ki by Satu Kontinen sold!
- 29.04.2016 Luitingh-Sijthoff acquires Dutch rights of Monster Nanny!
- 26.04.2016 New praise for Laura Lindstedt’s Oneiron!
- 19.04.2016 Latvian rights of Monster Nanny and Maresi sold!
- 01.04.2016 Minna Lindgren’s Death in Sunset Grove sold to Slovakia – and getting rave reviews in Germany!
- 01.04.2016 Oneiron sold in 12 territories: W.A.B. Foksal acquires the Polish rights!
- 22.03.2016 Film rights sold to Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water!
- 17.03.2016 Monster Nanny duology pre-empted in France and Sweden!
- 14.03.2016 Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff sold in 15 territories, its follow-up Naondel in 7!
- 09.03.2016 Spring 2016 Rights Guides published!
- 01.03.2016 Monster Nanny sold to the U.S. and China!
- 25.02.2016 Ricky and the Nighthawk movie premiers in Finland!
- 24.02.2016 Karo Hämäläinen’s novel Alone wins two awards!
- 18.02.2016 Finlandia Prize Winner Oneiron by Laura Lindstedt sold in 11 languages
- 17.02.2016 Storm Sisters by Mintie Das published in Finland and Hungary
- 11.02.2016 In the Rear Window by Pauliina Susi wins the Clue of the Year award
- 09.02.2016 Italian and Czech rights to the Finlandia winner Oneiron by Laura Lindstedt sold to Elliot Edizioni and Argo
- 08.02.2016 French Rights to Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff sold to Éditions Rageot
- 02.02.2016 Forlaget Oktober acquires Norwegian rights of Finlandia prize winner Oneiron by Laura Lindstedt
- 28.01.2016 Hungarian rights to Monster Nanny by Tuutikki Tolonen sold to Tessloff Babilo
- 27.01.2016 Swedish rights to Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta sold to Modernista
- 21.01.2016 World English rights to Finlandia winner Oneiron by Laura Lindstedt sold in pre-empt to Oneworld
- 15.01.2016 Fabulous reviews for Johanna Sinisalo’s The Core of the Sun
- 14.01.2016 Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff published in the UK – and keeps getting excellent reviews!
- 14.01.2016 Monster Nanny by Tuutikki Tolonen wins Arvid Lydecken Children’s book prize!
- 12.01.2016 Gallimard pre-empted the French rights of Finlandia Winner Oneiron by Laura Lindstedt
- 08.01.2016 Excellent reviews for Maria Turtschaninoff’s Maresi
- 29.12.2015 Vietnamese rights sold to ”They Know Not What They Do” by Jussi Valtonen
- 22.12.2015 Simplified Chinese rights sold to Jorma Ollila’s bestselling autobiography Against All Odds!
- 21.12.2015 Rights sold in Latvia to Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta: 20 territories sold!
- 18.12.2015 Norstedts acquires Swedish rights to Laura Lindstedt’s Finlandia Prize-winning Oneiron
- 16.12.2015 More praise for Jingle Land, Miina Supinen’s holiday-themed satire
- 09.12.2015 Finlandia Prize winner Oneiron tops bestseller lists in Finland
- 08.12.2015 Maven House Press acquires U.S. rights to Jorma Ollila’s bestselling insider story of Nokia
- 02.12.2015 Rosinante acquires Danish rights to Laura Lindstedt’s Finlandia Prize winner Oneiron in pre-empt
- 26.11.2015 Laura Lindstedt wins the Finlandia Prize for Oneiron!
- 23.11.2015 Presenting Finlandia Prize nominee Souls by Markku Pääskynen!
- 18.11.2015 Hungarian rights to Oneiron by Laura Lindstedt sold to Scolar
- 17.11.2015 Simplified Chinese rights to The Red Abbey Chronicles by Maria Turtschaninoff sold to Shanghai 99!
- 13.11.2015 Rave review in The Guardian for Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff
- 12.11.2015 Thriller author Marko Hautala joins the Horror Writers Association!
- 09.11.2015 Oneiron by Laura Lindstedt nominated for the Finlandia Prize!
- 06.11.2015 North American rights to Maria Turtschaninoff’s Red Abbey Chronicles sold to Abrams!
- 28.10.2015 Italian rights to The Red Abbey Chronicles by Maria Turtschaninoff sold to Atmosphere Libri!
- 26.10.2015 Starred review for The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo!
- 26.10.2015 Laura Lindstedt’s Oneiron wins the Toisinkoinen literature prize!
- 22.10.2015 Readers love The City of Woven Streets by Emmi Itäranta!
- 09.10.2015 DTV acquires German rights to Pauliina Susi’s cyberthriller In the Rear Window!
- 06.10.2015 Czech rights to Jussi Valtonen’s critical and commercial hit, They Know Not What They Do, sold to LEDA!
- 01.10.2015 Korean rights to Tuula Karjalainen’s Tove Jansson biography sold to Munhakdongne!
- 30.09.2015 Presenting the UK cover for Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff!
- 29.09.2015 Affe the Adventure Dog by Ivana Helsinki creators Paola and Pirjo Suhonen charms critics!
- 25.09.2015 U.S. readers love Marko Hautala’s The Black Tongue!
- 24.09.2015 New Praise for Pauliina Susi’s Hitchcockian cyberthriller In the Rear Window
- 23.09.2015 Finnish rights to Iron Sky: Renate’s Story by Johanna Sinisalo sold to Johnny Kniga!
- 22.09.2015 Fall 2015 rights guides published!
- 21.09.2015 New praise and English sample for Secrets of my Vanity Case by Kaisa Haatanen!
- 17.09.2015 Russian rights to Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water sold to Text Publishers!
- 17.09.2015 UK & Commonwealth rights and Danish rights to The Mercurial Mouse sold!
- 16.09.2015 Snow White Trilogy author Salla Simukka reflects on her international travels and newly re-released debut books!
- 15.09.2015 A Stroke of Sadness by Leena Lehtolainen is Finland’s #1 bestseller!
- 09.09.2015 Interview with Laura Lindstedt, author of the critically lauded Oneiron
- 07.09.2015 Rave reviews for Miina Supinen’s adult fairy tale, Jingle Land
- 04.09.2015 Hungarian rights to Jussi Valtonen’s bestselling They Know Not What They Do sold to Cser!
- 03.09.2015 German rights to The Mercurial Mouse by Riikka Jäntti sold to Eulenspiegel!
- 02.09.2015 Johanna Sinisalo selected as Guest of Honour at Worldcon 2017 in Helsinki!
- 28.08.2015 Critics and readers love Pauliina Susi’s cyberthriller, In the Rear Window
- 27.08.2015 Miina Supinen talks Jingle Land, her Tim Burton-esque adult fairy tale
- 25.08.2015 Lithuanian rights to Jussi Valtonen’s They Know Not What They Do sold to Alma Littera!
- 21.08.2015 Katri Lipson’s The Ice Cream Man sold in Serbia and Macedonia!
- 20.08.2015 Critics and readers love Secrets of my Vanity Case by Kaisa Haatanen!
- 19.08.2015 Laura Lindstedt dazzles critics with Oneiron
- 10.08.2015 Romanian rights to Monster Nanny by Tuutikki Tolonen sold to Editura Univers!
- 06.08.2015 Leena Lehtolainen’s new Maria Kallio novel, A Stroke of Sadness, published!
- 05.08.2015 Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff published in Romania!
- 04.08.2015 Note our new Helsinki address and like us on Facebook!
- 29.07.2015 Critics and readers love The Mercurial Mouse by Riikka Jäntti!
- 28.07.2015 New Nordic sales of outstanding U.S. picture and coloring books!
- 24.07.2015 Rights to Hannele Huovi’s Ware Bears series sold in China!
- 23.07.2015 Estonian rights to Monster Nanny by Tuutikki Tolonen sold to Tiritamm!
- 20.07.2015 Minna Lindgren’s Twilight Grove Trilogy is an international hit!
- 16.07.2015 Korean rights to Freya and the Myth Machine sold to Design Comma!
- 15.07.2015 German rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s forthcoming Maria Kallio novel sold to Rowohlt!
- 14.07.2015 Spanish and Catalan rights to Tuutikki Tolonen’s Monster Nanny sold to La Galera!
- 10.07.2015 German rights of the novel Iron Sky: Renate’s Story by Johanna Sinisalo sold to Klett-Cotta!
- 07.07.2015 French rights to Sinikka and Tiina Nopola’s Hayflower & Quiltshoe series sold to Didier Jeunesse
- 02.07.2015 Dutch rights to Maria Turtschaninoff’s Maresi sold to Clavis!
- 23.06.2015 The Black Mandala Trilogy: new praise and English sample!
- 18.06.2015 New Dutch cover and praise for Jussi Valtonen’s Finlandia Prize-winning They Know Not What They Do!
- 17.06.2015 Book III in Minna Lindgren’s Twilight Grove Trilogy is a commercial and critical hit!
- 16.06.2015 Praise and publication news for Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy!
- 10.06.2015 Ukrainian rights sold to books by Anna-Lena Lauren and Jyrki Vainonen
- 09.06.2015 Turkish rights to Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff sold to Altin Kitaplar!
- 08.06.2015 Danish rights to Minna Lindgren’s Death in Twilight Grove sold to Jensen & Dalgaard!
- 02.06.2015 Euromedia acquires Czech rights to Granny Hatchet by Marko Hautala!
- 29.05.2015 Miina Supinen visits the sinister heart of winter holidays in Jingle Land
- 28.05.2015 Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta to be broadcast on Czech Radio!
- 25.05.2015 U.S. doodle and superfood books head to Finland!
- 22.05.2015 Interview with Finlandia Prize winner and internationally praised Jussi Valtonen
- 19.05.2015 German and World English digital rights to Storm Sisters sold to Bastei Lübbe!
- 15.05.2015 Macmillan acquires World English rights to the Freya series by Matthew Laurence!
- 12.05.2015 Emmi Itäranta celebrates the success of Memory of Water at the Arthur C. Clarke awards
- 07.05.2015 French (Canadian) rights to Maresi sold to Editions de la Bagnole!
- 06.05.2015 German rights to Monster Nanny by Tuutikki Tolonen sold to Carl Hanser Verlag!
- 30.04.2015 Sanna Pelliccioni’s Onni series sold in China!
- 29.04.2015 Illustrator Kristiina Louhi wins the Kieku lifetime achievement award!
- 28.04.2015 More international news for Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy!
- 27.04.2015 Johanna Sinisalo selected as guest of honour at Eurocon 2016!
- 24.04.2015 Swedish rights to This One Summer sold to Placebo Press!
- 23.04.2015 Spanish and Catalan rights to the Storm Sisters series sold to Planeta!
- 22.04.2015 Apply for FILI translation grants by May 1st!
- 20.04.2015 They Know Not What They Do by Jussi Valtonen still Finland’s bestselling novel!
- 17.04.2015 New releases and praise for Harri Nykänen!
- 15.04.2015 New international releases for Leena Lehtolainen!
- 14.04.2015 Praise for the Black Mandala Trilogy!
- 13.04.2015 Spanish rights sold to Maria Peura’s debut novel Your Love is Infinite
- 10.04.2015 International award accolades for Emmi Itäranta and Maria Turtschaninoff!
- 27.03.2015 Spring 2015 Fiction Rights Guide published!
- 27.03.2015 Introducing Freya, an ancient Norse god in a modern world!
- 24.03.2015 Estonian rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s Maria Kallio series sold to Pegasus!
- 23.03.2015 Bologna 2015 rights guides published!
- 19.03.2015 Estonian rights to The Sauna Cookbook sold to Pegasus!
- 17.03.2015 Czech rights to Cosmonaut by Katri Lipson sold to Argo!
- 12.03.2015 German rights to Granny Hatchet by Marko Hautala sold to DTV
- 09.03.2015 Tove Appelgren’s Vesta-Linnea series sold in Turkey!
- 06.03.2015 Polish rights to Jussi Valtonen’s Finlandia Prize winner They Know Not What They Do sold to Foksal!
- 05.03.2015 Storm Sisters make a splash at Books at Berlinale!
- 04.03.2015 Danish rights to This One Summer sold to Høst & Søn!
- 03.03.2015 Johanna Sinisalo and Emmi Itäranta selected as best of 2014 by Locus magazine!
- 03.03.2015 Estonian rights sold to Tales from Bug Forest by Ville Hytönen
- 27.02.2015 Piper acquires German rights to Jussi Valtonen’s They Know Not What They Do
- 25.02.2015 Awards news for Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water!
- 24.02.2015 Book III in J.K Johansson’s Palokaski Trilogy sold in Germany + other news
- 19.02.2015 Fischer acquires German rights to My Little Creature by Ulf Stark and Linda Bondestam!
- 18.02.2015 International editions launch for Minna Lindgren’s Twilight Grove Trilogy!
- 17.02.2015 Danish rights to Cosmonaut by Katri Lipson sold to Jensen & Dalgaard!
- 13.02.2015 Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy heads to Argentina + new rave reviews!
- 11.02.2015 They Know Not What They Do by Jussi Valtonen is Finland’s #1 bestselling novel!
- 10.02.2015 Rave reviews in Germany for Johan Bargum’s Sailing in September!
- 09.02.2015 Swedish readers love Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff!
- 06.02.2015 Fayard acquires French rights to Jussi Valtonen’s They Know Not What They Do
- 05.02.2015 French rights to Cruel is the Night by Karo Hämäläinen sold to Actes Sud!
- 02.02.2015 Enchanted Lion Books buys World English rights to My Little Creature by Ulf Stark and Linda Bondestam!
- 29.01.2015 Storm Sisters by Mintie Das generates major media buzz!
- 28.01.2015 Apply for translation grants from FILI by February 1st!
- 26.01.2015 Acclaimed American YA titles find Nordic homes!
- 23.01.2015 Oneworld Publications acquires World English rights to Jussi Valtonen’s They Know Not What They Do!
- 22.01.2015 Satu Kontinen’s Mo-ko-ma-ki series and Kristiina Louhi’s Annie series sold in China!
- 21.01.2015 Storm Sisters by Mintie Das selected for Books at Berlinale!
- 19.01.2015 Signatuur/A.W. Bruna acquires Dutch rights to Jussi Valtonen They Know Not What They Do!
- 14.01.2015 Rights to Tiina Nopola’s Siri series sold in Vietnam!
- 13.01.2015 World English rights to Cruel is the Night by Karo Hämäläinen sold to Soho Press
- 09.01.2015 Emmi Itäranta nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award!
- 08.01.2015 Finlandia Junior Prize winner Maresi conquers the world + other December deals!
- 07.01.2015 Jussi Valtonen’s Finlandia Prize-winning They Know Not What They Do continues its success streak with 100,000 copies sold!
- 05.01.2015 J.K Johansson’s Palokaski Trilogy sold in Estonia + other December highlights!
- 18.12.2014 Finlandia Prize winners ring in the holiday season!
- 17.12.2014 U.S and UK accolades for Johanna Sinisalo and Emmi Itäranta!
- 15.12.2014 Survival Game by Markku Karpio nominated for the Topelius Prize!
- 15.12.2014 Minna Lindgren’s Escape From Twilight Grove nominated for the Runeberg Prize!
- 15.12.2014 World English rights to Maria Turtschaninoff’s Maresi sold to Pushkin Press in a three-book deal!
- 12.12.2014 Taiwanese and Estonian rights sold to Jorma Ollila’s bestselling insider story of Nokia!
- 11.12.2014 Angry Birds Stella titles sold in Spain, France, Indonesia, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic!
- 10.12.2014 Pocket Jeunesse acquires French rights to Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola’s Ricky Rapper series in a six-book deal!
- 05.12.2014 Finlandia Prize winner They Know Not What They Do by Jussi Valtonen is a runaway bestseller; 80,000 copies printed!
- 03.12.2014 Random House Heyne acquires German rights to Finlandia Junior Prize winner Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff!
- 02.12.2014 Robert Laffont acquires French rights to Storm Sisters by Mintie Das in a five-book deal!
- 28.11.2014 Rights sold in Romania to Finlandia Junior Prize winner Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff!
- 27.11.2014 Finlandia Prize winner: They Know Not What They Do by Jussi Valtonen!
- 25.11.2014 French readers love Salla Simukka’s As Red As Blood!
- 24.11.2014 More rave reviews for The Ladies of Seven Brothers by Riina Katajavuori
- 20.11.2014 Finlandia Junior Prize winner: Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff!
- 19.11.2014 World English rights to Satu Kontinen’s Mo-ko-ma-ki sold to POW!, an imprint of powerHouse Books
- 18.11.2014 Finlandia Prize nomination for They Know Not What They Do by Jussi Valtonen!
- 17.11.2014 Storm Sisters by Mintie Das sold in Finland to Tammi Publishers!
- 12.11.2014 Rights to Sinikka and Tiina Nopola’s children’s books sold in the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Latvia!
- 06.11.2014 Finlandia Junior Prize nominations for Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff and My Little Creature by Linda Bondestam & Ulf Stark
- 04.11.2014 Praise for The Ladies of Seven Brothers by Riina Katajavuori
- 31.10.2014 Storm Sisters by Mintie Das sold in Indonesia!
- 30.10.2014 More international rave reviews and a visit to the Netherlands and Belgium for Salla Simukka!
- 29.10.2014 Rave reviews for Johanna Sinisalo in the U.S, UK and Germany
- 28.10.2014 Maria Turtschaninoff awarded the Swedish YLE Literature Prize for Maresi
- 23.10.2014 Pan Macmillan acquires World English rights to The Twilight Grove Trilogy by Minna Lindgren
- 22.10.2014 Bestselling author Leena Lehtolainen generates buzz and meets readers around the world
- 21.10.2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai speaks directly to her peers in the young readers’ edition of her book
- 20.10.2014 Major wins in Germany for Ricky Rapper and Slick Leonard!
- 17.10.2014 Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy sold in Macedonia: 47 total territories!
- 16.10.2014 The Ice Cream Man by Katri Lipson sold in Estonia
- 08.10.2014 World English rights to Marko Hautala’s Granny Hatchet sold to AmazonCrossing
- 06.10.2014 FINNLAND. COOL. Guest of Honour 2014 at Frankfurt Book Fair
- 01.10.2014 Finland’s bestselling nonfiction book tells the ultimate insider story of Nokia – the company that created a global mobile revolution
- 30.09.2014 Rave reviews for Salla Simukka in Sweden
- 26.09.2014 Storm Sisters bring girl-driven pirate power to the YA scene
- 24.09.2014 Critics applaud Leena Lehtolainen’s latest work of upmarket women’s fiction
- 22.09.2014 Finnland. Cool: Elina Ahlback Literary Agency Frankfurt Rights Guides published
- 19.09.2014 Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water sold in Georgia!
- 17.09.2014 Ricky Rapper and the Scrooge of Seville tops bestseller lists!
- 15.09.2014 Finnish authors celebrated in the U.S and Finland
- 10.09.2014 More critical praise for Marko Hautala’s Granny Hatchet
- 09.09.2014 New German releases by Finnish authors represented by Elina Ahlback Literary Agency!
- 09.09.2014 Minna Lindgren’s Twilight Grove Trilogy sold in the Czech Republic!
- 04.09.2014 Angry Birds Stella launches!
- 03.09.2014 Finnish crime trilogies, Palokaski and Snow White, conquer new territories!
- 01.09.2014 Riina Katajavuori shines with The Ladies of Seven Brothers
- 27.08.2014 Snow White Trilogy sold in 44 territories: Latest Azerbaijan!
- 26.08.2014 Readers and critics love Ricky Rapper and the Scrooge of Seville
- 21.08.2014 International publication news for Hannele Huovi and Tiina Nopola
- 20.08.2014 Financial Times praises Salla Simukka’s As Red as Blood!
- 19.08.2014 Rights to Ricky Rapper sold to Varrak in Estonia!
- 18.08.2014 Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water sold in Korea
- 13.08.2014 Rave reviews for Marko Hautala’s Granny Hatchet
- 12.08.2014 Third starred review for Salla Simukka’s As Red as Blood in the U.S
- 08.08.2014 Tove Jansson’s 100th anniversary celebrated on August 9th
- 06.08.2014 Women’s fiction from Leena Lehtolainen, A Life in Six Scenes, published today!
- 04.08.2014 Strong Dutch and Polish reviews for Laura in J.K Johansson’s Palokaski Trilogy
- 01.08.2014 Bestselling Ricky Rapper is Finland’s Wimpy Kid: New releases
- 31.07.2014 New releases and praise in Germany, the UK and U.S for Johanna Sinisalo!
- 29.07.2014 Longer sample of Minna Lindgren’s Death in Twilight Grove now available
- 24.07.2014 New Snow White Trilogy web site and a rave Australian review for Salla Simukka
- 21.07.2014 Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water sold in Norway
- 17.07.2014 Rovio Visions titles sold in Korea and Russia!
- 11.07.2014 Elina Rouhiainen’s Wolf Creek series sold in China!
- 04.07.2014 Angry Birds Stella launches in September!
- 03.07.2014 Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water published in Spain, rights sold in Bulgaria
- 01.07.2014 Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola’s children’s books head to Turkey
- 30.06.2014 Leena Lehtolainen’s Upwind and other Finnish thrillers published around the world
- 26.06.2014 Minna Lindgren’s Escape from Twilight Grove is a critical and commercial smash
- 24.06.2014 Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water gets a rave review from The Washington Post!
- 19.06.2014 The Palokaski crime series debuts in the Netherlands and Poland!
- 18.06.2014 Salla Simukka’s As Red as Blood gets another starred review in the U.S!
- 16.06.2014 EU Literature Prize winner The Ice Cream Man sold in Denmark
- 12.06.2014 Finnland.Cool. kicks off: Ricky Rapper meets German readers in Cologne
- 10.06.2014 Leena Lehtolainen’s Maria Kallio crime series conquers Brazil!
- 09.06.2014 Elina Ahlback Literary Agency celebrates 5 years in business: Thank You!
- 05.06.2014 Starred review in Publishers Weekly for Salla Simukka: ”Fans of Nesbø and Larsson won’t be disappointed”
- 04.06.2014 Book Expo America marks a festive U.S debut for author Emmi Itäranta
- 03.06.2014 Finnish children’s favourites conquer new territories
- 27.05.2014 Critics and bloggers love the second entry in Minna Lindgren’s Twilight Grove Trilogy
- 22.05.2014 What if learning was fun?
- 21.05.2014 A Nordic twist on Twin Peaks: Praise for the Palokaski Trilogy!
- 19.05.2014 Critical accolades in the U.S and UK for Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water
- 16.05.2014 Salla Simukka’s Snow White conquers the Faroe Islands: 43 territories sold!
- 14.05.2014 English sample of Eruption by Anna-Kaari Hakkarainen now available!
- 12.05.2014 Full German translation of bestselling children’s hit Ricky Rapper and the Double now available!
- 09.05.2014 Elina Ahlback Literary Agency now in New York!
- 08.05.2014 Calmann-Lévy buys French rights to Minna Lindgren’s Twilight Grove Trilogy
- 05.05.2014 Rights to Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy sold in Slovakia: 42 total territories!
- 30.04.2014 Praise for Eruption by Anna-Kaari Hakkarainen
- 28.04.2014 English sample of Wave Tamer, part II in the Faunoids Trilogy, now available!
- 25.04.2014 Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy makes its debut around the world!
- 24.04.2014 Emmi Itäranta’s breakthrough hit Memory of Water published in the Czech Republic
- 23.04.2014 Apply for FILI translation grants by May 1st!
- 22.04.2014 Leena Lehtolainen thrillers out in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Israel and Armenia
- 17.04.2014 Rights to the Tapper Twins series sold in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark
- 16.04.2014 Rights to Maria Turtschaninoff’s Maresi sold in Denmark
- 15.04.2014 Finnish children’s books hot off the presses worldwide
- 09.04.2014 Starred review in Publishers Weekly for Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta
- 04.04.2014 London 2014 Rights Guides published
- 03.04.2014 Maria Turtschaninoff’s new novel creates buzz in Bologna
- 01.04.2014 Rights to Minna Lindgren’s Twilight Grove mysteries sold in Spain and Estonia
- 21.03.2014 Bologna 2014 Rights Guides published
- 20.03.2014 Ricky Rapper heads to Poland
- 18.03.2014 World English rights to Katri Lipson’s The Ice-Cream Man sold to AmazonCrossing
- 13.03.2014 Publication dates set in 10 countries for Tuula Karjalainen’s Tove Jansson biography
- 12.03.2014 Kiepenheuer & Witsch buys German rights to Minna Lindgren’s bestselling Twilight Grove Trilogy
- 11.03.2014 Bestselling author Leena Lehtolainen celebrates her 50th birthday
- 10.03.2014 Bestselling crime author Leena Lehtolainen shows a different voice with her new book
- 07.03.2014 Grove Atlantic acquires World English rights to Johanna Sinisalo’s The Core of the Sun
- 05.03.2014 An eventful spring for Ricky Rapper on the page and screen
- 04.03.2014 Elina Ahlback Literary Agency welcomes Annukka Salama
- 03.03.2014 Snow White Trilogy sold in 40 territories: latest Malaysia!
- 28.02.2014 Rights to Snow White Trilogy sold in Thailand: 39 total territories!
- 25.02.2014 Rights to Memory of Water sold in Brazil
- 20.02.2014 The Core of the Sun nominated for 2013’s best science fiction book
- 19.02.2014 Anna-Lena Laurén nominated for Finland’s largest journalism prize
- 17.02.2014 Advance U.S praise for Memory of Water
- 14.02.2014 Marsilio buys Italian rights to the Twilight Grove Trilogy
- 14.02.2014 Rights to U.S hit Grandmaster sold in Norway
- 13.02.2014 Critics love Minna Lindgren’s Death in Twilight Grove
- 12.02.2014 Snow White Trilogy sold in Japan: 38 total territories!
- 11.02.2014 New Ricky Rapper film breaks opening weekend record
- 07.02.2014 Czech rights to Johanna Sinisalo’s The Core of the Sun sold to Euromedia
- 05.02.2014 Rights to Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water sold in Japan
- 05.02.2014 EU Literature Prize winner Katri Lipson generates buzz in Prague and London
- 04.02.2014 Harri Nykänen’s latest Ariel Kafka novel entertains Nordic crime fans
- 03.02.2014 Leena Lehtolainen’s third Bodyguard makes a splash in Germany
- 31.01.2014 Readers love Cruel is the Night by Karo Hämäläinen
- 30.01.2014 Tuula Karjalainen’s Tove Jansson biography to be published in 10 territories
- 24.01.2014 Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola’s Ricky Rapper and Eric books published in new languages
- 22.01.2014 Elina Ahlback Literary Agency welcomes Minna Lindgren
- 21.01.2014 Prestigious Lauri Jäntti Prize to Tuula Karjalainen for her Tove Jansson biography
- 20.01.2014 Katri Lipson’s The Ice-Cream Man sold in Hungary
- 17.01.2014 Bestselling Ricky Rapper and Hayflower & Quiltshoe children’s series sold in China
- 16.01.2014 Rights to Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water sold in Hungary
- 15.01.2014 Miina Supinen’s Ray Girl gets critical raves
- 14.01.2014 French rights to Johanna Sinisalo’s The Core of the Sun sold to Actes Sud
- 10.01.2014 World invasion of Finnish children’s books continues
- 09.01.2014 Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency celebrates successes by U.S authors
- 07.01.2014 Critics applaud Johanna Sinisalo’s The Core of the Sun
- 18.12.2013 Ricky Rapper and Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency wish you Happy Holidays!
- 17.12.2013 Finland Prize 2013 for Salla Simukka
- 13.12.2013 Polish rights to LAURA and two other novels in the Palokaski crime series sold to Literackie
- 29.11.2013 Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency to open an office in New York
- 27.11.2013 Hearts of Khao Lak by Marja-Leena Tiainen nominated for the Savonia Prize 2013
- 26.11.2013 Katri Lipson to receive the 2013 EU Prize for Literature in Brussels today
- 21.11.2013 Five star reception for Leena Lehtolainen’s Copper Heart!
- 18.11.2013 Leena Lehtolainen visiting New York
- 12.11.2013 World premier in Dutch for Salla Simukka!
- 08.11.2013 Wheezy Donkey and Wonky Monkey nominated for the Finlandia Junior Prize 2013
- 07.11.2013 Finnish Children’s and YA books published worldwide
- 05.11.2013 Warmest congratulations to the six ALMA nominees represented by the Agency!
- 04.11.2013 Rights to Snow White Trilogy sold in 37 territories: Latest sales in Albania and Georgia!
- 29.10.2013 Young Aleksis Kivi Prize 2013 for Emmi Itäranta
- 23.10.2013 Dutch rights to LAURA and two other novels in the Palokaski crime series sold to The House of Books in a 3-book-deal!
- 22.10.2013 Johanna Sinisalo’s new novel burns with gloom and power
- 18.10.2013 Leena Lehtolainen at Montevideo Book Fair: A great success for Finnish & Nordic crime!
- 17.10.2013 Frankfurt deals: Rights to Ray Girl sold in Germany and in Denmark and Cruel is the Night in Italy!
- 16.10.2013 Winner of the European Union Prize for Literature The Ice-Cream Man sold in Turkey
- 07.10.2013 Frankfurt 2013 Rights Guides published
- 07.10.2013 German rights to The Life and Art of Tove Jansson sold to Verlag Urachhaus
- 04.10.2013 Rights to Snow White Trilogy sold in 35 territories: Latest sales in Serbia and Slovenia!
- 03.10.2013 Bulgarian rights sold to Katri Lipson’s winning novel The Ice-Cream Man!
- 02.10.2013 Jyrki Vainonen’s Explorer & Other Stories reviewed in Publishers Weekly
- 26.09.2013 European Union Prize for Literature 2013 for Katri Lipson!
- 26.09.2013 Elina Ahlback Literary Agency at the Gothenburg Book Fair and Frankfurt Book Fair
- 19.09.2013 Beauty meets two beasts. A mystical love story from Finland by Miina Supinen.
- 17.09.2013 Norwegian rights to The Life and Art of Tove Jansson sold to Heinesen Forlag!
- 16.09.2013 Snow White Trilogy: Book 2 published to rave reviews
- 13.09.2013 Marko Hautala, Emmi Itäranta and Kristiina Vuori nominated for the Young Aleksis Kivi Prize 2013
- 11.09.2013 The Iron Triangle by Leena Lehtolainen is bestseller #1
- 09.09.2013 Penguin buys World English rights to The Life and Art of Tove Jansson!
- 30.08.2013 Third Maria Kallio novel by Leena Lehtolainen sold to Tokyo Sogensha in Japan
- 16.08.2013 Ricky Rapper sells like hotcakes!
- 12.08.2013 Cruel Is The Night by Karo Hämäläinen published today!
- 08.08.2013 Leena Lehtolainen’s 12th Maria Kallio novel The Iron Triangle published today!
- 07.08.2013 Arabic and Russian rights sold to Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy!
- 23.07.2013 Snow White Trilogy by Salla Simukka now sold to Presenca in Portugal!
- 04.07.2013 Animus buys Hungarian rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s crime novel The Killing One!
- 03.07.2013 Rowohlt buys German rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s new novel The Iron Triangle!
- 02.07.2013 The Life and Art of Tove Jansson sold in Japan, Sweden and Finland!
- 01.07.2013 Klett-Cotta buys German rights to Johanna Sinisalo’s new novel The Core of the Sun!
- 28.06.2013 Polish rights of The Blood of Angels by Johanna Sinisalo sold to Foksal!
- 20.06.2013 Bestselling Children’s Books sold to Estonia, Korea, Latvia and Poland!
- 17.06.2013 Snow White Trilogy by Salla Simukka now sold in an amazing 30 territories!
- 06.06.2013 Leena Lehtolainen’s second Maria Kallio crime novel HER ENEMY published in the US!
- 04.06.2013 North American rights to Jyrki Vainonen’s The Explorer & Other Stories sold!
- 03.06.2013 Brazil and Iceland to join the global success of The Snow White Trilogy!
- 24.05.2013 25th sale of The Snow White Trilogy: Foksal buys Polish rights
- 23.05.2013 Suhrkamp buys German rights to LAURA and the second novel NOORA in the Palokaski crime series!
- 17.05.2013 24 foreign sales for The Snow White Trilogy: Greek, Hebrew and Romanian rights sold today!
- 16.05.2013 Rights of Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water sold in 12 languages
- 10.05.2013 Mondadori buys Italian rights to Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy!
- 07.05.2013 Book launch in India: Dr Shashi Tharoor releases A Delicate Shade of Pink written by the Foreign Minister of Finland Dr Erkki Tuomioja
- 03.05.2013 La Galera buys Spanish and Catalan rights to Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy!
- 29.04.2013 Rights sold in Russia: A Delicate Shade of Pink by Dr. Erkki Tuomioja, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
- 25.04.2013 US and UK rights sold to Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy – Global success for a young Finnish author at the London Book Fair
- 24.04.2013 Johanna Sinisalo’s award-winning novel The Blood of Angels will publish in France in May 2013!
- 12.04.2013 London 2013 Rights Guide published
- 10.04.2013 Arena Verlag buys German rights to Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy!
- 09.04.2013 Dutch and Turkish rights sold to Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy
- 03.04.2013 Hachette Black Moon buys French rights to Salla Simukka’s Snow White Trilogy!
- 19.03.2013 Bologna 2013 Rights Guide published
- 13.03.2013 Croatian rights to Salla Simukka’s As Red as Blood sold to Znanje
- 11.03.2013 Studio Hamburg FilmProduktion has optioned television rights for Leena Lehtolainen’s Maria Kallio novel series
- 08.03.2013 Presses de la Cité buys French rights to Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water and to her next novel
- 06.03.2013 Maria Kallio celebrates her 20th anniversary today!
- 27.02.2013 Rights sold in India: A Delicate Shade Of Pink by Dr. Erkki Tuomioja, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
- 21.02.2013 Snow White Trilogy: Book 1 now published!
- 18.02.2013 World Spanish rights to Memory of Water acquired by Ediciones B
- 08.02.2013 Marko Hautala’s Allucinazioni published in Italy
- 06.02.2013 World English rights of The Blood of Angels by Johanna Sinisalo sold to Peter Owen
- 01.02.2013 Emmi Itäranta shortlisted for the Tähtivaeltaja Award
- 14.01.2013 Topelius Prize for Salla Simukka!
- 09.01.2013 Rights to Kari Nars’ Swindling Billions sold in Hungary to HVG Publishers – Money and Happiness in Brasil to Editora Gutenberg
- 08.01.2013 Piemme in Italy and Dogan Egmont in Turkey have acquired rights to Emmi Itäranta’s novel Memory of Water!
- 31.12.2012 Happy New Year
- 13.12.2012 Salla Simukka shortlisted for the Topelius Prize 2013
- 11.12.2012 Angry Birds turn three!
- 04.12.2012 US pre-launch reviews for Lehtolainen’s My First Murder
- 29.11.2012 HarperCollins buys World English rights to Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water, and to her next novel, in a 2-book-deal
- 22.11.2012 Santillana acquires World Spanish rights to Ricky Rapper!
- 21.11.2012 Two 3-book-deals for Leena Lehtolainen
- 16.11.2012 Emmi Itäranta’s Memory of Water sold to Germany
- 13.11.2012 Hooray for Helsinki! and Chatty Elias nominated for the Finlandia Junior Prize 2012
- 25.10.2012 Czech rights to Katri Lipson’s Ice Cream Man sold to Argo!
- 21.09.2012 Frankfurt 2012 Rights Guides now available!
- 14.09.2012 Leena Lehtolainen shines in Scandinavia!
- 03.09.2012 Drops of Life wins in the 2012 Living Now Book Awards!
- 21.08.2012 Kari Nars’ great success in Brazil!
- 09.08.2012 Leena Lehtolainen’s worldwide success
- 09.08.2012 Destino to publish The Bodyguard Trilogy by Leena Lehtolainen!
- 25.07.2012 The successful launch of Karo Hämäläinen’s Calle Erottaja
- 21.06.2012 Leena Lehtolainen meets her translators from all over the world
- 11.06.2012 Elina Ahlback Literary Agency celebrates 3rd anniversary!
- 08.06.2012 Karo Hämäläinen debuts in Spain with Calle Erottaja!
- 01.06.2012 Rights of Tiina Nopola’s and Mervi Lindman’s SIRI series now sold to eight countries!
- 31.05.2012 Leena Lehtolainen’s bestselling Maria Kallio titles published in Hungary and France
- 30.05.2012 Finnish Children’s Books published in France and Norway!
- 28.05.2012 French, Russian and Dutch rights sold to Leena Lehtolainen’s The Bodyguard!
- 25.05.2012 Rights of Ricky Rapper now sold to nine countries!
- 11.05.2012 Publishing Perspectives introduce Finland’s Most Beloved Kids’ Book Character: A Rapper
- 04.05.2012 Karo Hämäläinen receives the Tampere Literary Prize
- 25.04.2012 Leena Lehtolainen visited the 19th International Book Festival Budapest 2012
- 25.04.2012 Latest Picture Book deals
- 13.04.2012 London 2012 Highlights: International bestsellers by Leena Lehtolainen
- 10.04.2012 Tapani Bagge cracks into critics’ Top 10 List in Germany
- 05.04.2012 Recent Children’s Deals and Happy Easter Wishes
- 16.03.2012 Bestselling Finnish children’s books sold to Korea, Lithuania, Russia and Romania
- 16.03.2012 Film rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s THE BODYGUARD TRILOGY optioned to Solar Films Inc., the leading production company in Finland
- 08.03.2012 Bologna 2012 Rights Guide published
- 01.03.2012 Tapani Bagge now published in German
- 23.02.2012 Maria Kallio titles now published in Turkish and Hebrew
- 10.02.2012 Johanna Sinisalo nominated for the Tähtivaeltaja award 2012
- 31.01.2012 Amazon Publishing buys World English rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s Maria Kallio series and The Bodyguard trilogy
- 20.01.2012 Lehtolainen’s Where Have All the Young Girls Gone published in Complex Chinese
- 10.01.2012 Sarah McCoy’s The Baker’s Daughter sold to Norway!
- 10.01.2012 Daughter of Smoke and Bone to be published in 2012 in Scandinavia and Finland
- 21.12.2011 Kari Nars’ Swindling Billions published in Korea
- 21.12.2011 Ben Furman’s bestselling titles sold to the Netherlands, Russia and Estonia
- 21.12.2011 Recent children’s books deals
- 21.12.2011 The Dictator sold to four countries
- 16.12.2011 Tokyo Sogensha buys rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s Snow Woman and The Death Spiral
- 16.12.2011 Johanna Sinisalo’s prize-winning The Blood of Angels sold to France
- 13.12.2011 Publishers can now apply for EU translation grants in a simplified process- deadline is on 3 February 2012
- 09.12.2011 Annika Luther, Sari Peltoniemi and Marja-Leena Tiainen nominated for the Topelius Prize
- 09.12.2011 Leena Lehtolainen’s My First Murder published in Russia
- 02.12.2011 Congratulations to Finlandia Prize winner Rosa Liksom – author of Jepata Nasta children’s books
- 01.12.2011 Finnish Christmas calendar based on Mysi Lahtinen’s book published in eight languages
- 01.12.2011 Tittamari Marttinen and Jari Mäkipää nominated for the Anni Polva Prize
- 30.11.2011 Bestselling children’s authors Sinikka and Tiina Nopola receive State Awards for Children’s Culture – now represented by Ahlback Agency
- 22.11.2011 Karo Hämäläinen’s The Buyout shortlisted for the Savonia Prize
- 18.11.2011 Kari Nars’ Swindling Billions sold to Brazil
- 15.11.2011 Recent Scandinavian rights deals
- 09.11.2011 Latvian rights to Viivi Luik’s Shadow Play sold to Mansards
- 08.11.2011 Johanna Sinisalo’s Birdbrain nominated for the 2012 International Impac Dublin Literary Award
- 08.11.2011 Finlandia Junior Prize nominations for Hannele Huovi, Kristiina Louhi, Hannu Hirvonen and Pia Sakki
- 27.10.2011 Kari Nars participating in the Singapore Writers Festival
- 24.10.2011 Sari Peltoniemi’s Dog and Her Girl succeeds in Poland
- 24.10.2011 Finnish non-fiction titles published in Estonia
- 20.10.2011 Karo Hämäläinen’s The Buyout sold to Spain
- 17.10.2011 Angry Birds fly to Ahlback Agency
- 10.10.2011 Finnish Weird: Johanna Sinisalo’s new novel The Blood of Angels published to rave reviews
- 07.10.2011 Leena Lehtolainen gets a two-book deal in Germany
- 30.09.2011 Karo Hämäläinen’s The Buyout (Erottaja) is “A Bonfire of the Vanities for the new millennium, flavored with a… thriller plot”
- 22.09.2011 New Rights Guides!
- 20.09.2011 Rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s books sold to 23 countries
- 16.09.2011 Leena Lehtolainen hits the top of Finnish bestseller lists!
- 13.09.2011 Kalle Isokallio to be represented by the Ahlback Agency
- 06.09.2011 Ulf Stark and Linda Bondestam’s The Dictator sold to Russia and Norway
- 30.08.2011 Viivi Luik to be represented by Ahlback Agency
- 30.08.2011 Jenni Mäntylä joins the Ahlback Agency
- 26.08.2011 Ahlback Agency to represent Emmi Itäranta, winner of Teos Fantasy and Sci-fi Contest
- 17.08.2011 Finnish writers visiting the Edinburgh International Book Festival
- 11.08.2011 Leena Lehtolainen’s latest novel The Lion of Justice published in Finland
- 01.08.2011 Maarit Verronen awarded with Tähtivaeltaja Prize
- 08.07.2011 Best summer wishes from the agency!
- 04.07.2011 Animus buys rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s My First Murder
- 21.06.2011 Italian rights to Marko Hautala’s Shrouds sold to Newton & Compton
- 20.06.2011 Maria Peura is participating in the annual Lahti International Writers’ Reunion (LIWRE) 19.-21.6.
- 13.06.2011 Nikolai Tiitinen wins 3rd place at the 9th Mikkeli Illustration Triennial
- 09.06.2011 Johanna Sinisalo nominated for two literature awards!
- 07.06.2011 Leena Lehtolainen’s internationally bestselling Maria Kallio crime series sold in Poland to REBIS Publishers
- 06.06.2011 Author Laura Lindstedt on a literary tour 2011 across Europe
- 03.06.2011 Johanna Sinisalo’s Birdbrain sold to Norway
- 27.05.2011 Markku Ropponen’s German success continues
- 11.05.2011 The Scandinavian rights for MONSTER HIGH Series by Lisi Harrison (Poppy/Little, Brown/Hachette) sold to Forlaget Buster!
- 11.05.2011 SWINDLING BILLIONS by Kari Nars sold to five languages so far
- 19.04.2011 Worldwide distribution for Finnish children’s book
- 12.04.2011 Marko Hautala and Sami Hilvo get German readers
- 24.03.2011 Tove Appelgren visited the Shanghai International Literary Festival
- 16.03.2011 New Fiction Rights Guides!
- 14.03.2011 New Children’s Rights Guide!
- 01.03.2011 Söderströms and Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency begin collaboration
- 25.02.2011 Erkki Tuomioja’s Jaan Tõnisson published in Estonia
- 18.02.2011 Markku Ropponen’s Ein beschissenes Sortiment an Schwierigkeiten published in Germany
- 03.02.2011 Essi Kummu’s Death of the Bear sold to Italy
- 01.02.2011 Tapani Bagge gets a two-book deal with a prominent German publisher
- 27.01.2011 Essi Kummu’s Death of the Bear nominated for the Tiiliskivi Prize
- 20.01.2011 Leena Lehtolainen’s The Bodyguard published in Germany
- 05.01.2011 Recent Scandinavian rights deals
- 04.01.2011 Esko-Pekka Tiitinen wins the Savonia Prize
- 03.01.2011 Finnish children’s and youth rights sold to China and Denmark
- 22.12.2010 Awards and nominations for our authors and illustrators
- 20.12.2010 Finnish literary fiction published in the US
- 01.12.2010 Marko Hautala receives Kalevi Jäntti Literary Prize for 2010
- 27.11.2010 Finnish fiction rights sold to Italy and Norway
- 25.11.2010 Finnish non-fiction rights sold to Germany and Estonia
- 11.11.2010 Leena Lehtolainen sold to 20 countries
- 05.11.2010 Rights to Tammi’s fantastic children’s books sold all over the world!
- 29.10.2010 Leena Lehtolainen’s My First Murder published in Italy
- 27.10.2010 Rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s works sold to 19 countries
- 11.10.2010 Leena Lehtolainen’s international success continues!
- 04.10.2010 The Elina Ahlback Literary Agency will be at the Frankfurt Book Fair on 4–9 October 2010
- 01.10.2010 Ms Päivi Ruottinen appointed Associate Agent
- 23.09.2010 Huge interest in Finnish literature in North America
- 24.08.2010 The future of foreign rights sales looks bright
- 24.08.2010 Non-fiction rights sold to the UK and Hungary
- 23.08.2010 Several rights deals for children’s books
- 19.08.2010 The website is getting a facelift!
- 05.08.2010 Rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s bestsellers sold to Russia and Turkey
- 24.06.2010 Stephenie Meyer’s Bree Tanner bestseller in Scandinavia
- 24.06.2010 Leena Lehtolainens Spiral of Death sold to Turkey
- 15.06.2010 Leena Lehtolainen in Italy this week
- 09.06.2010 Elina Ahlback Literary Agency : one year today !
- 09.06.2010 Leena Lehtolainen’s Maria Kallio Detective Series on Finnish TV
- 26.05.2010 Leena Lehtolainen breaks through on the Spanish market
- 30.04.2010 Päivi Ruottinen appointed Foreign Rights Assistant
- 18.04.2010 New Rights Guides for 2010
- 18.04.2010 No show in London Book Fair ?
- 16.04.2010 Rights to Staffan Bruun
- 07.04.2010 Leena Lehtolainen
- 31.03.2010 Rights to Leena Lehtolainen
- 30.03.2010 London Book Fair, April 19-21, 2010
- 30.03.2010 Bologna Book Fair 2010
- 30.03.2010 A new book from Stephenie Meyer
- 29.03.2010 Rights to Erkki Tuomioja
- 11.02.2010 Karoliina Timonen appointed Foreign Rights Manager at Elina Ahlback Literary Agency
- 11.02.2010 Finnish Tammi Publishers has signed a representation agreement with Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency Oy Ltd
- 11.02.2010 A new facelift to www.ahlbackagency.com
- 10.02.2010 Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency is representing Stephenie Meyer’s forthcoming titles exclusively in Scandinavia
- 23.10.2009 Strong interest for vampires, zombies, and thrillers in Frankfurt
- 18.09.2009 New publishers and agencies
- 18.09.2009 Attendance in International Book Fairs 2009
- 31.08.2009 Agency has moved to new offices in Ruoholahti, Helsinki
- 07.08.2009 Page under reconstruction
- 23.07.2009 Sterling
- 02.07.2009 Two exciting new novels from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- 01.07.2009 Tricycle Press
- 25.06.2009 Little Brown
- 22.06.2009 Simon & Schuster
- 16.06.2009 Publishers Lunch Deluxe – Publishers’ Marketplace Today’s Meal
- 15.06.2009 Bloomsbury USA
- 10.06.2009 Webpages launched
- 09.06.2009 Agency founded
