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We are excited to welcome new talents to Ahlbäck Agency this summer. Join us in welcoming our new talents aboard and read on to get to know their work a little better!
FICTION
Anu Kaaja
We are proud to welcome author Anu Kaaja to Ahlbäck Agency. Warm welcome, Anu!
Anu Kaaja (b. 1984) is an awarded and critically acclaimed author living in Helsinki. She has an MA in film screenwriting, but soon since graduating she has made herself a career as a full-time author. Kaaja’s writing is visual, full of vivid mental images that draw inspiration from art history, cinema, and popular culture. Her work is both entertaining and full of layers, symbolism, and playful language.
During her career Kaaja’s readers have learnt to expect the unexpected. She is inspired by the chameleon-like musician David Bowie to never repeat herself and finds a new approach for each book. Kaaja has become a favourite among avid readers, bookstagrammers and the Finnish literary scholars. Her work has already been a subject of study for several researchers and a part of a doctoral thesis.
The Silhouette Cutter (2026) is a novel about the beauty of darkness and the mysteries of love, death, sphinxes, owls and cats. It tells the story of a literary researcher with an obsession and combines the elements of fantasy, speculative fiction and horror into a spellbinding multilayered tale about a book within a book. The critic of Helsingin Sanomat praised Kaaja as “the master of intelligent, socially critical, funny and magical storytelling on an international level” and compared her writing to the works of Salman Rushdie.
Stay tuned, submissions will begin very soon!
Linnea Kuuluvainen
We are delighted to welcome author Linnea Kuuluvainen to Ahlbäck Agency. Warm welcome, Linnea!
Linnea Kuuluvainen debuted in 2024 with The Thick of the Forest, in which two women’s lives intertwine in a dystopic future where nature is taking revenge against mankind. The novel was nominated for the Best Debut of the Year Award and was sold to five territories.
Her second novel The Drowning Game follows a young woman with self-destructive impulses who is having a hard time in life as she meets a charming young man. On a parallel storyline, readers follow a young girl as she spends one last weekend with the boyfriend she is planning on leaving soon. Their stories combine in unexpected ways, weaving together a plot of love, obsession, and violence.
Kuuluvainen’s style is distinctive: she writes an enchanting, lush prose and brings to life flawed, intense characters that get under one’s skin and whose stories are intertwined in unexpected ways.
A third novel is already in the works, so stay tuned for more news on Kuuluvainen’s authorship!
Sisko Savonlahti
We are excited to welcome author Sisko Savonlahti to Ahlbäck Agency. Warm welcome, Sisko!
Sisko Savonlahti’s debut novel Maybe This Summer Everything Will Change (2018), which follows a woman in her thirties who tries to navigate life after a rough patch, was a Top Ten Bestseller and was nominated for the Best Debut of the Year Award.
Her second novel I Must Have Wanted This (2021) follows a woman who seemingly has everything she could possibly want but starts wondering if she did really want it. The book received warm praise and was hailed as a sharp exploration of womanhood.
Savonlahti shines in portrayals of contemporary women who struggle with themselves and with the expectations of society. Her prose stands out for its warmth and humor, which carry the characters through hardship, resulting in a text that is engaging, sharp, and relatable.
More news is coming up soon for Sisko Savonlahti’s authorship, so watch this space!
SCREENWRITERS AND DIRECTORS
Oskari Sipola
We are thrilled to announce that we have started representing writer-director Oskari Sipola. Warm welcome, Oskari!
Oskari Sipola is an acclaimed Finnish writer-director whose work spans feature films, television and original series. Known for blending emotional depth, sharp humor and visual precision, his work explores love, identity and human relationships with intelligence and sensitivity.
His latest feature, The More Loving One (2025), showcases his distinctive voice, exploring love and human relationships with warmth and nuance. Alongside acclaimed work for Yle and Viaplay, Oskari has established himself as one of the most versatile filmmakers of his generation.
We are very excited to welcome Oskari to the agency and look forward to the projects ahead. He is open for collaborations across film and television.
That’s all from us for now. Stay tuned for more!