THE HISTORY OF FINLAND IN A NUTSHELL Estonian rights sold in auction!

We are happy to announce that the Estonian rights for THE HISTORY OF FINLAND IN A NUTSHELL by Risto E. J. Penttilä have been sold in an auction to Rahva Raamat! The deal was closed by Satu Sallantaus at Ahlbäck Agency.

In just 160 pages, The History of Finland in a Nutshell answers to the question How did Finland become the country it is today? with clarity, wit, and authority. Entertaining, accessible, and serious where it matters, it offers readers the essential story of Finland in a memorable framework: with 600 years as a part of Sweden, 100 years under Russian rule and now over 100 years of independence. The book takes readers from Scandinavian kingdoms and imperial politics to the Winter War, the Cold War, European integration, and Finland’s accession to NATO.

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Dr. Risto E. J. Penttilä is one of Finland’s best-known commentators on international affairs. He has founded a political party, worked for the World Economic Forum and Oxford Analytica, and written for leading international publications including the Financial Times and Süddeutsche Zeitung. He holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford and a B.A. from Yale University.

“This really is a wonderful guide for foreigners who want to learn about your country.”

– Ambassador Takashi Okada, Japan’s Ambassador to Finland 2024–2026

“A lucid guide to Finland’s history that captures its spirit and offers lessons beyond its borders.”

– Arkady Ostrovsky, journalist, The Economist

The History of Finland In a Nutshell tells the essential facts about the history of the country in an engaging way: magical numbers, good tsars and bad, Sweden’s kings, Finland’s wars and all the things that shaped Finland into the country it is today.