HarperOne Acquires the World English Rights to Annabella Daily’s THE SECRETS OF FINNISH PARENTING

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We are thrilled to announce, that HarperOne has acquired the World English rights to THE SECRETS OF FINNISH PARENTING by Annabella Daily. Rights have also been sold to HarperCollins Brasil and HarperCollins Holland in their respective territories.  The deal was closed by Martti Berner at Ahlbäck Agency.

Gabriella Page-Fort, Executive Editor at HarperOne, states:

With all the overwhelming advice about how to raise happy, healthy children, the simplest tasks can feel daunting. What we all need is a nice Finnish mom by our side, showing us simple, safe, time-tested recipes for outdoor naps and cosleeping, to name just two. Annabella Daily’s warm welcome inspires us to try things a different way that doesn’t require mom to sacrifice her health or wellbeing for the sake of the children. It’s the perfect time for the happiest country on earth to bring more joy and ease into our families.

THE SECRETS OF FINNISH PARENTING offers a fresh, practical, and visually rich guide for mothers and parents everywhere looking for relief from the overwhelm of modern parenting. Drawing on her experience living in both Finland and the U.S., Annabella translates Finland’s “happiest country” parenting philosophy into practical strategies for raising confident, independent children while restoring calm and joy in family life.

Annabella Daily is a Finnish journalist and founder of Scandi Class, a parenting platform with 65,000+ followers and 6M+ social views in the past year.

What a perfect moment to bring this book to readers, as Finland has been ranked the world’s happiest country for the ninth year in a row. Perhaps the secret begins with parenting.

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THE SECRETS OF FINNISH PARENTING
by Annabella Daily


A calm, practical parenting guide inspired by Nordic philosophy, offering a humane alternative to intensive modern parenting culture

The Secrets of Finnish Parenting is the radically calm antidote to intensive modern motherhood, by a Finnish journalist and mom of three who tried to be a “perfect” U.S. mom, before burning out and moving back to Helsinki for a reset. Inspired by her homeland, Annabella finally found her way to the calm, humane Finnish method that made parenting not only manageable, but fun again. Returning to the U.S., she successfully tested and adapted these Nordic practices in real American life, proving that Finnish parenting can work everywhere.

Blending intimate narrative with practical “recipes” from the happiest country in the world (and informed by her popular Instagram channel), the book offers guidance on everything from sleep and independence to school, food, sports, and activities—so parents everywhere can reclaim bandwidth and breathe again, no relocation required.

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THE SECRETS OF FINNISH PARENTING
HarperOne, 2027

Rights Sold:
WORLD ENGLISH: HarperOne (orig.)
BRAZIL: HarperCollins Brasil
NETHERLANDS: HarperCollins Holland

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About author


Annabella Daily

Annabella Daily is a Finnish journalist, writer, speaker, and the founder of Scandi Class, a Nordic-inspired parenting and wellbeing platform followed by mothers around the world.

After building a successful career in print and broadcast journalism in New York—and later as a digital media executive at Hearst and Condé Nast—Annabella did what many modern mothers do: she tried to “do it all.” And burned out completely.

Exhausted, overwhelmed, and unable to find real solutions in the U.S., Annabella made a radical decision: she moved her family back to Finland—ranked consistently as the happiest country in the world—to relearn motherhood from the inside out. What she discovered there fundamentally challenged everything she’d learnt about parenting, productivity, and maternal sacrifice in the US.

Finnish mothers weren’t doing more. They were doing less—more deliberately. With boundaries. With trust. With space to breathe.

Annabella brought those insights back to her adopted home in the United States and began sharing them through essays, social media, and her Substack. The response was immediate. Mothers living under the weight of high-pressure parenting didn’t just feel seen—they saw an opening: proof that it’s possible to raise great kids while choosing a calmer, more sustainable way of being a mother.

Today, Annabella lives in Westport, Connecticut, with her American husband and three sons, helping mothers unlearn burnout and reclaim balance, bandwidth, and ease—without guilt, perfection, or hustle.

Anneballa Daily has a popular parenting Instagram platform (close to 65k followers; 96% women; top markets: US/Canada, UK, Germany, Australia, Ireland, France, Netherlands; strong engagement) and she builds on her Substack, Scandi Class (2.7k+ subscribers; #8 Rising in Parenting as of Jan 2026)

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The Secrets of Finnish Parenting

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