3-book deal for the RIVER DELTA series by Arttu Tuominen!

Posted on 18.04.2024

We are thrilled to announce a new three-book deal for Arttu Tuominen’s RIVER DELTA series!
His Dutch publisher De Fontein has acquired books 4-6 (The Shamed, The Liberator, The Staged), thus completing the series! The deal was concluded by Anna Kappauf at Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.

The RIVER DELTA series by Arttu Tuominen has seen commercial success and garnered praise from readers and critics alike, both at home and abroad. Set in the city of Pori by the Gulf of Bothnia, a Finnish police unit has to solve crimes that force them to consider their own acts and values. The series has sold to 7 territories, and each book can be read as a standalone.

The series has risen to Spiegel Bestselling list in Germany and book #2, JEOPARDY, won the Palle Rosenkrantz Award 2022!

“They are fierce, these Finns, and this year, one of their best crime writers, Arttu Tuominen is awarded the Rosenkrantz Prize for Sendebuddet (Jeopardy) […] Tuominen’s writing is like moonshine when writing about brutally bitter souls.”
– Palle Rosenkrantz Prize jury statement

The rights to the RIVER DELTA series are still available in e.g. the US, the UK, Turkey, Norway…

Download the English materials for the RIVER DELTA series here!

RIVER DELTA SERIES

WSOY 2019-2024

Reading material:
English samples and synopses
Series presentation
French editions books 1-2
Finnish editions (6 books)

Rights sold to River Delta Series:

FINLAND: WSOY (orig.)
DENMARK: Modtryk (6 books)
FRANCE: La Martinière (4 books)
GERMANY: Bastei Lübbe (5 books)
ITALY: Piemme (2 books)
NETHERLANDS: De Fontein (6 books)
SLOVENIA: Litera (3 books)
SWEDEN: Lind & Co (3 books)

FILM & TV: Lucy Loves Drama

About author

Arttu Tuominen

Arttu Tuominen lives in Pori and works as an environmental inspector. During the evenings, he writes dark and tough crime novels. Tuominen is skilled at giving a strong voice to both sides of the law, a humane and a recognisable voice.

2023, Crime & Suspense

The Liberator

Arttu Tuominen

2022, Crime & Suspense

Shamed

Arttu Tuominen

2021, Crime & Suspense

Silenced

Arttu Tuominen

2020, Crime & Suspense

Jeopardy

Arttu Tuominen

2019, Crime & Suspense

The Oath

Arttu Tuominen

Film & TV News: V Street Media has optioned Katja Pantzar’s THE FINNISH WAY for screen adaptation

Posted on 28.03.202428.03.2024

We are absolutely thrilled to announce exciting film & tv news following the breaking news that Finland has been voted the Happiest Country in the World for the 7th time in a row:

Vancouver-based V Street Media has optioned Katja Pantzar’s THE FINNISH WAY (Penguin Random House US) for screen adaptation. THE FINNISH WAY is a bestselling non-fiction book revealing the secrets of Finnish Happiness: an engaging practical guide to living a healthier, happier life through movement, winter swimming, nature, diet, and Sisu. The deal was negotiated by V Street’s John Dippong and Elina Ahlback of Elina Ahlback Agency. Congratulations, Katja!

“Having grown up in Vancouver, I am absolutely thrilled that the fabulous John Dippong, a film industry expert and social advocate, has optioned The Finnish Way for screen!” – says Katja Pantzar.

THE FINNISH WAY: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness through the Power of Sisu has been translated into 24 languages and published in the US by Penguin Random House.

Katja Pantzar is also the author of EVERYDAY SISU: Tapping into Finnish Fortitude for a Happier, More Resilient Life which was also published in English by TarcherPerigee Penguin Random House.

She is currently finishing THE POWER OF HOT AND COLD: From Sauna to Sea: The Finnish Way to a Happy, Healthy Life, together with her co-author Carita Harju. The book will be published in English by Yellow Kite / Hodder & Stoughton (orig.) in November 2024.

Download the English edition for THE FINNISH WAY here!

Download the English edition for EVERYDAY SISU here!

Download the full English text for THE POWER OF HOT AND COLD here!

THE FINNISH WAY: Finding Courage, Wellness, and Happiness through the Power of Sisu
Hodder & Stoughton (UK); TarcherPerigee (US), 2018, 320pp

Rights sold:
BULGARIA: SKY PRINT 04 Ltd
CHINA: Yeeyan Publishing
CZECH REPUBLIC: Mlada Fronta
ESTONIA: Rahva Raamat
FINLAND: Siltala Publishing
FRANCE: Belfond
GERMANY: Bastei Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG
HUNGARY: Jaffa Publishing Ltd.
INDONESIA: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
ITALY: Marsilio
JAPAN: Hojosha
LITHUANIA: BALTO
NETHERLANDS: Kosmos Uitgevers
POLAND: Jagiellonian University Press
PORTUGAL: Marcador
RUSSIA: AST Publishers
SLOVAKIA: Vydavatelstvo Motyl
SPAIN: Roca Juvenil
TAIWAN: My House
THAILAND: Openbooks Thailand
TURKEY: Mona Kitap
UNITED KINGDOM: Hodder & Stoughton
UNITED STATES: TarcherPerigee, Penguin Random House
VIETNAM: Omega

Film & TV: V Street Media

Reading materials:
English edition

About author

Katja Pantzar

Helsinki-based writer, editor and journalist Katja Pantzar was raised in Canada with stints in New Zealand and the UK. Pantzar’s The Finnish Way has been translated into 24 languages. She is the author of three guides to the Finnish capital: The Hip Guide to Helsinki, Helsinki by Light and 100 Things to Do in Helsinki. Pantzar’s writing has appeared in a wide range of media, from The Globe and Mail to Elle. Her work has been widely covered around the world, including in Le Figaro, Le Monde, El País, Vogue, Real Simple, and more.

Bibliography

2024, Personal Growth & Lifestyle

The Power of Hot and Cold. From Sauna to Sea: The Finnish Way to a Happy, Healthy Life

Katja Pantzar

2022, Personal Growth & Lifestyle

Everyday Sisu: Tapping into Finnish Fortitude for a Happier, More Resilient Life

Katja Pantzar

2018, Personal Growth & Lifestyle

Finnish Way

Katja Pantzar

Many new Children’s and YA deals ahead of Bologna Book Fair!

Posted on 26.03.2024

We are excited to share five new children’s and YA deals with you!

To start, we are happy to report two new deals for the Finlandia-winning YA title THE HORNED GOD by Magdalena Hai! Metropolis Media acquired the Hungarian rights and Bohdan acquired the Ukrainian rights. Both deals were closed by Sten-Erik Tammemäe at Elina Ahlback Agency.

Metropolis Metropolis Media is a Hungarian publishing house that mainly publishes science fiction, fantasy, horror, and thrillers. Their authors include Arthur C. Clarke, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Robert A. Heinlein, Cory Doctorow, Jodi Taylor, Jack McDevitt, Jose Antonio Cotrina, Johanna Sinisalo, and Robert Silverberg.

Publishing house Bohdan publishes adult and children’s fiction as well as educational titles. Their authors include Lewis Carroll, Stanislaw Lem, Maurice Leblanc, Henry Fielding, T.S. Eliot, etc.

THE HORNED GOD is now sold into 8 languages! Rights are still available for France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Poland, …

Download the English materials for THE HORNED GOD here!

Furthermore, the Polish rights for the Finlandia-nominated picture book STELLA by Ted Forsström & Åsa Lucander have been sold to Widnokrag Publishing House in a deal closed by Sten-Erik Tammemäe at Elina Ahlback Agency.

Established in 2011, Widnokrag is a Polish children’s and YA publisher and their international authors include Andrew Norriss, Katherine Marsh, Anton Bergman, Emma Adbåge, Mette Vedsø, Evelyne Brisou-Pellen, Maiwenn Alix, Magdalena Hai, Teemu Juhani, Timo Parvela, Bjørn Sortland, Pasi Pitkänen, etc.

STELLA is now sold into 8 languages! The rights are still available for Czechia, France, Italy, Spain, the UK,…

Download the English materials for STELLA here!

And in more picture book news, the Latvian rights to THE FOX AND SILENCE by Reetta Niemelä and Eri Shimatsuka have been sold to Latvijas Mediji. The deal was closed by Sten-Erik Tammemäe at Elina Ahlback Agency.

Latvijas Mediji publishing house is part of a larger media group consisting of book publishing, newspapers, magazines, and bookstores. Their authors include Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Max Seeck, Gerald Durrell, B.B. Easton, Giacomo Mazzariol, etc.

The rights for THE FOX AND SILENCE are still available for Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the UK,…

Download the English materials for THE FOX AND THE SILENCE here!

And last but not least, Penguin Random House Portugal have acquired the Portuguese rights in the THE LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES #4: The Crystal Skull by Magdalena Hai & Teemu Juhani. The deal was closed by Elsa Lindström at Elina Ahlback Agency.

Penguin Random House Portugal are the home of many bestselling internationals authors like Jeff Kinney, Holly Black, Jennifer Niven. etc.

The 4th instalment in the bestselling LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES series that is sold into 30 languages will be published in Finland this June.

Rights are still available for China, Iceland, the UK & US, …

Download the English materials for THE LITTLE SHOP OF NIGHTMARES here!