Runeberg Prize
Finnish literature prize
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The Runeberg Prize (Finnish: Runeberg-palkinto, Swedish: Runebergspriset) is a Finnish literature prize founded in 1987.
The prize is named in honour of Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) and is awarded annually on his birthday, 5 February. The prize is awarded to a literary work by a Finnish writer in Finnish or Swedish. The Runeberg prize is currently endowed with 20,000 euros.
The award is administered by the city of Porvoo, the longtime centre of Runeberg's life, along with the Finnish-language Union of Finnish Writers (Suomen Kirjailijaliitto), the Finland-Swedish Society of Swedish Authors in Finland (Finlands svenska författareförening), The Finnish Critics' Association (Suomen arvostelijain liitto/Finlands kritikerförbund) and the newspaper Uusimaa.
Runeberg Prize winners
| Year | Author | Title | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Kari Aronpuro | Kirjaimet tulevat | Finnish |
| 1988 | Sinikka Tirkkonen | Luvaton elämä | Finnish |
| 1989 | Timo Pusa | Tatuoitu sydän | Finnish |
| 1990 | Eeva Kilpi | Talvisodan aika | Finnish |
| 1991 | Aulikki Oksanen | Henkivartija | Finnish |
| 1992 | Lars Sund | Colorado Avenue | Swedish |
| 1993 | Raija Siekkinen | Metallin maku | Finnish |
| 1994 | Paavo Rintala | Aika ja uni | Finnish |
| 1995 | Monika Fagerholm | Underbara kvinnor vid vatten | Swedish |
| 1996 | Agneta Ara | Huset med de glömda dörrarna | Swedish |
| 1997 | Hannu Aho | Kello 4.17 | Finnish |
| 1998 | Ulla-Lena Lundberg | Regn | Swedish |
| 1999 | Mari Mörö | Kiltin yön lahjat | Finnish |
| 2000 | Tuula-Liina Varis | Maan päällä paikka yksi on | Finnish |
| 2001 | Juha Seppälä | Suuret kertomukset | Finnish |
| 2002 | Risto Ahti | Vain tahallaan voi rakastaa | Finnish |
| 2003 | Ranya ElRamly | Auringon asema | Finnish |
| 2004 | Rakel Liehu | Helene | Finnish |
| 2005 | Zinaida Lindén | I väntan på en jordbävning | Swedish |
| 2006 | Riitta Jalonen | Kuvittele itsellesi mies | Finnish |
| 2007 | Sanna Ravi | Ansari | Finnish |
| 2008 | Hannele Mikaela Taivassalo | Fem knivar hade Andrej Krapl | Swedish |
| 2009 | Sofi Oksanen | Puhdistus | Finnish |
| 2010 | Kari Hotakainen | Ihmisen osa[1] | Finnish |
| 2011 | Tiina Raevaara | En tunne sinua vierelläni | Finnish |
| 2012 | Katja Kettu | Kätilö[2] | Finnish |
| 2013 | Olli-Pekka Tennilä | Yksinkeltainen on kaksinkeltaista[3] | Finnish |
| 2014 | Hannu Raittila | Terminaali[4] | Finnish |
| 2015 | Joni Skiftesvik | Valkoinen Toyota vei vaimoni | Finnish |
| 2016 | Tapio Koivukari | Unissasaarnaaja | Finnish |
| 2017 | Peter Sandström | Laudatur | Swedish |
| 2018 | Marjo Niemi | Kaikkien menetysten äiti | Finnish |
| 2019 | Heikki Kännö | Sömnö | Finnish |
| 2020 | Ralf Andtbacka | Potsdamer Platz[5] | Swedish |
| 2021 | Marisha Rasi-Koskinen | Rec[6] | Finnish |
| 2022 | Quynh Tran | Skugga och svalka | Swedish |
| 2023 | Marja Kyllönen | Vainajaiset | Finnish |
| 2024 | Peter Mickwitz | Misslyckad i en uggla | Swedish |
| 2025 | Pirkko Saisio | Suliko | Finnish |