There are many notable classic works by Finnish authors in this list of books set in Finland, including The Maid Silja by Frans Emil Sillanpää (winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature), The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson (the first of many children’s classics), Under the North Star by Väinö Linna (the first in an epic trilogy), The Summer Book by Tove Jansson (a beautiful read and one of my favourites of all time) and The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna. For more information, see my disclosures here. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. These titles span the breadth of the country, with many set in the incredible capital of Helsinki, others set in the countryside and some even crossing beyond the Finnish border. It includes a wide range of genres, from those considered the Finnish classics, through to modern Nordic noir. This list of books set in Finland, spans from the great Finnish epic poem The Kalevala through to contemporary literary fiction.
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