Literature

The modernist Finnish writer Pentti Saarikoski became famous for his revolutionary sensibilities and anti-authoritarian Christian faith.

The versatile Finnish author Paavo Haavikko is highly regarded for his modernist poetry and his work in many other genres.

Works such as 'Wonderful Women by the Water' established Finnish Monica Fagerholm as a feminist writer.

Writing in Swedish, the Finnish writer-illustrator Tove Jansson is most famous for her creation of the mythical creatures The Moomins.

Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø is well known in- and outside the Nordic region for his many books on crime, some of which have been adapted for film.

Since 1990s, Nordic crime fiction has been a significant sub-genre within the global genre of crime fiction. Usually characterised by social realism,…

Few have been there and yet everyone has some image of what the Arctic is. For most people, it conjures up images of an extreme environment, white and…

As elsewhere, modernism was a movement concerning the profound questioning of traditional values, modes of speaking and interpretations of…

Writing in a neo-realist style, Danish author Anders Bodelsen often portrays everyday people in contemporary welfare society, such as in his…

Despite it not being the most popular genre within the Nordic countries, science fiction writers have produced a range of literature. These span from…