The civil war that followed hot on the heels of independence is both very present and very absent from Finnish consciousness. It tore families and communities apart and is still difficult to talk about. Earlier this year, someone had the…
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Finland 100: The oak grove
Tagged with: Asko Sahlberg, civil war, Emily Jeremiah, Finland 100, Finnish, Fleur Jeremiah, Suomi100, Tammilehto, The Brothers
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Posted in books, Finland 100, history, translation
Finland 100: The year of the hunger
Leaving everything behind is not always a free choice – this isn’t the year of the hare, the open road doesn’t necessarily lead to freedom. When hunger and death drive you out of your home in the depths of winter, you might…
Tagged with: Aki Ollikainen, Emily Jeremiah, Finland 100, Finnish, Fleur Jeremiah, Nälkävuosi, Peirene Press, Translation, White Hunger
Posted in books, Finland 100, translation
Posted in books, Finland 100, translation
