Overview

• awards a total of 510,000 € in translation and publishing grants to ca. 300 different projects
• maintains a unique database of all translations of Finnish literature in association with the library of the Finnish Literature Society
  Finnish Literature Society
  The Finnish Literature Society was founded in 1831 to promote literature written in Finnish. Among its first publications was the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic.-External links:* ...
  
  
• organises translator seminars and runs an internship scheme for young translators
• arranges visits by authors, critics and academics to 200-250 literary events abroad
• runs its own stand at six book fairs around the world from Gothenburg
  Gothenburg
  Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
  
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  Tokyo
  , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
  
  
• invites foreign publishers to Finland to introduce them to the literary scene
• works in close association with many literary partners on a variety of international projects
• co-operates with the quarterly journal Books from Finland

External links

• Finlit.fi/fili/en/ - official homepage (English version)