Rosa Liksom

Liksom presenting herself in Finnish at the Gothenburg bookfair in 2012.

Rosa Liksom (born Anni Ylävaara, Ylitornio, 7 January 1958) is a Finnish writer and artist.

Biography Rosa Liksom was born and raised in the Meänkieli-speaking town of Ylitornio in Finnish Lapland. As a teenager she moved to Rovaniemi and then to Helsinki. She studied anthropology and social sciences at the universities of Helsinki, Copenhagen and Moscow. She won the J. H. Erkko Award in 1985 for her debut novel Yhden yön pysäkki and the Finlandia Prize in 2011 for Hytti nro 6. Of these, the 2021 film version based on Hytti nro 6 was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, and it won the Grand Prix. In 2016, the French government appointed Liksom a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Works

Short stories Yhden yön pysäkki (One Night Stands), 1985 Unohdettu vartti (The Forgotten Quarter-Hour), 1986 Väliasema Gagarin, 1987 Go Moskova go, 1988 Tyhjän tien paratiisit, 1989 Bamalama, 1993 Perhe, 2000 Maa, 2006

Novels Kreisland, Helsinki 1996 Reitari, Helsinki 2002 Hytti nro 6, Helsinki 2011 Väliaikainen, Helsinki: Like, 2014. . Burka, Helsinki: Like, 2014. . Everstinna, Helsinki: Like, 2017. . Väylä, Helsinki: Like, 2021. .

Children's books Jepata Nastan lentomatka, 2002 Tivoli Tähtisade 2004