Satu Rämö

Satu Rämö (born 7 January 1980) is a Finnish-Icelandic author and an entrepreneur in communications.

Education Rämö holds a Master of Science in Economics (kauppatieteiden maisteri) and a Bachelor of Arts (humanististen tieteiden kandidaatti).

Books Rämö was the top-selling Finnish author in 2023, with her Hildur detective series selling almost 330,000 copies (counting all editions). Roughly estimated, her yearly book sales were worth 426,000 euros. As of September 2024, the publishing rights for the Hildur series had been sold to 17 countries, including Germany, France, the Nordics and the UK.

Awards In 2015 Rämö won Finnish travelling magazine Mondos Travel Book of the Year Award for her work Islantilainen voittaa aina (in English, Icelander Always Wins).

In 2025 The Clues in the Fjord, an English translation of Hildur, won the Petrona Award 2025 for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel. It was translated into English by Kristian London.

Personal life Born in Forssa, Finland, Rämö lives with her Icelandic spouse Björgvin Hilmarsson and their two children in Ísafjörður, Iceland.

Works Rämö's published works include: Mondo Islanti, Image Kustannus & A-Kustannus (2008, 2013) Vuoden mutsi, Otava (2012) (with Katja Lahti) Vuoden mutsi 2, Otava (2014) (with Katja Lahti) Islantilainen voittaa aina, WSOY (2015) My Journey to Iceland, Odinseye Publishing (2016) Unelmahommissa, WSOY (2017) (with Hanne Valtari) Tripsteri Islanti, Readme (2017) Islantilainen kodinonni, WSOY (2018) Viesti perille!, Edita Publishing (2019) (E-book) Kynä - Kaikki tärkeä kirjoittamisesta, Tuuma-kustannus (2020) (With Mirjami Haimelin) . Kynä - Tehtäviä oman äänen löytämiseen, Tuuma-kustannus (2020) (with Mirjami Haimelin) . Unelmaduunarin tilipäivä, WSOY (2020) (with Hanne Valtari) . Talo maailman reunalla, WSOY (2021) Siggan ja Satun islantilaiset villapaidat, WSOY (2022) (with Sigríður Sif “Sigga” Gylfadóttir) .The Hildur detective series:''' Hildur, Helsinki: WSOY (2022) . (English translation by Kristian London: The Clues in the Fjord , Zaffre 2024) Rósa & Björk, Helsinki: WSOY (2023) . (English translation by Kristian London: The Grave in the Ice , Zaffre 2025) Jakob, Helsinki: WSOY (2023) . (English translation by Kristian London: The Shadow of the Northern Lights , Zaffre 2025) Rakel, Helsinki: WSOY (2024) . (English translation by Kristian London: The Secrets from the Deep , Zaffre 2026) Tinna, Helsinki: WSOY (2025) .(English translation by Kristian London: The Stranger from the Mountains'' , Zaffre 2026)