Tiia Strandén

Tiia Strandén (born 25 September 1970

Early life and education Strandén was born into a Finnish-speaking family in Aavasaksa, Ylitornio, Finland. At the age of four, she moved with her parents to Västerås, Sweden, where she grew up. She attended a Finnish-language primary school but received her later schooling in Swedish.

Career After completing her studies, Strandén worked for several years as a cultural secretary at The Nordic Institute in Finland (now Nordisk kulturkontakt), a cultural centre operated by the Nordic Council of Ministers. In addition to her work in the cultural sector, she was also active for a time as a Swedish-language teacher.

Personal life Strandén holds Swedish citizenship.

Selected publications 2002: Men det var hennes kläder: Nedslag i den samtida svenskspråkiga kvinnolitteraturen, Söderström, Helsinki (in Swedish; co-edited with Rita Paqvalén) 2007: Detta är inte fiktion: 18 nordiska samtidspoeter, Söderström, Helsinki (in Swedish; co-edited with Oscar Rossi) 2008: Tråkboken: Om att bejaka vardagens tristess, Söderström, Helsinki (in Swedish; co-edited with Susanna Sucksdorff) 2008: Replik: Om finlandssvensk teater i samtiden, Söderström, Helsinki (in Swedish; co-edited with Rita Paqvalén)