Translation awards acknowledge translator’s contribution to literary culture and offer visibility for their profession among publishers and readers. Browse awards here.
The festival program of the Helsinki Lit Festival begins with the award ceremony of the Jarl Hellemann Translation Book Prize, which is awarded annually for a high-quality Finnish translation of a quality work of fiction. The prize was established in 2014 and aims to support and promote translation. It is awarded by the Finnish Book Foundation.
The State Prize for Foreign Translators has been awarded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture since 1975 to recognize the outstanding achievements of translators. The prize is endowed with 10,000 EUR and honors the translation of Finnish literature into another language. The Ministry of Education and Culture awards the Translator Prize annually based on a proposal by the Finnish Literature Export Centre FILI.
