FILI

FILI – Finnish Literature Exchange is an organisation dedicated to promoting Finnish literature abroad. Its core activity is bringing literature from Finland in translation to the world. Tiia Strandén has been director since 2017.

FILI was established in 1977. It is a subdivision of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS). FILI is part of the TAIVE network of Finnish arts information organisations. It is a member of the NordLit network, which promotes translation from one Nordic language to another, and of the Literature Across Frontiers network, which aims to develop European intercultural dialogue through literature and translation.

FILI defines “Finnish literature” as works written in Finnish, Finland-Swedish, and Sámi languages, and in all genres, including fiction, poetry, non-fiction, children's and young adults books, and comics and graphic novels.

80% of FILI's funding comes from the Ministry of Education and Culture. Most of the remainder comes from private foundations and the Finnish Literature Society. Part of the funding for FILI's translation grants comes from the Nordic Council of Ministers, to support Nordic publishers acquiring the translation rights for Finnish books.

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