Finland-Swedish literature

Finland-Swedish literature refers to a branch of Nordic literature based on the works of Finland-Swedish writers and poets from Finland and generally published in this country. The literature of the autonomous Åland Islands is often also included in Finland-Swedish literature.

While earlier literary periods largely coincide with those of Swedish literature, its younger literary tradition – with authors such as Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Edith Södergran, Tove Jansson and Tua Forsström – is typically described as linguistically part of Swedish but a culturally and institutionally distinct branch of Swedish literature. Finland-Swedish literature, at the intersection of nation (Finland) and language (Swedish), developed its own movements and its production and reception take place under different conditions in bilingual Finland than in Sweden. It can therefore also be described as a form of minority literature.