Tollander Prize

Since 1913, Tollander Prize recipients have received a medal designed by Gerda Qvist.
Reverse of Oscar Nikula’s 1975 medal.

The Karl Emil Tollander Prize (Swedish Karl Emil Tollanders pris), also known as Tollander Prize (Tollanderska priset), is a literary award for writers of Finland-Swedish literature. This term 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 prize is the most important award of its kind in so-called Svenskfinland (lit. "Sweden Finland") – the Swedish-speaking part of Finland. With a prize money of €40,000 (as of 2022) it is also the highest-endowed literary award in Finland and one of the biggest literary awards in the Nordic countries. Among the recipients are internationally renowned authors such as Märta Tikkanen, Jörn Donner, and Bo Carpelan.

The prize was first awarded in 1913 and is named after the banker Karl Emil Tollander (1854–1911). Each year on 5 February, the birthday of Finland’s national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland awards the prize in recognition of the lifetime achievement of Finland-Swedish writers.

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