Leena Lander
Finnish author · Finland · On the map · Writers · Born 1955 · age 71
Leena Lander is a Finnish author. She grew up in Turku, in a boys' home that her father ran. In 1992, she won the Thanks for the Book Award for Tummien perhosten koti, which was made into a successful Finnish film in 2008.
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Her work is known for its concern with the treatment of children and tensions involving authority and conscience. She also won the Pro Finlandia medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland in 2000.
