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Pirkko Saisio

Finnish writer, director and actress · Finland · On the map · Writers · Born 1949 · age 77

Pirkko Helena Saisio is a Finnish author, actress and director. She has also written under the pen names Jukka Larsson and Eva Wein. Saisio has a broad literary output, dealing with many kinds of texts from film screenplays all the way to librettos for the ballet.

Pirkko Saisio is read about 54 times a day, in 12 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 96 days, one point a day.

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2025Runeberg PrizeAward2016Aleksis Kivi AwardAward2007Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of FinlandAward2003Finlandia AwardAward1986Prix LeaAward1985Finnish State Prize for LiteratureAward1975J. H. Erkko AwardAward1949Born16 April 1949

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Runeberg Prize2025
Aleksis Kivi Award2016
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland2007
Finlandia Award2003
Prix Lea1986
Finnish State Prize for Literature1985
J. H. Erkko Award1975

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Her novel Betoniyö (1981) was adapted into a feature film Concrete Night in 2013 by Pirjo Honkasalo.

Country
Finland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1949 · age 77

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