Antti Tuomainen (b. 1971) is one of Finland’s most acclaimed and award-winning crime fiction writers. To date, Tuomainen’s works have been translated into more than 25 languages. Crowned “The King of Helsinki Noir,” Tuomainen’s piercing and evocative style has never stopped evolving. In The Man Who Died, Tuomainen displays a new side of his authorship and unveils his multifaceted ability in full. The novel, which combines Tuomainen’s trademark suspense with a darkly tinged humor, has won the hearts of readers and critics alike, and secured him the new title of King of Noir Comedy. The Man Who Died also became an international bestseller, shortlisting for the Petrona and Last Laugh Awards. Palm Beach Finland was an immense success, with Marcel Berlins (The Times) calling Tuomainen 'the funniest writer in Europe'. His latest thriller, Little Siberia, was shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger, the Amazon Publishing/Capital Crime Awards and the CrimeFest Last Laugh Award, and won the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year.

Leena Katriina Lehtolainen is a Finnish crime novelist, best known for her series of novels about the policewoman Maria Kallio. Lehtolainen was born in Vesanto, Northern Savonia. Her first novel was released when she was only 12 years old. She studied literature in Helsinki until 1995 and wrote crime novels from 1993 on. Since about 2007 she has written other genres of books. Her works have been translated into various languages: Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, Lithuanian, Polish, French, Swedish, German, Estonian, Czech.

ENG: Tiina Raevaara is a geneticist and a doctor of philosophy, and the most important things to her are the nature and life in all its shapes. Her interests can be seen as precise portrayals/descriptions in her writings. The author characterizes her style as surrealistic and symbolic, and she has told being fascinated by the fine line between reality and unreality, and that she couldn't even think about writing fiction which lacked the feel of magic - strangeness, miracle, abnormality. Raevaara has, also, stated that she opposes dividing literature into narrow genre-thinking, that each text is to be treated as the individual they are. She describes her writings to be projections of different things that have been recorded and combined in the subconscious. FI: Tiina Raevaara (s. 1979) on koulutukseltaan geneetikko ja filosofian tohtori. Raevaara voitti novellikokoelmallaan En tunne sinua vierelläni vuoden 2011 Runeberg-palkinnon. Hänen novellejaan on julkaistu ja palkittu monissa eri yhteyksissä. Tärkeintä hänelle on luonto ja elämä kaikissa muodoissaan. Raevaara voisi luonnehtia tyyliään surrealismiksi tai symbolismiksi. ”Toden ja epätoden rajapinta kiehtoo minua, enkä voisi kuvitella kirjoittavani fiktiota, josta puuttuu kokonaan taian – outouden, ihmeen, luonnottomuuden – tuntu. En silti osaa kirjoittaa tavoitteellisesti nimenomaan spekulatiivistakaan fiktiota – sen ainekset tulevat kirjoituksiini usein itsellenikin yllätyksenä. Kuulun niihin ihmisiin, jotka kavahtavat kirjallisuuden jakoa ahtaisiin lajityyppeihin: jokainen teksti on yksilö ja tulkoon kohdelluksi sellaisena!”, Raevaara kertoo Usva-lehdessä. Raevaaran kiinnostus luontoa ja eläimiä kohtaan näkyy hänen kertomuksissaan tarkkoina yksityiskohtina luonnosta. Tämä on lähtökohtana novellissa ”Sääkset”, josta Raevaara sai vuonna 2006 Martti Joenpolven palkinnon. Raevaara kuvaa kirjoittavansa yhdistelmiä eri asioista, joita hänen muistiinsa on tallentunut. Kun alitajunnassa yhdistyneille asioille pyrkii löytämään hahmon kirjoittamalla, voi yllättää itsensäkin. ”Kirjoittaminen on ajatusten säilömistä aivojen ulkopuolelle. Lukeminen on vieraiden ajatusten invaasiota. Kirjallisuus on ajatustensiirtoa.”

Juha-Pekka Koskinen has published several acclaimed historical novels, short stories collections, books for children and some thirty short stories in various magazines and anthologies. Koskinen’s epic historical novels are a mystical blend of historical fact and fiction. He takes the reader on a journey through history, in the tradition of Bulgakov, Marquez, Eco and Calvino. Koskinen has received grants from Finnish Cultural Foundation and Häme Province Foundation in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012 and won the Karisto Foundation Award in 2005 and 2009.