page_title: Sirpa Kähkönen
hierarchical_section_title: Sirpa Kähkönen
caption_attribution_description: English: Finnish writer Sirpa Kähkönen at Helsinki Book Fair 2018 Suomi: Kirjailija Sirpa Kähkönen Helsingin kirjamessuilla 2018 Svenska: Författaren Sirpa Kähkönen på Helsingfors bokmässa 2018
context_page_description: Sirpa Kähkönen is a Finnish novelist and translator. Initially writing for young adults, she gained popularity in Finland with her Kuopio series of historical novels.
  Born in Kuopio, Kähkönen studied literature and history before working as an editor. She embarked on her literary career in 1991 with Kuu taskussa for young adults, publishing her first adult novel Mustat morsiamet, which earned her the Savonia Award in 1999. Her latest work Graniittimies is a historical novel depicting the lives of young Finns in Soviet times.
context_section_description: Sirpa Kähkönen (born 15 September 1964) is a Finnish novelist and translator. Initially writing for young adults, she gained popularity in Finland with her Kuopio series of historical novels.
  Born in Kuopio, Kähkönen studied literature and history before working as an editor. She embarked on her literary career in 1991 with Kuu taskussa (Moon in your Pocket) for young adults, publishing her first adult novel Mustat morsiamet (Black Brides, 1998), which earned her the Savonia Award in 1999. Her latest work Graniittimies (Granite Man) is a historical novel depicting the lives of young Finns in Soviet times.
caption: Sirpa Kähkönen at Helsinki Book Fair, 2018.
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