This is a list of women writers who were born in Finland or whose writings are closely associated with the country.
A Uma Aaltonen (1940–2009), author, journalist, politician Umayya Abu-Hanna (born 1961), Palestinian-born novelist, journalist Susanna Alakoski (born 1962), novelist, author of Svinalängorna, filmed as Beyond Outi Alanne (born 1967), novelist using the pen name NeitiNaru Marianne Alopaeus (1918–2014), novelist, published in Swedish Tuuve Aro (born 1973), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, several English translations Isa Asp (1853–1872), poet
B Kersti Bergroth (1886–1975), novelist, poet, playwright, children's story writer, wrote in both Swedish and Finnish Christina Regina von Birchenbaum, Finland's earliest female poet writing her autobiographical Een Annor Ny wijsa in 1651 Anni Blomqvist (1909–1990), Swedish-language novelist, several autobiographical works
C Minna Canth (1844–1897), important figure in Finnish literature, playwright, novelist, short story writer, addressed women's rights Kristina Carlson (born 1949), novelist, poet, journalist Fredrika Wilhelmina Carstens (1808–1888), writer, the author of the first novel published in Finland Inga-Brita Castrén (1919–2003), theologian
E Anna Edelheim (1845–1902), journalist Adelaïde Ehrnrooth (1826–1905), novelist, poet, short story writer, feminist Elsa Enäjärvi-Haavio (1901–1951), folklorist and educator
F Tua Forsström (born 1947), Swedish-language poet, translated into English Maikki Friberg (1861–1927), educator, writer, journal editor, suffragist and peace activist
G Kaarina Goldberg (born 1956), children's writer, also comic strips
H Hilja Haapala, pen name of Hilja Dagmar Janhonen (1877–1958), novelist Lucina Hagman (1853–1946), feminist, biographer Helinä Häkkänen-Nyholm (born 1971), forensic psychologist Helvi Hämäläinen (1907–1998), prolific novelist, short story writer, poet Virpi Hämeen-Anttila (born 1958), best-selling novelist, translator, non-fiction writer, educator Anne Hänninen (born 1958), poet, essayist Anna-Leena Härkönen (born 1965), novelist, actress, works adapted for the theatre and television Saima Harmaja (1913–1937), poet, known for her tragic life and early death Satu Hassi (born 1951), politician, environmentalist, novelist, poet, essayist Pirjo Hassinen (born 1957), novelist, works translated into several languages Anna-Liisa Hirviluoto (1929–2000), archaeologist, non-fiction writer Laila Hirvisaari, also Laila Hietamies (1938–2021), best-selling novelist, short story writer, playwright Elina Hirvonen (born 1975), novelist, journalist, author of Että hän muistaisi saman, translated as When I Forgot Sofia Hjärne (1780–1860), early Swedish-language novelist, held literary salons Johanna Holmström (born 1981), short story writer, novelist, writes in Swedish
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Lempi Ikävalko (1901–1994), poet, journalist, latterly in the United States
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Tove Jansson (1914–2001), versatile Swedish-language novelist, comic strip writer, children's writer, painter Eeva Joenpelto (1921–2004), productive novelist, educator Maria Jotuni (1880–1943), novelist, playwright, short-story writer
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Sirpa Kähkönen (born 1964), novelist, author of the Kuopio series of historical novels Elina Kahla (born 1960), philologist, essayist, non-fiction writer Hilda Käkikoski (1864–1912), politician, children's writer, historian Aino Kallas (1878–1956), novelist, short story writer, revered contributor to Finnish literature, some works translated into English Tuula Kallioniemi (born 1951), prolific writer of novels and short stories for children and young adults Kaarina Kari (1888–1982), physician, gymnastics teacher and writer Irma Karvikko (1909–1994), journalist, politician Eeva Kilpi (1928–2026), novelist, poet, known for feminist humour, poetry translated into English Ella Kivikoski (1901–1990), archaeologist, non-fiction writer Leena Krohn (born 1947), novelist, works translated into several languages including English Kirsi Kunnas (1924–2021), poet, children's writer, playwright, translator, some works translated into English
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Sinikka Laine (born 1945), novelist, short story writer, writer of young adult fiction Leena Lander (born 1955), successful novelist, works translated into several languages including English Tuija Lehtinen (born 1954), journalist, novelist, works translated into several languages Leena Lehtolainen (born 1964), widely translated crime fiction writer Anne Leinonen (born 1973), novelist, science fiction and fantasy Rosa Liksom (born 1958), novelist, short story writer, children's writer, artist Irmelin Sandman Lilius (born 1936), writer of picture books and novels for children as well as books for adults and poetry Minna Lindgren (born 1963), journalist, since 2013 a successful crime-fiction novelist Marita Lindquist (1918–2016), children's writer, novelist, songwriter, poet Fredrika Lovisa Lindqvist (1786–1841), writer Katri Lipson (born 1965), novelist Kiba Lumberg (born 1956), novelist, screenwriter for television Ulla-Lena Lundberg (born 1947), Swedish-language writer, non-fiction, travel, often autobiographical novels
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Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921–1995), modernist poet, playwright, translator, poems translated into English Marja-Leena Mikkola (born 1939), novelist, short story writer, poet, songwriter, satirist, translator Barbara Catharina Mjödh (1738–1776), poet Eva Moltesen (1871–1934), Finnish-Danish writer and peace activist Agatha Lovisa de la Myle (1724–1787), poet, wrote in German and Latvian
N Mikaela Nyman (born 1966), novelist, poet, journalist and editor published in Swedish and English Carita Nyström (1940–2019), Swedish-speaking writer and feminist
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Sofi Oksanen (born 1977), best-selling novelist, playwright, internationally recognized through her play Puhdistus, translated as Purge Hagar Olsson (1893–1978), expressionist novelist, playwright, critic, translator
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Kirsti Paltto (born 1947), Sámi author, children's writer, poet, short story writer, playwright, works translated into several languages Eila Pennanen (1916–1994), novelist, critic, translator Kira Poutanen (born 1974), novelist, translator, actress Helvi Poutasuo (1943–2017), Finnish Sami teacher, translator and newspaper editor Riikka Pulkkinen (born 1980), widely translated, novelist, columnist
R Elsa Rautee (1897–1987), poet, songwriter Mirkka Rekola (1931–2014), highly acclaimed poet, writer of aphorisms Susanne Ringell (born 1955), short story writer Hanna Rönnberg (1862–1946), painter and writer Fredrika Runeberg (1807–1879), novelist, pioneer of Finnish historical fiction, wife of national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg Kaisu-Mirjami Rydberg (1905–1959), journalist, newspaper editor, poet, non-fiction writer, politician
S Pirkko Saisio (born 1949), prolific versatile writer, playwright, novelist, screenwriter Sally Salminen (1906–1976), Swedish-language novelist, author of Katrina Solveig von Schoultz (1907–1996), Swedish-language poet, novelist, dramatist Raija Siekkinen (1953–2004), short story writer, novelist, children's writer Maria Simointytär, first Finnish-language poet, published Orpolapsen vaikerrus in 1683 Salla Simukka (born 1981), successful young adults author, name a name with The Snow White Trilogy Helena Sinervo (born 1961), poet, poetry translator, novelist, songwriter Johanna Sinisalo (born 1958), science-fiction writer, author of Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi translated as Not Before Sundown Anja Snellman (born 1954), widely translated novelist, poet, journalist, her Pet Shop Girls appeared in English in 2013 Edith Södergran (1892–1923), widely acclaimed Swedish-language modernist poet, translated into English Katariina Souri (born 1968), novelist Eira Stenberg (born 1943), poet, children's writer, novelist Anni Swan (1875–1958), children's writer for girls, journalist and translator Catharina Charlotta Swedenmarck (1744–1813), Swedish-language poet, playwright, remembered for her pioneering play Dianas fest
T Maila Talvio (1871–1951), playwright, short story writer, novelist Eeva Tikka (born 1939), novelist Märta Tikkanen (born 1935), Swedish-language novelist, journalist, author of Manrape Aale Tynni (1913–1997), poet, translator, editor
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Kaari Utrio (born 1942), historical novelist, historian Arja Uusitalo (born 1951), poet, journalist
V Katri Vala (1901–1944), poet, critic, attacked war and Fascism Anja Vammelvuo (1921–1988), poet and writer Marja-Liisa Vartio (1924–1966), poet and prose writer Monica Vikström-Jokela (born 1960), children's writer, television script writer Kerttu Vuolab (born 1951), Sami-language novelist, songwriter, translator
W Sara Wacklin (1790–1846), Swedish-language writer, author of the successful novel Hundrade minnen från Österbotten (A Hundred Memories of Ostrobothnia) Helena Westermarck (1857–1938), artist, Swedish-language women's historian, biographer, novelist Sara Wesslin (born 1991), Finnish Sami journalist, supporter of the Skolt Sami language Hella Wuolijoki (1886–1954), Estonian-born Finnish-language novelist, politician, used the pen name Juhani Tervapää
See also List of Finnish authors List of women writers Writers in Finland 1809–1916
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