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Biography
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. Her novel Betoniyö (1981) was adapted into a feature film Concrete Night in 2013 by Pirjo Honkasalo.
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Awards & recognition
- Runeberg Prize · 2025
- Aleksis Kivi Award · 2016
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland · 2007
- Finlandia Award · 2003
- Prix Lea · 1986
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- Finnish State Prize — Literature · 1985
- J. H. Erkko Award · 1975
- Nordic Council Literature Prize · 2026 · nominated
