Representing the best
Finnish authors abroad
Finnish authors abroad
Nominated for the prestigious Runeberg Prize 2025!
Over 6000 copies sold since September 2024
A breathtaking historical masterpiece from a Finlandia-nominated author
The Trial is a story about a mysterious web of crimes, a deeply hidden friendship spanning decades, and the power of love.
Spring 1938. A young detective arrives for his first assignment in a small village in Southern Ostrobothnia to investigate a suspected illegal abortion. A mentally troubled woman, known throughout the village as Aunt Vilja, sets off a chain of events that ultimately brings over forty people to trial. But what has happened to Vilja herself? Who will face the final verdict? Who is the victim, and who is the criminal—if anyone is truly innocent?
Someone knows and is determined to keep their secret for decades to come.
In just three months since publication, The Trial made it onto Helsingin Sanomat newspaper’s list of the TOP 100 best Finnish books of the 21st century. It was included in both the expert and public rankings.
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“Exceptionally fine novel. Similar works are rarely published in Finland, and not often in the rest of the world” —Suomen Kuvalehti
“An enjoyable masterpiece” —Helsingin Sanomat
“Both in its character portrayals and its vivid world-building, The Trial is impressive.” —Satakunnan kansa
“The structure of the novel and its genius gradually reveal themselves.” —Kulttuuritoimitus
