Terrific news for our non-fiction list: A History of Finland has been sold to Armenia, where it will be published by Newmag. This marks the 16th foreign sale for this non-fiction title by professor Henrik Meinander.
A History of Finland paints a brisk and bold picture of Finland from integrated part of the Swedish kingdom to autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian empire, gradually transformed and maturing into a conscious nation, independent state and skilful adapter of modern technology.
The book places Finland in a wider Nordic and European perspective and skilfully weaves political, economic and cultural developments into an integral whole. In a departure from most conventional approaches, Meinander gives greater emphasis to recent and contemporary events.
In other words, he puts Finland into a range of historical contexts to highlight how the Baltic and European settings together have formed Finland into what it is at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Congratulations to the author!