Susanna Alakoski

Susanna Alakoski
Susanna Alakoski
Born	Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski; 16 May 1962 (age 62); Vaasa, Finland
Occupation	novelist
Period	2006–present
Notable works	Svinalängorna
Spouse	Mats Söderlund (1990–present)
Children	Jaana-Kristina; Nilas; Runa
Website
	susannaalakoski.se

Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski Söderlund (née Alakoski; born 16 May 1962) is a Swedish author, novelist and lecturer. She won the August Prize in 2006 for the novel Svinalängorna.^[1] Svinalängorna was filmed in 2010 as Beyond. She researches gender issues and works as a social worker.

Biography

Born in 1962 in Vaasa, Finland, Alakoski is a Sweden Finn: her parents are Finnish and her mother tongue is Finnish, but she moved to Sweden with her family when she was four years old.^[2] She spent her early life in the Fridhem area in Ystad, Sweden.^[3] She studied to become a socionom and finished her degree at the age of 23.^[4] In 1988, she studied writing at Skurups folkhögskola.^[4] Between 1995 and 2003, she worked as a press secretary for the Vänsterpartiet politician Gudrun Schyman.^[4]

In 2006, she released her debut novel Svinalängorna. It took the August Prize in 2006. The novel sold over 400,000 copies in Sweden and it has been made into a feature film with the English title of Beyond.^[5]

In 2010, she released her second novel, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset.^[6] In 2011, she released her first children's novel, Dagens Harri, which were followed by Guldfisken in 2012 and Dagens skräckis in 2013.^[7] She published a diary, Oktober i Fattigsverige in 2012.^[8]

She has also been editor for the anthologies Tala om klass, Lyckliga slut, and Fejkad orgasm^[9]

Personal life

She is married to Mats Söderlund since 1990.^[6] They have three children, Jaana-Kristina, Nilas, Runa.^[4]

As of 2014^[update], she lives in Stockholm.

Bibliography – a selection

Svinalängorna (2006)
Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset (2010)
Dagens Harri (2011)
Guldfisken (2012)
Oktober i Fattigsverige (2012)
Dagens skräckis (2013)

References

^ "Augustpriset genom åren". August Priset. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ Rantanen, Janne (30 April 2021). ""Olen nähnyt, mitä köyhyys tekee ihmiselle" – Kirjailija Susanna Alakoski työsti pitkään "Suomi-kirjaansa", josta syntyi neliosainen työläissuvun naisten tarina". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ Sveriges Radio. ""Svinalängorna" en storartad tidskildring". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Press" (PDF). Dagens Arbete.
^ "Beyond". Hepp Films. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Susanna Alakoski". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin.
^ "Dagens skräckis". Alfabeta. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "Susanna Alakoski: "Oktober i Fattig-Sverige. Dagbok"". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "Bibliografi". Susanna Alakoski. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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[1] "Augustpriset genom åren". August Priset. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[2] Rantanen, Janne (30 April 2021). ""Olen nähnyt, mitä köyhyys tekee ihmiselle" – Kirjailija Susanna Alakoski työsti pitkään "Suomi-kirjaansa", josta syntyi neliosainen työläissuvun naisten tarina". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 March 2024.

[3] Sveriges Radio. ""Svinalängorna" en storartad tidskildring". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[da.se-4] "Press" (PDF). Dagens Arbete.

[5] "Beyond". Hepp Films. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

[ne-6] "Susanna Alakoski". www.ne.se. Nationalencyklopedin.

[7] "Dagens skräckis". Alfabeta. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[8] "Susanna Alakoski: "Oktober i Fattig-Sverige. Dagbok"". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[9] "Bibliografi". Susanna Alakoski. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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v t e August Prize for Best Fiction
Best book (1989–1991)	1989: Tecknens rike – Cecilia Lindqvist 1990: De sotarna! De sotarna! – Lars Ahlin 1991: Livets ax – Sven Delblanc
1990s	1992: Medan tiden tänker på annat – Niklas Rådström 1993: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman 1994: Synden – Björn Ranelid 1995: Sweetness – Torgny Lindgren 1996: The Sorrow Gondola – Tomas Tranströmer 1997: April Witch – Majgull Axelsson 1998: Berömda män som varit i Sunne – Göran Tunström 1999: The Visit of the Royal Physician – Per Olov Enquist
2000s	2000: Popular Music from Vittula – Mikael Niemi 2001: Underdog – Torbjörn Flygt 2002: The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot – Carl-Johan Vallgren 2003: Lottery Scratchcards – Kerstin Ekman 2004: Gregorius – Bengt Ohlsson 2005: The American Girl – Monika Fagerholm 2006: Svinalängorna – Susanna Alakoski 2007: Stundande natten – Carl-Henning Wijkmark 2008: Ett annat liv – Per Olov Enquist 2009: The Emperor of Lies – Steve Sem-Sandberg
2010s	2010: Spill. En damroman – Sigrid Combüchen 2011: Korparna – Tomas Bannerhed 2012: A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz – Göran Rosenberg 2013: Wilful Disregard – Lena Andersson 2014: Liv till varje pris – Kristina Sandberg 2015: Allt jag inte minns – Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2016: De polyglotta älskarna – Lina Wolff 2017: De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar – Johannes Anyuru 2018: Ædnan – Linnea Axelsson 2019: Osebol – Marit Kapla
2020s	2020: Samlade verk – Lydia Sandgren 2021: Eufori: en roman om Sylvia Plath – Elin Cullhed 2022: Detaljerna – Ia Genberg

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Susanna Alakoski

Born	Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski (1962-05-16) 16 May 1962 (age 62) Vaasa, Finland
Occupation	novelist
Period	2006–present
Notable works	Svinalängorna
Spouse	Mats Söderlund (1990–present)
Children	Jaana-Kristina Nilas Runa
Website
susannaalakoski.se