The Translation Prize is one of the largest awards for translation in the Nordic region and is presented by Björn von Sydow, former Minister of Defence and Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, and Chair of the Letterstedtska Föreningen.
Before the award ceremony, researcher Julia Tidigs from the University of Helsinki will give a lecture titled Nordic Literature Between Languages – On Multilingualism and Translation.
Janina Orlov’s translations of works by Rosa Liksom and Sofi Oksanen into Swedish have been instrumental in her selection as the recipient of the Letterstedtska Föreningen’s Translation Prize. The celebrated authors join Janina Orlov in conversation about the role of translation and the dynamics of their collaboration. The discussions will be moderated by culture journalist Marit Lindqvist.
The Letterstedtska Föreningen’s Nordic Translation Prize, funded by the Nyhlén Foundation, recognises translations between the Nordic languages. The prize amount is 100,000 Swedish kronor, and it is being awarded for the 13th time. The Letterstedtska Föreningen promotes Nordic cooperation by funding projects and publishing Nordisk Tidskrift, one of the Nordic region’s oldest cultural journals.
Programme
16:30 Welcoming words: Gitte Grønfeld Wille, Director of Nordic Culture Point, and Peter Stadius, Professor at the Centre for Nordic Studies and Chair of the Finnish branch of the Letterstedtska Föreningen
16:45 Lecture: Julia Tidigs, Associate Professor of Nordic Literature, University of Helsinki
17:10 Award Ceremony: Janina Orlov receives the Letterstedtska Föreningen’s Nordic Translation Prize from the Chair of the Association, Björn von Sydow
17:30–17:45 Break
17:45–18:15 Conversation between translator and author: Janina Orlov and Sofi Oksanen, moderated by Marit Lindqvist, culture journalist (in English)
18:15–18:45 Conversation between author and translator: Janina Orlov and Rosa Liksom, moderated by Marit Lindqvist, culture journalist
19:00 Event ends
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