Indifference is a green light for hatred and violence
Address by Sofi Oksanen at the 2020 Helsinki Ethics Conference On a recent visit to Norway, I visited the Narvik War Museum. At the…
Address by Sofi Oksanen at the 2020 Helsinki Ethics Conference On a recent visit to Norway, I visited the Narvik War Museum. At the…
During my years at school, maps hung on our classroom walls on which the Finnish borders were clear, as were those of the Soviet…
Finnish author, Sofi Oksanen, looks at the refugee crisis through the historical lens of the Finnish and Estonian experiences. The only person from my…
In 2003 I published my first novel in Finland, Stalin’s Cows, which dealt with the recent history of Estonia. I was confronted by journalists…
Sofi Oksanen examines the contrasting literary histories of Finland and Estonia and how they have shaped their distinct historical paths and the impact of…
Sofi Oksanen’s speech at the Toronto Conference on Repressions and Human Rights: Commemorating the 1949 Baltic Deportations. From an early age I wanted to…