Satu Rämö

My name is Satu Rämö. I'm a Finnish-Icelandic author of the nordic blue crime book series called HILDUR. Here you can find my interview in Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/202...I was born in Finland in 1980 and moved to Iceland twenty years ago and started writing books.I have published numerous bestselling, prizewinning non-fiction titles in my native Finland, ranging from travel guides to Iceland, to inspirational memoirs and an Icelandic knitting book.My crime fiction debut Hildur (2022) changed the game for me as an author, totally. HILDUR-series is Icelandic-Finnish nordic blue crime fiction that takes place in a small village in the Westfjords of Iceland. Nordic blue is similar to nordic noir but more human. The stories are from the darker sides of the Nordic society but they also follow how people are dealing with each other in life in general.HILDUR books are Der Spiegel bestselling titles in Germany. Finland’s #1 bestselling series with over 600,000 copies sold to date. The publishing rights have been sold to several territories including UK, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Nordics, Estonia and Latvia.HILDUR books are Der Spiegel bestselling titles in Germany. Finland’s #1 bestselling series with over 600,000 copies sold to date. The publishing rights have been sold to several territories including UK, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Nordics, Estonia and Latvia.Finnish Take Two Studios will shoot the HILDUR series in Iceland with an Icelandic co-production.Turku City Theather stages HILDUR on their Main Stage in autumn 2024.I just love writing! Hopefully you like my HILDUR books. I hope to hear from you! You can chat me your thoughts in Instagram at @satu_ramoAll the best from the Westfjords of Iceland, at the end of the roadSatu RämöPS:...and here are some awards & nominations I've got so far:Nominee BookBeat Crime Fiction Author of the Year 2024 (tba in the end of October ’24)Winner Storytel Award 2024 (for Rosa & Björk)Winner Nextory E-Book Prize for Fiction 2023 (for Hildur)Winner Adlibris Award 2023 (for Rosa & Björk)Winner Supla Audiobook of the Year 2023 (for Hildur)Winner BookBeat Newcomer of the Year 2022Nominee ‘Johtolanka’ Prize 2023 (for Rosa & Björk)Nominee, ThrillZone Awards 2023/Netherlands, category best translated crime fiction debut (for Hildur)Nominee ‘Tulenkantaja’ Finnish Literary Export Prize 2022 (for Hildur)