Meet the nominees for the 2025 Nordic Council Literature Prize
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This year’s nominated works give space to a myriad of voices. Some named, some anonymous, some historical, some fictional, some in a state of eternal transformation, some lonely, some enraptured, and others shipwrecked. The fourteen works nominated for this year’s Nordic Council Literature Prize are characterised by a multitude of circumstances, all revolving around what it means to be human – exposed to a world where the possibilities and limitations of compassion are also put to the test.
Denmark
Finland
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Iceland
Norway
Sami language area
Sweden
Åland
Winner to be announced on 21 October
The winner of the 2025 Nordic Council Literature Prize will be announced on 21 October. The prize statuette will be presented to the winner at the Session of the Nordic Council in Stockholm on 28 October. The prize is worth DKK 300,000.
About the Nordic Council Literature Prize
The Nordic Council Literature Prize, awarded since 1962, goes to a literary work written in one of the Nordic languages, such as a novel, drama, poetry collection, or a collection of short stories or essays that meets high literary and artistic standards.
The purpose of the Nordic Council’s five prizes is to raise interest in the Nordic cultural community and Nordic co-operation on the environment, as well as to recognise outstanding artistic and environmental efforts.
