#katja of sweden

[alwaysalwaysalwaysthesea]

Wool maxi dress by Katja of Sweden, 1970-72.

(source: Nordic Museum Foundation via Europeana Collections)

[eurovision-song-bracket]

Songs From The 70s Bracket!

We had an odd number of entries for the 70s, so this bracket was annoying to make, but here we go!

1978 - “Vivre” by Carole Vinci (Switzerland) vs 1979 - “Dschinghis Khan” by Dschinghis Khan (Germany)

1970 - “All Kinds of Everything” by Dana (Ireland) vs 1979 - “Hallelujah” by Milk and Honey (Israel)

1971 - “Un banc, un arbre, une rue” by Séverine (Monaco) vs 1970 - “Wunder gibt es immer wieder” by Katja Ebstein (Germany)

1978 - “A-Ba-Ni-Bi” by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta (Israel) vs 1972 - “Après Toi” by Vicky Leandros (Luxembourg)

1977 - “Mathima Solfez” by Pashalis Bessy Marianna Robert (Greece) vs 1976 - “Save Your Kisses For Me” by Brotherhood of Man (UK)

1975 - “Ding a Dong” by Teach-in (Netherlands) vs 1970 - “Retour” by Henri Dès (Switzerland)

1974 - “Moja Generacija” by Korni Grupa (Yugoslavia) vs 1977 - “Lapponia” by Monica Aspelund (Finland)

1970 - “Marie-Blanche” by Guy Bonnet (France) vs 1974 - “Waterloo” by ABBA (Sweden)

1973 - “Tu te reconnaîtras” by Anne-Marie David (Luxembourg) vs 1976 - “Panaghia Mou, Panaghia Mou” by Mariza Koch (Greece)

1977 - “L'Oiseau et l'Enfant” by Marie Myriam (France) vs 1978 - “Feuer” by Ireen Sheer (Germany) vs 1979 - “Hey Nana” by Micha Marah (Belgium)

[queensilvy]

The Drottning Diaries

On January 16th, 2024, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden awarded scholarships to researchers. The scholarships were for research about children and disabilities. The ceremony where the researchers received the awards was held at the Royal Palace. The scholarships were awarded from Queen Silvia's Jubilee Trust.

The researchers that received scholarships from Queen Silvia's Jubilee Trust:

Anita Birovecz, PhD student at Karolinska Institutet Katja Sjöblom, PhD student at Karolinska Institutet Karin Persson, PhD student at Lund University Livia van Leuven, PhD student at Karolinska Institutet Jonas Mellgren, PhD student at the University of Gothenburg Anna Hallin Provenzano, PhD student at Karolinska Institutet Elizabeth Jennions, PhD student at the University of Gothenburg Emma Hedlund, PhD student at Lund University Maria Dellenmark-Blom, PhD student at Sahlgrenska Academy

pc: kungahuset

[rebellhonung]

Website: https://www.rebellhonung.se

Address: Småland & Stockholm, Sverige (Småland & Stockholm, Sweden)

Rebell Honung, grundat av Katja Göller, erbjuder en unik honungsupplevelse med ett sortiment av delikatesshonungar inklusive flytande, rå och honung i vaxkaka. Med betoning på en livsstil som sträcker sig bortom bara honung, representerar deras produkter en berättelse om naturens kraft och biodlarnas hängivenhet. Med en vision om en hälsosammare värld är Rebell Honung mer än bara en honungsbutik; det är en rörelse mot hållbart liv och en hälsosammare livsstil. De erbjuder honungsprovningar, honungsabonnemang och naturliga hudvårdsprodukter, och inbjuder alla att utforska honungens värld och dess fördelar.

Rebell Honung, founded by Katja Göller, offers a unique honey experience with a range of delicacy honeys including liquid, raw, and honeycomb varieties. Emphasizing a lifestyle beyond just honey, their products represent a story of nature's power and the dedication of beekeepers. With a vision for a healthier world, Rebell Honung is more than just a honey store; it's a movement towards sustainable living and a healthier lifestyle. They offer honey tasting events, honey subscriptions, and natural skincare products, inviting everyone to explore the world of honey and its benefits.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kakhonungsexperten

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebell_honung_med_katja/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katja-goeller-9a35701/

Liinks: https://www.liinks.co/rebellhonungmedkatja

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[cavenewstimes]

Finland Bans Sale of HHC Products, Sweden to Follow Benjamin M. Adams

Scandinavian countries in Europe are taking steps to halt the sale of psychoactive compounds derived from hemp—most recently hexahydrocannabinol (HHC). According to Senior Inspector at the Finnish Medicines Agency (Fimea), Katja Pihlainen, HHC products have flooded Europe and made their way into Finland. She said that Finland recently classified HHC as a psychoactive substance that’s banned for…

[regardezmoica]

Berlinale 2023 - Encounters Lineup

January 23, 2023 - the Berlinale announced the titles from the Encounters section.

In 2023, the competitive section Encounters comprises 16 films, all of which are world premieres. There are three debut films. 21 countries are represented. Six films were directed by women.

Adentro mío estoy bailando (The Klezmer Project) by Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann | with Leandro Koch, Paloma Schachmann Austria / Argentina 2023 Encounters | World premiere | Debut film

The Adults by Dustin Guy Defa | with Michael Cera, Hannah Gross, Sophia Lillis USA 2023 Encounters | World premiere

The Adults

El eco (The Echo / Das Echo) by Tatiana Huezo Mexico / Germany 2023 Encounters | World premiere | Documentary Form

Here by Bas Devos | with Stefan Gota, Liyo Gong Belgium 2023 Encounters | World premiere

Im toten Winkel (In the Blind Spot) by Ayşe Polat | with Katja Bürkle, Ahmet Varlı, Çağla Yurga, Aybi Era, Maximilian Hemmersdorfer Germany 2023 Encounters | World premiere

Kletka ishet ptitsu (The Cage is Looking for a Bird) by Malika Musaeva | with Khadizha Bataeva, Madina Akkieva, Fatima Elzhurkaeva, Rita Merzhoeva, Magomed Alhastov France / Russian Federation 2023 Encounters | World premiere | Debut film

Mon pire ennemi (My Worst Enemy) by Mehran Tamadon | with Zar Amir Ebrahimi France / Switzerland 2023 Encounters | World premiere | Documentary Form

My Worst Enemy

Műanyag égbolt (White Plastic Sky) by Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó | with Tamás Keresztes, Zsófia Szamosi, Géza Hegedűs D., Judit Schell, István Znamenák Hungary / Slovakia 2023 Encounters | World premiere | Animation

mul-an-e-seo (in water) by Hong Sangsoo | with Shin Seokho, Ha Seongguk, Kim Seungyun South Korea 2023 Encounters | World premiere

Mummola (Family Time) by Tia Kouvo | with Ria Kataja, Elina Knihtilä, Leena Uotila, Tom Wentzel, Jarkko Pajunen Finland / Sweden 2023 Encounters | World premiere | Debut film

Le mura di Bergamo (The Walls of Bergamo) by Stefano Savona Italy 2023 Encounters | World premiere | Documentary Form

Orlando, ma biographie politique (Orlando, My Political Biography) by Paul B. Preciado France 2023 Encounters | World premiere | Debut film | Documentary Form

Samsara by Lois Patiño | with Amid Keomany, Toumor Xiong, Simone Milavanh, Mariam Vuaa Mtego, Juwairiya Idrisa Uwesu Spain 2023 Encounters | World premiere

Shidniy front (Eastern Front) by Vitaly Mansky, Yevhen Titarenko Latvia / Czechia / Ukraine / USA 2023 Encounters | World premiere | Documentary Form

Viver Mal (Living Bad) by João Canijo | with Nuno Lopes, Leonor Silveira, Beatriz Batarda Portugal / France 2023 Encounters | World premiere

Living Bad

Xue yun (Absence) by Wu Lang | with Lee Kang-Sheng, Li Meng, Ren Ke, Liang Wanling People’s Republic of China 2023 Encounters | World premiere | Debut film

[brookston]

Holidays 11.25

Holidays

Blasé Day

Carers Rights Day (UK)

Catterntide

Day Against Domestic Violence (EU)

Day of the Covenant (Baháʼí)

Evacuation Day (NYC)

Family Day (Palau)

Hari Guru (a.k.a. Teacher's Day; Indonesia)

Homeland Security Day

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (UN)

International Hat Day

Mangé Yam (Yam Festival; Haiti)

Monkey Buffet Festival (Thailand)

Moquegua City Foundation Day (Peru)

Mousetrap Day

National Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

National Don't Utter a Word Day

National Natural Fibers Day

National Shopping Reminder Day

Shopping Reminder Day (1 Month 'till Xmas)

Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begins [ends 12.10]

Vajiravudh Memorial Day (Thailand)

White Ribbon Day (Australia, UK)

Women's Merrymaking Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National “Eat with a Friend” Day

National Mashed Idaho Potato Day

National Parfait Day

4th & Last Friday in November

Friday after Thanksgiving (US) [4th Friday] (a.k.a. ... 

Black Friday

Buy Nothing Day

Buy Nothing (But Beer) Day

Family Day (Nevada)

Green Friday

National Day of Listening

National Farm to Pints Day

National Flossing Day

National Leftovers Day

Native American Heritage Day

Plaid Friday

Planetary Buy Nothing Day

Plan Your Dagwood Sandwich Day

Random Acts of Kindness Friday

Robert E. Lee Day (Georgia)

Sinkie Day (celebrates eating over the sink)

You’re Welcome Day (a.k.a. You're Welcomegiving Day)

Fur-Free Friday [Last Friday]

International Systems Engineer Day [Last Friday]

Maize Day [4th Friday]

National Day of Thanksgiving (Turks and Caicos) [Last Friday]

Independence Days

Suriname (a.k.a. Srefidensi; from the Netherlands, 1975)

Feast Days

Bitterness Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Catherine Labouré (Christian; Saint)

Catherine of Alexandria (Christian; Saint)

Elizabeth of Reute (Christian; Saint)

Erasmus (a.k.a. Elme; Christian; Saint)

Gazpacho Soup Day (Pastafarian)

Isaac Watts (Lutheran Church and Church of England)

James Otis Sargent Huntington (Episcopal Church)

Lucy the Australopithecine Discovery Day (Pastafarian)

Persephone (a.k.a. Kore; celebration for the Goddess of Vegetation; Ancient Greece)

Richelieu (Positivist; Saint)

Tom Turkey (Muppetism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Aladdin (Animated Disney Film; 1992)

Anticipation, by Carly Simon (Song; 1971)

The Artist (Film; 2011)

The Beatles: Get Back (Documentary Series; 2021)

The Bodyguard (Film; 1992)

Brooklyn (Film; 2015)

A Bug’s Life (Animated Pixar Film; 1998)

Creed (Film; 2015)

The Good Dinosaur (Animated Film; 2015)

Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne (Novel; 1864)

The Last Waltz (Concert Film; 1976)

Let It Go, by Idina Menzel (Song; 2013)

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (Film; 1987)

You Always Hurt the One You Love, by The Mills Brothers (Song; 1944)

Today’s Name Days

Katharina, Kathrin, Katja (Austria)

Kliment, Klimentina (Bulgaria)

Erazmo, Katarina (Croatia)

Kateřina (Czech Republic)

Catharina (Denmark)

Kaarin, Kadi, Kadri, Kadrin, Karin, Katariina, Kati, Katre, Katri, Katrin, Triin, Triina, Triinu (Estonia)

Kaarina, Kaija, Kaisa, Kaisu, Katariina, Kati, Katja, Katri, Katriina, Riina (Finland)

Catherine (France)

Katharina, Kathrin, Katja, Jasmin (Germany)

Aikaterine, Aikaterini, Katerina, Merkourios (Greece)

Katalin (Hungary)

Caterina (Italy)

Kate, Katrīna, Trīne (Latvia)

Germilė, Kotryna, Santautas (Lithuania)

Kari, Katarina, Katrine (Norway)

Erazm, Jozafat, Katarzyna, Tęgomir (Poland)

Katarína (Slovakia)

Catalina (Spain)

Katarina, Katja (Sweden)

Caitlin, Caitlyn, Carina, Caryn, Catherine, Cathleen, Cathy Kaitlin, Kaitlynn, Kara, Karen, Kari, Karina, Kate, Katelyn, Katelynn, Katharine, Katherine, Kathleen, Kathryn, Kathy, Katie, Katrina, Treena, Trina, Trinity (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 329 of 2022; 36 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 47 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Hagal (Constraint) [Day 28 of 28]

Chinese: Month 11 (Dōngyuè), Day 2 (Ren-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 1 Kislev 5783

Islamic: 1 Jumada I 1444

J Cal: 29 Mir; Sevenday [29 of 30]

Julian: 12 November 2022

Moon: 5%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 21 Frederic (12th Month) [Richelieu]

Runic Half Month: Ruis (Elder) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 64 of 90)

Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 3 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Jumādā al-ʾŪlā (Islamic Calendar) [Month 5 of 12]

Kislev (a.k.a. Chisleu or Chislev) [כִּסְלֵו / כסליו] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 9 of 12 or 13]

Ruis (Elder) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 12 of 13]

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 11.25

Holidays

Blasé Day

Carers Rights Day (UK)

Catterntide

Day Against Domestic Violence (EU)

Day of the Covenant (Baháʼí)

Evacuation Day (NYC)

Family Day (Palau)

Hari Guru (a.k.a. Teacher's Day; Indonesia)

Homeland Security Day

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (UN)

International Hat Day

Mangé Yam (Yam Festival; Haiti)

Monkey Buffet Festival (Thailand)

Moquegua City Foundation Day (Peru)

Mousetrap Day

National Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

National Don't Utter a Word Day

National Natural Fibers Day

National Shopping Reminder Day

Shopping Reminder Day (1 Month 'till Xmas)

Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begins [ends 12.10]

Vajiravudh Memorial Day (Thailand)

White Ribbon Day (Australia, UK)

Women's Merrymaking Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National “Eat with a Friend” Day

National Mashed Idaho Potato Day

National Parfait Day

4th & Last Friday in November

Friday after Thanksgiving (US) [4th Friday] (a.k.a. ... 

Black Friday

Buy Nothing Day

Buy Nothing (But Beer) Day

Family Day (Nevada)

Green Friday

National Day of Listening

National Farm to Pints Day

National Flossing Day

National Leftovers Day

Native American Heritage Day

Plaid Friday

Planetary Buy Nothing Day

Plan Your Dagwood Sandwich Day

Random Acts of Kindness Friday

Robert E. Lee Day (Georgia)

Sinkie Day (celebrates eating over the sink)

You’re Welcome Day (a.k.a. You're Welcomegiving Day)

Fur-Free Friday [Last Friday]

International Systems Engineer Day [Last Friday]

Maize Day [4th Friday]

National Day of Thanksgiving (Turks and Caicos) [Last Friday]

Independence Days

Suriname (a.k.a. Srefidensi; from the Netherlands, 1975)

Feast Days

Bitterness Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Catherine Labouré (Christian; Saint)

Catherine of Alexandria (Christian; Saint)

Elizabeth of Reute (Christian; Saint)

Erasmus (a.k.a. Elme; Christian; Saint)

Gazpacho Soup Day (Pastafarian)

Isaac Watts (Lutheran Church and Church of England)

James Otis Sargent Huntington (Episcopal Church)

Lucy the Australopithecine Discovery Day (Pastafarian)

Persephone (a.k.a. Kore; celebration for the Goddess of Vegetation; Ancient Greece)

Richelieu (Positivist; Saint)

Tom Turkey (Muppetism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Aladdin (Animated Disney Film; 1992)

Anticipation, by Carly Simon (Song; 1971)

The Artist (Film; 2011)

The Beatles: Get Back (Documentary Series; 2021)

The Bodyguard (Film; 1992)

Brooklyn (Film; 2015)

A Bug’s Life (Animated Pixar Film; 1998)

Creed (Film; 2015)

The Good Dinosaur (Animated Film; 2015)

Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne (Novel; 1864)

The Last Waltz (Concert Film; 1976)

Let It Go, by Idina Menzel (Song; 2013)

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (Film; 1987)

You Always Hurt the One You Love, by The Mills Brothers (Song; 1944)

Today’s Name Days

Katharina, Kathrin, Katja (Austria)

Kliment, Klimentina (Bulgaria)

Erazmo, Katarina (Croatia)

Kateřina (Czech Republic)

Catharina (Denmark)

Kaarin, Kadi, Kadri, Kadrin, Karin, Katariina, Kati, Katre, Katri, Katrin, Triin, Triina, Triinu (Estonia)

Kaarina, Kaija, Kaisa, Kaisu, Katariina, Kati, Katja, Katri, Katriina, Riina (Finland)

Catherine (France)

Katharina, Kathrin, Katja, Jasmin (Germany)

Aikaterine, Aikaterini, Katerina, Merkourios (Greece)

Katalin (Hungary)

Caterina (Italy)

Kate, Katrīna, Trīne (Latvia)

Germilė, Kotryna, Santautas (Lithuania)

Kari, Katarina, Katrine (Norway)

Erazm, Jozafat, Katarzyna, Tęgomir (Poland)

Katarína (Slovakia)

Catalina (Spain)

Katarina, Katja (Sweden)

Caitlin, Caitlyn, Carina, Caryn, Catherine, Cathleen, Cathy Kaitlin, Kaitlynn, Kara, Karen, Kari, Karina, Kate, Katelyn, Katelynn, Katharine, Katherine, Kathleen, Kathryn, Kathy, Katie, Katrina, Treena, Trina, Trinity (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 329 of 2022; 36 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 47 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Hagal (Constraint) [Day 28 of 28]

Chinese: Month 11 (Dōngyuè), Day 2 (Ren-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 1 Kislev 5783

Islamic: 1 Jumada I 1444

J Cal: 29 Mir; Sevenday [29 of 30]

Julian: 12 November 2022

Moon: 5%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 21 Frederic (12th Month) [Richelieu]

Runic Half Month: Ruis (Elder) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 64 of 90)

Zodiac: Sagittarius (Day 3 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Jumādā al-ʾŪlā (Islamic Calendar) [Month 5 of 12]

Kislev (a.k.a. Chisleu or Chislev) [כִּסְלֵו / כסליו] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 9 of 12 or 13]

Ruis (Elder) [Celtic Tree Calendar; Month 12 of 13]

[alwaysalwaysalwaysthesea]

Horse print cotton dress by Katja of Sweden, 1965-75.

(source: The Nordic Museum Foundation via Europeana Collections)

[musicals-in-sweden]

Production photos (Part 2) from Skönheten och odjuret (Beauty and the beast)

Malmö Opera, Malmö - 2019-2020.

Photography by Katja Tauberman and Jonas Persson

[residentraccoon]

Updated list of my ESC winners

1956: Franca Raimondi - Aprite le finestre (Italy)

1957: Margot Hielscher - Telefon, Telefon (Germany)

1958: Domenico Modugno - Nel blu dipinto di blu (Italy)

1959: Teddy Scholten - Een beetje (Netherlands)

1960: Nora Brockstedt - Voi voi (Norway)

1961: Jean Claude Pascal - Nous les amoureux (Luxembourg)

1962: Marion Rung - Tipi Tii (Finland)

1963: Grethe & Jorgen Ingmann - Dansevise (Denmark)

1964: Gigliola Cinquetti - Non ho l'eta (Italy)

1965: France Gall - Poupee de cire, poupee de son (Luxembourg)

1966: Udo Jurgens - Merci, cherie (Austria)

1967: Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a string (United Kingdom)

1968: Cliff Richard - Congratulations (United Kingdom)

1969: Salome - Vivo cantando (Spain)

1970: Mary Hopkin - Knock knock who's there (United Kingdom)

1971: Severine - Un banc, un arbre, une rue (Monaco)

1972: Vicky Leandros - Apres Toi (Luxembourg)

1973: Anne Marie David - Tu te reconnaitras (Luxembourg)

1974: ABBA - Waterloo (Sweden)

1975: Teach-in - Ding a dong (Netherlands)

1976: Brotherhood of man - Save your kisses for me (United Kingdom)

1977: Monica Aspelund - Lapponia (Finland)

1978: Izhar Cohen - A-Ba-Ni-Bi (Israel)

1979: Milk & Honey - Hallelujah (Israel)

1980: Katja Ebstein - Theater (Germany)

1981: Lena Valaitis - Johnny Blue (Germany)

1982: Anna Vissi - Mono i agapi (Cyprus)

1983: Danijel - Dzuli (Yugoslavia)

1984: Alice & Battiato - I treni di tozeur (Italy)

1985: Bobbysocks - La det swinge (Norway)

1986: Sandra Kim - J'aime la vie (Belgium)

1987: Lilliane Saint Pierre - Soldiers of love (Belgium)

1988: Celine Dion - Ne partez pas sans moi (Switzerland)

1989: Birthe Kjaer - Vi maler byen rod (Denmark)

1990: Toto Cutugno - Insieme 1992 (Italy)

1991: Carola - Fangad av en stormvind (Sweden)

1992: Evridiki - Teriazoume (Cyprus)

1993: Ruth Jacott - Vrede (Netherlands)

1994: CatCat - Bye bye baby (Finland)

1995: Secret Garden - Nocturne (Norway)

1996: Eimear Quinn - The voice (Ireland)

1997: Jalisse - Fiumi di Parole (Italy)

1998: Edsilia Rombley - Hemel en aarde (Netherlands)

1999: Selma - All out of luck (Iceland)

2000: Brainstorm - My star (Latvia)

2001: Nusa Derenda - Energy (Slovenia)

2002: Malene - Tell me who you are (Denmark)

2003: Urban Trad - Sanomi (Belgium)

2004: Ruslana - Wild dances (Ukraine)

2005: Zdob si Zdub - Bunica bate doba (Moldova)

2006: Hari Mata Hari - Lejla (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

2007: Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov - Water (Bulgaria)

2008: Mor ve otesi - Deli (Turkey)

2009: Alexander Rybak - Fairytale (Norway)

2010: Paula Seling & Ovi - Playing with fire (Romania)

2011: Eldrine - One more day (Georgia)

2012: Kaliopi - Crno i belo (North Macedonia)

2013: Zlata Ognevich - Gravity (Ukraine)

2014: Sebalter - Hunter of stars (Switzerland)

2015: Mans Zelmerlow - Heroes (Sweden)

2016: Iveta Mukuchyan - Lovewave (Armenia)

2017: Joci Papai - Origo (Hungary)

2018: Yianna Terzi - Oniro Mou (Greece)

2019: Keiino - Spirit in the sky (Norway)

2020: The Roop - On fire (Lithuania)

2021: Maneskin - Zitti e buoni (Italy)

2022: Zdob si Zdub & Fratii Advahov - Trenuletul (Moldova)

[borisbubbles]

Btw~

1963

01. DENMARK - Grethe & Jörgen Ingmann - "Dansevise" 02.  ITALY - Emilio Pericoli - "Uno per tutte" 03.  SWITZERLAND - Ester Ofarim - "T'en va pas" 04. GERMANY - Heidi Brühl - "Marcel" 05. UNITED KINGDOM - Ronnie Carroll - "Say wonderful things to me"

1964

01. ITALY - Gigiola Chinquetti - "Non ho l'eta" 02. LUXEMBOURG - Hughues Aufray - "Dès que le printemps revient" 03. NETHERLANDS - Anneke Grönloh - "Je bent mijn leven" 04. AUSTRIA - Udo Jürgens - "Warum, nur warum?" 05. UNITED KINGDOM - Matt Monro - "I love the little things"

1965

01. LUXEMBOURG - France Gall - "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" 02. NETHERLANDS - Conny Vandenbos - "'t Is genoeg!" 03. SPAIN - Conchita Bautista - "Que bueno, que bueno" 04. UNITED KINGDOM - Kathy Kirby - "I belong" 05. SWEDEN - Ingvar Wixell - "Absent friend"

1966.

01. NORWAY - Ase Kleveland - "Intet er nytt under solen" 02. BELGIUM - Tonia - "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" 03. SWEDEN - Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson - "Nygammal vals" 04. SPAIN - Raphael - "Yo soy aquél" 05. NETHERLANDS - Milly Scott - "Fernando & Filippo"

1967.

01. MONACO - Minouche Barelli - "Boum badaboum" 02. UNITED KINGDOM - Sandie Shaw - "Puppet on a string" 03. LUXEMBOURG - Vicky Leandros - "L'amour est bleu" 04. SPAIN - Raphael - "Hablamos del amor" 05. NETHERLANDS - Thérèse Steinmetz - "Ring-dinge-ding"

1968

01. SWEDEN - Claes-Göran Hederström - "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mig" 02. YUGOSLAVIA - Luco Capurso & Hamo Hadjadhodzic  "Jedan dan" 03. NORWAY - Odd Börre - "Stress" 04. GERMANY - Wenche Myhre - "Ein Hoch der Liebe" 05. FINLAND - Kristina Hautala - "Kun kello käy"

1969

01. UNITED KINGDOM - Lulu - "Boom bang-a-bang" 02. NETHERLANDS - Lenny Kuhr - "De troubadour" 03. SPAIN - "Salomé- "Vivo cantando" 04. PORTUGAL - Simone de Oliveira - "Desfolhada" 05. NORWAY - Kirsti Sparboe - "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"

1970

01. UNITED KINGDOM - Mary Hopkin - "Knock knock, who's there?" 02. SWITZERLAND - Henri Des - "Retour" 03. MONACO - Dominique Dussault - "Marlène" 04. YUGOSLAVIA - Eva Srsen - "Pridi, dala ti nom cvet" 05. GERMANY - Katja Ebstein - "Wunder gibt es immer wieder"

1971

01. PORTUGAL - Tonicha - "Menina do alto da serra" 02. LUXEMBOURG - Monique Melsen - "Pomme, pomme, pomme" 03. MONACO - Severine - "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" 04. NORWAY - Hanne Krogh - "Lykken er" 05. AUSTRIA - Marianne Mendt - "Music"

1972

01. NETHERLANDS - Sandra & Andres - "Als het om de liefde gaat" 02. UNITED KINGDOM - The New Seekers - "Beg, steal or borrow" 03. AUSTRIA - "Milestones - "Falter im Wind" 04. FINLAND - Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor - "Muistathan" 05. YUGOSLAVIA - Tereza Kesovija - "Muzika i ti"

1973

01. UNITED KINGDOM - Cliff Richard - "Power to all our friends" 02. BELGIUM - Nicole & Hugo - "Baby, baby" 03. PORTUGAL - Fernando Tordo - "Tourada" 04. SWEDEN - The Nova - "You're summer" 05. NORWAY - Bendik Singers - "It's just a game"

1974

01. SWEDEN - ABBA - "Waterloo" 02. NETHERLANDS - Mouth & MacNeal - "I see a star" 03. SPAIN - Peret - "Canta y sé feliz" 04. GREECE - Marinella - "Krasi, Thalassa ke t' agori mou" 05. YUGOSLAVIA - Korni Grupa - "Generacija 42"

1975

01. GERMANY - Joy Fleming - "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" 02. NETHERLANDS - Teach-in - "Ding-a-Dong" 03. MALTA - Renato - "Singing this song" 04. SWITZERLAND - Simone Drexel - "Mikado" 05. ITALY - "Wess & Dori Ghezzi" - "Era"

1976

01. LUXEMBOURG - Jürgen Marcus - "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" 02. FINLAND - Fredi & Ystävät - "Pump-pump" 03. FRANCE - Cathérine Ferry - "Un Deux Trois" 04. NORWAY - Anne-Karine Strom - "Mata Hari" 05. ITALY - Al Bano & Romina Power - "We'll live it all again"

1977

01. BELGIUM - Dream Express - "A million in 1-2-3" 02. UNITED KINGDOM - Mike Moran & Lynsey dePaul - "Rock bottom" 03. AUSTRIA - Schmetterlinge - "Boom boom boomerang" 04. SPAIN - Mickey - "Ensename a cantar" 05. GREECE - Paschalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy - "Mathima solfege"

1978

01. ISRAEL - Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta - "A-ba-ni-bi" 02. LUXEMBOURG - Bacchara - "Parlez-vous francais?" 03. GREECE - Tania Tsanaklidou - "Charlie Chaplin" 04. GERMANY - Ireen Sheer - "Feuer" 05. PORTUGAL - Gemini - Dai li dou"

1979

01. GERMANY - Dzinghis Khan - "Dzinghis Khan" 02. SWITZERLAND - Peter, Sue & Marc ft Pfuri, Gorps & Kniri - "Trödler & Co." 03. GREECE - Elpida - "Sokrati" 04. DENMARK - Tommy Seebach - "Disco Tango" 05. BELGIUM - Micha Marah - "Hey nana"

1980.

01. LUXEMBOURG - Sophie & Magaly - "Papa Pingouïn" 02. FRANCE - Profil - "Hé, hé m'sieurs, dames" 03. GREECE - Anna Vissi - "Autostop" 04. BELGIUM - Telex - "Euro-Vision" 05. IRELAND - Johnny Logan - "What's another year?"

1981

01. BELGIUM - Emly Starr - "Samson" 02. PORTUGAL - Carlos Paiao - "Playback" 03. DENMARK - Tommy Seebach & Debbie Cameron - "Kroller eller ej" 04. IRELAND - Sheeba - "Horoscopes" 05. UNITED KINGDOM - Bucks Fizz - "Making your mind up"

1982.

01. GERMANY - Nicole - "Ein Bißchen Frieden" 02. ISRAEL - Avi Toledano - "Hora" 03. SPAIN - Lucia - "El" 04. TURKEY - Neco - "Hani?" 05. AUSTRIA - Mess - "Sonntag"

1983

01. ISRAEL- Ofra Haza - "Chai" 02. LUXEMBOURG - Corinne Hermes - "Si la vie est un cadeau" 03. BELGIUM - Pas-de-Deux - "Rendez-Vous" 04. SPAIN - Remedios Amaya - "Quién maneja mi barca?" 05. YUGOSLAVIA - Daniel - "Dzuli"

1984

01. IRELAND - Linda Martin - "Terminal 3" 02. DENMARK - Hot Eyes - "Det' lige det" 03. ITALY - Alice & Battiato - "I treni di Tozeur" 04. LUXEMBOURG - Sophie Carle - "100% d'amour" 05. FINLAND - Kirka - "Hengaillaan"

1985.

01. TURKEY - MFÖ - "Didai, didai dai" 02. ISRAEL - Izhar Cohen - "Olé, olé" 03. FINLAND - Sonja Lumme - "Elakoon Elama" 04. SWEDEN - Kikki Danielsson - "Bra vibrationer" 05. NORWAY - Bobbysocks - "La det swinge"

1986

01. BELGIUM - Sandra Kim - "J'aime la vie" 02. PORTUGAL - Dora - "Não sejas mau p'ra mim" 03. SWEDEN - Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell - "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" 04. NETHERLANDS - Frizzle Sizzle - "Alles heeft een ritme" 05. NORWAY - Ketil Stokkan - "Romeo"

1987

01. BELGIUM - Liliane St. Pierre - "Soldiers of love" 02. IRELAND - Johnny Logan - "Hold me now" 03. TURKEY - Seyyal Taner & Lokomotif - "Sarkim sevgi ustune" 04. YUGOSLAVIA - Novi Fosili - "Ja sam za ples" 05. NETHERLANDS - Marcha - "Rechtop in de wind"

1988.

01. SWITZERLAND - Celine Dion - "Ne partez pas sans moi" 02. TURKEY - MFÖ - "Sufi" 03. DENMARK - Hot Eyes - "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" 04. SPAIN - La Decada - "Made in Spain" 05. GREECE - Afroditi Frida - "Clown"

1989

01. DENMARK - Birthe Kjaer - "Vi maler byen röd" 02. TURKEY - Pan - "Bana bana" 03. FINLAND - "Anneli Saaristo" - "La dolce vita" 04. PORTUGAL - Da Vinci - "Conquistador" 05. AUSTRIA? - Thomas Forstner? - "Nur ein Lied"? ??? I guess (but really, don't bother with this garbage year.)

1990.

01. YUGOSLAVIA - Tajci - "Hajde da ludujemo" 02. SPAIN - Azucar Moreno - "Bandido" 03. FRANCE - Joëlle Ursull - "Black & White blues" 04. ICELAND - Stjornin - "Eitt lag enn" 05. CYPRUS - Haris Anastasiou - "Milas poli"

1991.

01. SWEDEN - Carola - "Fångad av en stormvind" 02. FRANCE - Amina - "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" (beyond the shadow of a doubt, the best top 2 in any Eurovision year ever) 03. UNITED KINGDOM - Samanta Janus - "A message to your heart" 04. ISRAEL - Duo Datz - "Kan" 05. GREECE - Sophia Vossou - "I anixi"

1992.

01. DENMARK - Lotte Nilsen & Kenny Lübke - "Alt det som ingen ser" 02. PORTUGAL - Dina - "Amor d'agua fresca" 03. ISRAEL - Dafna Dekel - "Ze rak sport" 04. FRANCE - Kali - "Monté la riviè" 05. BELGIUM - Morgane - "Nous, on veut des violons"

1993.

01. SLOVENIA - 1XBand - "Tih dezeven dan" 02. NETHERLANDS - Ruth Jacott - "Vrede" 03. GREECE - Katy Garbi - "Ellada, hora tou fotos" 04. SPAIN - Eva Santamaria - "Hombres" 05. BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA - Fazla - "Sva bol sveta"

1994

01. GERMANY - MeKaDo - "Wir geben 'ne Party" 02. RUSSIA - Youddiph - "Vyechni Stranik" 03. SLOVAKIA - Tublatanka - "Nekoniecna piesen" 04. FINLAND - CatCat - "Bye, bye baby" 05. FRANCE - Nina Morato - "Je suis un vrai garçon"

1995

01. CYPRUS - Alexandros Panayi - "Sti fotia" 02. DENMARK - Aud Wilken - "Fra Mols til Skagen" 03. SPAIN - Anabel Conde - "Vuelve conmigo" 04. FRANCE - Nathalie Santamaria - "Il me donne rendez-vous" 05. AUSTRIA - Stella Jones - "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt"

1996.

01. CROATIA - Maja Blagdan - "Sveta ljubav" 02. PORTUGAL - Lucia Moniz - "O meu coracao nao tem cor" 03. ESTONIA - Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna - "Kaelakee hääl" 04. NORWAY - Elisabeth Andreassen - "I evighet" 05. SWEDEN - One more time - "Den vilda"

1997.

01. POLAND - Anna-Maria Jopek - "Ale jestem" 02. CYPRUS - Hara & Andreas Konstantinou - "Mana mou" 03. TURKEY - Sebnem Paker & Ethnik - "Dinle" 04. UNITED KINGDOM - Katrina & The Waves - "Love shine a light" 05. ICELAND - Paul Oscar - "Minn hinsti dans"

1998.

01. NETHERLANDS - Edsilia - "Hemel en aarde" 02. GERMANY - Guildo Horn - "Guildo hat euch lieb'" 03. MALTA - Chiara - "The one that I love" 04. BELGIUM - Melanie Cohl - "Dis oui" 05. CYPRUS - Michael Hayiyannis - "Genesis"

1999

01. CROATIA - Doris Dragovic - "Marija Magdalena" 02. GERMANY - Sürpriz - "Reise nach Jerusalem" 03. ICELAND - Selma - "All out of luck" 04. UNITED KINGDOM - Precious - "Say it again" 05. LITHUANIA - Aiste - "Strazdas"

2000.

01. LATVIA - Brainstorm - "My star" 02. RUSSIA - Alsou - "Solo" 03. N-MACEDONIA - XXL - "100% te Ljubam" 04. ROMANIA - Taxi - "The moon" 05. DENMARK - Olson Brothers - "Fly on the wings of love"

2001.

01. FRANCE - Natasha St. Pier - "Je n'ai que mon âme" 02. GREECE - Antique - "Die for you" (and after those two have ALREADY breached the "trash that is only enjoyable with irony" tier. fantastic year.) 03. LATVIA - Arnis Mednis - "Too much" 04. RUSSIA - Mumiy Troll - "Lady Alpine Blue" 05. POLAND - Piasek - "2Long"

2002

01. SPAIN - Rosa - "Europe's living a celebration" 02. BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA - Maja - "Na jastuku za dvoje" 03. MALTA - Ira Losco - "7th wonder" 04. ESTONIA - Sahlene - "Runaway" 05. CROATIA - Vesna Pisarovic - "Everything I want"

2003

01. GERMANY - Lou - "Let's get happy" 02. ROMANIA - Nicola - "Don't break my heart" 03. BELGIUM - Urban Trad - "Sanomi" 04. CROATIA - Claudia Beni - "Nise visam tvoja" 05. ICELAND - Brigitta - "Open your heart"

2004

01. ALBANIA - Anjezha Shahini - "Image of you" 02. UKRAINE - Ruslana - "Wild dances" 03. MALTA - Julie & Ludwig - "Off again, on again" 04. BELARUS - Aleksandra & Konstantin - "My Galileo" 05. ESTONIA - Neiokoso - "Tii"

2005

01. ROMANIA - Luminita Aghell & Sistem - "Let me try" 02. NORWAY - WigWam - "In my dreams" 03. HUNGARY - NOX - "Forogj, vilag!" 04. ISRAEL - Shiri Maimon - "Hashek'et Shenish'ar" 05. "SWITZERLAND" - Vanilla Ninja - "Cool vibes"

2006

01. ICELAND - Silvia Night - "Congratulations" 02. SWEDEN - Carola - "Invincible" 03. FINLAND - Lordi - "Hard Rock Hallellujah" 04. NORWAY - Christine Gulbrandsen - "Alvedansen" 05. CROATIA - Severina - "Moja stikla" (yes my fave is an NQ. Fittingly in the only year where the semifinal was better than the grand final.)

2007

01. GEORGIA - Sopho - "Visionary Dream" 02. SERBIA - Marija Serifovic - "Molitva" 03. CYPRUS - Evridiki - "Comme ci, comme ça" 04. SLOVENIA - Alenka Gotar - "Cvet z juga" 05. HUNGARY - Magdi Rusza - "Unsubstantial Blues"

2008

01. ICELAND - Euroband - "This is my life" 02. FRANCE - Sébastien Tellier - "Divine" 03. BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA - Laka - "Pokusaj" 04. UKRAINE - Ani Lorak - "Shady Lady" 05. SLOVENIA - Rebeka Dremelj - "Vrag naj vzame"

2009

01. ICELAND - Yohanna - "Is it true?" 02. ESTONIA - Urban Symphony - "Rändajad" 03. ALBANIA - Kejsi Tola - "Carry me in your dreams" 04. UKRAINE - Svetlana Loboda - "Be my valentine" 05. ARMENIA - Inga & Anush - "Jan jan"

2010

01. ALBANIA - Juliana Pasha - "It's all about you" 02. TURKEY - MaNga - "We could be the same" 03. ROMANIA - Paula Seling & Ovi - "Playing with fire" 04. FRANCE - Jessy Matador - "Allez, ola, olé!" 05. FINLAND - Kuunkuiskaajat - "Työlki ellää"

2011

01. GERMANY - Lena - "Taken by a stranger" 02. BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA - Dino Merlin - "Love in rewind" 03. BULGARIA - Poli Genova - "Na inat" 04. SLOVENIA - Maja Keuc - "No one" 05. SERBIA - Nina - "Caroban"

2012

01. SWEDEN - Loreen - "Euphoria" 02. MOLDOVA - Pasha Parfeny - "Lautar" 03. ESTONIA - Ott Lepland - "Kuula" 04. ICELAND - Greta Salomé & Jonsi - "Never forget" 05. BELARUS - Litesound - "We are the heroes"

2013.

01. GREECE - Koza Mostra & Agathonas Iakovidis - "Alcohol is free" 02. UKRAINE - Zlata Ognevich - "Gravity" 03. MONTENEGRO - Who see & Nina Zizic - "Igranka" 04. FINLAND - Krista Siegfrids - "Marry me" 05. BULGARIA - Elitsa & Stoyan - "Samo shampioni"

2014.

01. SLOVENIA - Tinkara Kovac - "Round and round" 02. AUSTRIA - Conchita Wurst - "Rise like a phoenix" 03. POLAND - Cleo & 'Donatan' - "My slowianie" 04. SWITZERLAND - Sebalter - "Hunter of stars" 05. SPAIN - Ruth Lorenzo - "Dancing in the rain"

2015.

01. LATVIA - Aminata - "Love injected" 02. ESTONIA - Stig Rästa & Elina Born - "Goodbye to yesterday" 03. SERBIA - Bojana Stamenov - "Beauty never lies" 04. SWEDEN - Mans Zelmerlow - "Heroes" 05. RUSSIA - Polina Gagarina - "A million voices"

2016.

01. ARMENIA - Iveta Mukuchyan - "LoveWave" 02. BULGARIA - Poli Genova - "If love was a crime" 03. GEORGIA - Nika Kocharov & Y.G.L - "Midnight Gold" 04. BELGIUM - Laura Tesoro - "What's the pressure" 05. UKRAINE - Jamala - "1944"

2017.

01. BELGIUM - Blanche - "City lights" 02. HUNGARY - Joci Papai - "Origo" 03. BELARUS - Naviband - "Story of my life" 04. NORWAY - JOWST - "Grab the moment" 05. N-MACEDONIA - Jana Burceska - "Dance alone"

2018

01. LITHUANIA - Ieva Zasimauskaite - "When we're old" 02. SLOVENIA - Lea Sirk - "Hvala, ne!" 03. ESTONIA - Elina Nechayeva - "La Forza" 04. FRANCE - Madame Monsieur - "Mercy" 05. MOLDOVA - DoReDoS - "My lucky day"

2019

01. SLOVENIA - ZalaGasper - "Sebi" 02. AUSTRALIA - Kate Miller-Heidke - "Zero Gravity" 03. ITALY - Mahmood - "Soldi" 04. NORWAY - KEiiNO - "Spirit in the sky" 05. ICELAND - Hatari - "Hatrið munn sigra"

2020

01. ICELAND - “Daði & Gagnamagnið - “Think about things” 02. UKRAINE - Go_A - “Solovey” 03. LITHUANIA - The Roop - “On fire” 04. BELARUS - VAL - “Da vidna” 05. BULGARIA - VICTORIA - “Tears Getting Sober”

To be continued...?

[fictionfromafar]

Crime Fiction In Translation 2023

This list will be added to throughout 2023

5 Jan

Black Ice by Carin Gerhardsen, translated by Ian Giles, Head Of Zeus SWEDEN

A deadly secret haunts a group of strangers who cross paths in the snow of a Swedish midwinter. The days are short, the air is cold, and all the roads are covered in snow. On a deserted, icy backroad, these wintry conditions bring together a group of strangers with a force devastating enough to change their lives forever

Empathy by Antoine Renand, translated by Frank Wynne, Welbeck FRANCE

Prix Maison de la Presse Award Finalist 2019 Marion Mesny and Anthony Rauch, otherwise known as 'The Pear', work at the heart of the Sexual Assault Unit in Paris.

Renowned for their bravery and intelligence, the pair are not unfamiliar with violent crimes. Yet they are horrified when they discover a criminal who goes by the name of Alpha - a man filled with red-hot hatred, whose meaning of life lies in assaulting and torturing others.

18 Jan

Trouble by Katja Ivar, Bitter Lemon Press FINLAND

Helsinki, early summer 1953. Hella Mauzer, once a member of the city’s murder squad, now a reluctant private investigator, is doing a background check on a member of the Finnish secret services. She accepted the job because she was promised information about the 1942 death of her father. An accident, file closed they say. But not for Hella. Her investigation leads to people who want her stopped dead in her tracks.

The Birthday Party by Laurent Mauvignier, translated by Daniel Levin, Fitzcarraldo Editions FRANCE

While Patrice plans a surprise for his wife's fortieth birthday, inexplicable events start to disrupt the hamlet's quiet existence: anonymous, menacing letters, an unfamiliar car rolling up the driveway. And as night falls, strangers stalk the houses, unleashing a nightmarish chain of events. Told in rhythmic, propulsive prose that weaves seamlessly from one consciousness to the next over the course of a day, Laurent Mauvignier's The Birthday Party is a deft unravelling of the stories we hide from others and from ourselves, a gripping tale of the violent irruptions of the past into the present, written by a major contemporary French writer.

25 Jan

Winter Swallows by Maurizio de Giovanni, translated by Antony Shugaar, Europa Editions ITALY (USA)

Christmas has just passed and the city is preparing to celebrate New Year when, on the stage of a variety show, famous actor Michelangelo Gelmi fires a gun at his wife, Fedora Marra. The shooting itself would be nothing strange: it is repeated every evening as part of their performance. But this time, someone replaced one of the blanks with a real bullet. Gelmi swears his innocence, but few believe him.

The Only Child by Mi-ae Seo, translated by Yewon Jung, Point Blank KOREA

Criminal psychologist Seonkyeong has two new people in her life. A serial killer whose gruesome murders shook the world but who has steadfastly remained silent. A young, innocent looking stepdaughter from her husband's previous marriage, who unexpectedly turns up at the door after the sudden death of her grandparents. Both are unsettling. Both are deeply troubled. And both seem to want something from her. Can she work out just who is the victim in all of this?

29 Jan

Nothing Is Lost by Cloé Mehdi, translated by Howard Curtis, Europa Editions

In a small town just like any other, a police identity check goes wrong. The victim, Saïd, was fifteen years old. And now he is dead. Mattia is just eleven years old, and witnesses the hatred and sadness felt by those around him. While he didn’t know Saïd, his face can be seen all over the neighbourhood, graffitied on walls in red paint, demanding “Justice”. Mattia decides to pull together the pieces of the puzzle, to try to understand what happened. Because even the dead don’t stay buried forever, and nothing is lost, ever.

2 Feb

You Will Never Be Found by Tove Alsterdal, translated by Alice Menzies, Faber & Faber SWEDEN

A body has been found locked in the basement of an abandoned house in the woods. Aside from the victim's name - which he carved into the wall before he died - the police have nothing to go On. Eira is still struggling with the aftermath of her last big case. But no one knows Ådalen like Eira, and she soon begins to immerse herself in this eerie new case.

Nothing Can Hurt You Now by Simone Campos, translated by Rahul Bery, Pushkin Press BRAZIL

Lucinda has lived her whole life in the shadow of her glamorous and outgoing high-end model sister Viviana. But when Viviana suddenly disappears on a trip to Sao Paulo, Lucinda drops everything to track her down. Met with indifference from the police, Lucinda joins forces with Viviana's girlfriend Graziane to launch her own investigation.

Mirror of our Sorrows by Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Frank Wynne, MacLehose Press FRANCE

Louise Belmont runs, naked, down the boulevard du Montparnasse.

To understand the tragic scene she has just experienced, she will have to plunge into the madness of the 'Phoney War', when the whole of France, seized by the panic of a new World War, descends into chaos.

7 Feb

The Island by Katrine Engberg, translated by Tara Chase, Hodder & Staunton, DENMARK

Jeppe Kørner, on leave from the police force and nursing a broken heart, has taken refuge on the island of Bornholm for the winter. Back in Copenhagen, Anette Werner is tasked with leading the investigation into a severed corpse discovered on a downtown playground. As she follows the strange trail of clues, they all seem to lead back to Bornholm. With an innocent offer to check out a lead, Jeppe unwittingly finds himself in the crosshairs of a sinister mystery rooted in the past, forcing him to team up with Anette and Esther to unravel the island’s secrets before it’s too late.

16 Feb

The Last Grudge by Max Seeck, translated by Kristian London, Welbeck FINLAND

While her colleagues investigate the brutal murder of a prominent businessman, Jessica Niemi must battle demons from her past. Powerful executive Eliel Zetterborg has been found murdered in his upscale Helsinki home. What at first seems like a straightforward case soon proves to be anything but when it becomes clear the murderer has other targets. The only clue the police have is a photo of Zetterborg with three men whose faces have all been scratched off.

The Hitchhiker by Gerwin van der Werf, translated by David Colmer, Text Publishing (USA) NETHERLANDS

Tiddo plans a holiday to Iceland, travelling the tourist circuit in a rented campervan. On their trip, they pick up a hitchhiker named Svein, who is tall, handsome and covered in tattoos of ancient runes. When Svein offers to guide them off the beaten track, Tiddo is conflicted. Does Svein pose a threat or offer salvation? Is there wisdom in his stories? What power do his tattoos hold?

23 Feb

The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, translated by Ho-Ling Wong, Pushkin Press JAPAN

Every year, a small group of acquaintances pay a visit to the remote, castle-like Water Mill House, home to the reclusive Fujinuma Kiichi, son of a famous artist, who has lived his life behind a rubber mask ever since a disfiguring car accident.

This year, however, the visit is disrupted by an impossible disappearance, the theft of a painting and a series of baffling murders. The brilliant Kiyoshi Shimada arrives to investigate. But will he uncover the truth?

7 Mar

Tina, Mafia Soldier by Maria Rosa Cutrufelli, translated by Robin Pickering-Iazzi, Soho Crime ITALY

Sicily, 1980s: When she was just eight years old, Tina watched as her father, a member of Cosa Nostra, was murdered in cold blood. Now a teenager, she terrorizes her hometown of Gela, having made it her mission to join the mafia, an organization traditionally forbidden to women as made members. Nicknamed ’a masculidda, or “the tomboy,” Tina has taken charge of her own gang, and is notorious for her cruelty and reckless disregard for societal expectations 

16 March

Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado, translated by Nicholas Caistor, Macmillan, SPAIN

Antonia Scott is special. Very special. She is not a policewoman or a lawyer. She has never wielded a weapon or carried a badge, and yet, she has solved dozens of crimes. But it's been awhile since Antonia left her attic in Madrid. The things she has lost are much more important to her than the things awaiting her outside. She also doesn't receive visitors. That's why she really, really doesn't like it when she hears unknown footsteps coming up the stairs. Whoever it is, Antonia is sure that they are coming to look for her.

The Hand That Feeds You by Mercedes Rosende, translated by Tim Gutteridge, Bitter Lemon Press URAGUAY

The attempted robbery of the armoured truck in the back streets of Montevideo was a miserable failure. A lucky break for the intrepid Ursula who manages to snatch all the loot, more hindered than helped by her faint-hearted and reluctant companion Diego. Only now, the wannabe robbers are hot on her heels. As is the police. And a private detective. And Ursula's sister. But Ursula turns out to be enormously talented when it comes to criminal undertakings, and given the hilarious ineptitude of those in pursuit, she might just pull it off. She is an irresistible heroine. A murderess with a sense of humor, a lovable criminal with an edge and she is practically invisible to the men who dominate the deeply macho society of Uruguay.

The Spider by Lars Kepler, translated by Alice Menzies,  Zaffre SWEDEN

Three years ago, Saga Bauer received a postcard with a threatening text about a gun with nine white bullets - one of which is waiting for Detective Joona Linna. But time passed and the threat faded. Until now. A sack with a decomposed body is found tied to a tree in the forest. A milky white bullet casing is found at the murder scene. And soon the police are sent complicated riddles from the killer - a chance to stop further murders.

23 Mar

Mothers' Instinct by Barbara Abel, Translated by Susan Pickford, Harper Collins

David and Laetitia Brunelle and Sylvain and Tiphaine Geniot are inseparable friends and next-door neighbors in a pretty, tranquil suburb. Their sons Milo and Maxime, born in the same year, grow up together as close as brothers. But when Maxime is killed in an accident, their idyllic world shatters. Maxime's parents, Sylvain and Tiphaine, are consumed by grief and bitterness, while David and Laetitia are wracked with guilt for their role in the tragedy. Then a mysterious series of “accidents” begins to happen to Milo, raising Laetitia’s suspicions.

The Girl By The Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason, translated by Victoria Cribb, Vintage Publishing ICELAND

An elderly couple are worried about their granddaughter. They know she's been smuggling drugs, and now she's gone missing. Looking for help, they turn to Konrad, a former policeman whose reputation precedes him. Always absent-minded, he constantly ruminates on the fate of his father, who was stabbed to death decades ago. But digging into the past reveals much more than anyone set out to discover, and a little girl who drowned in the Reykjavik city pond unexpectedly captures everyone's attention.

30 March

The Sins Of Our Fathers by Asa Larsson, translated by Frank Perry, MacLehose Press SWEDEN

Forensic pathologist Lars Pohjanen has only a few weeks to live when he asks Rebecka Martinsson to investigate a murder that has long since passed the statute of limitations. A body found in a freezer at the home of the deceased alcoholic, Henry Pekkari, has been identified as a man who disappeared without a trace in 1962: the father of Swedish Olympic boxing champion Börje Ström. Rebecka wants nothing to do with a fifty-year-old case - she has enough to worry about. But how can she ignore a dying man's wish?

The Shadow Lily by Johanna Mo, translated by Alice Menzies,  Penguin Books SWEDEN

Small-town police detective Hanna Duncker has a past. Her deceased father was convicted of murder and arson long ago, and she has taken up residence and resumed her police career in her hometown after his death. She and her partner Erik Lindgren are called to investigate the disappearance of a father and his infant son from their home while his pregnant wife was away on a weekend trip.

Lady Joker Vol 2 by Kaoru Takamura, translated by Allison Markin Powell and Marie Iide, John Murray Press JAPAN

This second half of Lady Joker, by Kaoru Takamura, the Grand Dame of Japanese crime fiction, concludes the breathtaking saga introduced in Volume I. Inspired by the real-life Glico-Morinaga kidnapping, an unsolved case that terrorized Japan for two years, Lady Joker reimagines the circumstances of this watershed episode in modern Japanese history and brings into riveting focus the lives and motivations of the victims, the perpetrators, the heroes and the villains.

Tomas Nevinson by Javier Marias, translated by Margaret Jull Costa, Hamish Hamilton Ltd SPAIN

Tomas Nevinson has left the secret service and returned to his old job working in the British Embassy in Madrid.

Assumed dead by his wife Berta, Tomas attempts to resume his previous life and heal from his psychological wounds. But when he is contacted by his old boss, Bertram Tupra, Nevinson reluctantly becomes involved in a plan to locate and eliminate a woman believed to have helped orchestrate the 1987 Hipercor bombing.

3 April

The Consultant by Im Seong-sun, translated by An Seon Jae, Raven Books KOREA

The Consultant is very good at his job. He creates elegant, effective solutions for … restructuring. Nothing obvious or messy. Certainly, nothing anyone would suspect as murder. The ‘natural deaths’ he plans have always gone well: a medicine replaced here; a mechanism jammed there. His performance reviews are excellent. And it’s not as though he knows these people. Until his next ‘customer’ turns out to be someone he not only knows but cares about, and for the first time, he begins to question the role he plays in the vast, anonymous Company. As he slowly begins to understand the real scope of their work, he realises just how easy it would be for the Company to arrange one more perfect murder.

13 Apr

Stigma by Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst, translated by Megan E. Turney. Orenda Books, NORWAY

Incarcerated in a Norwegian high-security prison, a broken Alexander Blix joins forces with Emma Ramm to find a ruthless killer who has escaped from a German jail. Pulse-pounding Nordic Noir. Alexander Blix is a broken man. Convicted for avenging his daughter’s death, he is now being held in one of Norway’s high-security prisons. Inside, the other prisoners take every opportunity to challenge and humiliate the former police investigator .On the outside, Blix’s former colleagues have begun the hunt for a terrifying killer. Walter Kroos has escaped from prison in Germany and is making his way north.

Skin Deep by Antonia Lassa, translated by Jacky Collins, Corylus Books SPAIN

In the glamorous resort of Biarritz, the corpse of an elderly millionaire is discovered brutally scarred with acid burns in a downmarket rental apartment. Her young lover is the chief suspect but the authorities admit they are not entirely convinced about his guilt. It will take the intervention of private detective Albert Larten to explore all the complexities of desire, and ultimately reveal the truth.

4 May

Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses, Pushkin Press ARGENTINA

On hearing her neighbour's body plummet on to her patio, a woman's comfortable life seems to split open.

A cab driver's perfectly manicured nails may be concealing grisly secrets. In these tense, macabre stories, acclaimed author Agustina Bazterrica strikes to the dark heart of our desires, fears and fantasies.

11 May

Blood Ties by Veronica E Llaca, translated by Mark Fried, Mountain Leopard MEXICO

When the writer Ignacio Suarez is sent photos of two murdered women, mirroring a passage of his detective novel, he rushes to uncover who is responsible. What no one suspects is that the key to solving these crimes lies in the forgotten story of Felicitas Sanchez, the midwife turned child-killer who became known in the 1940s as 'The Ogress of Colonia Roma'.

Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen, translated by Megan E. Turney, Orenda Books DENMARK

Copenhagen author Hannah is publicly challenged to write a crime novel in thirty days. Scared that she will lose face, she accepts, and her editor sends her to Húsafjöður – a quiet, tight-knit village in Iceland, filled with colorful local characters – for inspiration. But two days after her arrival, the body of a fisherman’s young son is pulled from the water … and what begins as a search for plot material quickly turns into a messy and dangerous investigation that threatens to uncover secrets that put everything at risk … including Hannah.

Coffee and Cigarettes by Ferdinand Von Schrirach, translated by Kat Hall, Baskerville GERMANY

Von Schirach returns with gripping character portraits and short stories, as well as autobiographical vignettes and astute observations drawn from his life and career. From conversations with imprisoned clients, great writers and supreme court judges, and vignettes on art, film and smoking, to observations on Germany's heavy history - as well as his own family's. The result is a revealing, revelatory collection

25 May

Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø, translated by Robert Ferguson, Vintage Publishing NORWAY

Harry has gone to Los Angeles to drink himself to death, in the wake of his life back in Oslo falling to pieces. He’s nearly managed to, but Harry has been helping an older film actress, Lucille, to get away from the grips of a drug cartel to which she owes one million dollars, and in return she’s given him shelter, company and a tailored suit. In Oslo, two girls have disappeared and been found murdered and one of the suspects is a well-known real estate magnate. Katrine Bratt wants to bring in the country’s foremost serial killings expert, but the idea of collaborating with Harry Hole is out of the question for the chiefs of police.

The Invisible Web by Oliver Bottini, translated by Jamie Bulloch, Maclehose Press GERMANY

Berlin: A man is beaten up, the attacker escapes undetected. As a trail leads to Freiburg, Chief Inspector Louise Bonì is sent to investigate. It's a complex case: the attacker appears to be a professional, the victim a secret service informer, the only witness knows more than she's saying, and the domestic intelligence service is hovering in the background but refusing to cooperate. Industrial espionage appears to be at play, focused on the burgeoning solar energy sector.

Lazarus by Kjell Ola Dahl, translated by Don Bartlett, Orenda Books, NORWAY

Summer, 1943. When a courier for Sweden's Press and Military Office is killed on his final mission, the Norwegian government-in-exile appoints a writer to find the missing documents ... breathtaking WW2 thriller. Daniel Berkak works as a courier for the Press and Military Office in Stockholm. On his last cross-border mission to Norway, he carries a rucksack full of coded documents and newspapers, but before he has a chance to deliver anything he is shot and killed and the contents of his rucksack are missing.

Cult by Henrik Fexeus and Camilla Läckberg, translated by Ian Giles, Harper Collins, SWEDEN

A young child is snatched in broad daylight outside his nursery. Nobody in charge sees a thing, but the other children say a woman is the culprit… Detective Mina Dabiri calls on her close friend Vincent to untangle the puzzle that surrounds the kidnapped boy. As he finds a link between the boy and other others who have gone missing, it becomes clear that time is running out for everyone involved… Meanwhile, Mina’s estranged daughter gets caught up in the secretive world of Epicura, a shadowy organisation that claims to be a centre for leadership development. Can Mina protect her child—a child who doesn’t even know she exists?

1 Jun

The Collector by Anne Mette Hancock, translated by Tara Chase, Swift Press, DENMARK

When 10-year-old Lukas disappears from his Copenhagen school, police investigators discover that the boy had a peculiar obsession with pareidolia—a phenomenon that makes him see faces in random things. A photo on his phone posted just hours before his disappearance shows an old barn door that resembles a face. Journalist Heloise Kaldan thinks she recognizes the barn—but from where?

8 Jun

Inmate by Sebastian Fitzek, translator TBC, Head Of Zeus GERMANY

A desperate father. A terrible secret. Serial killer Guido T has already confessed to two horrific child murders and led the Berlin police to the horribly disfigured bodies. The police are sure he is also the kidnapper and murderer of six-year-old Max, who disappeared without trace a year ago. But now Guido T, who is being held in the high-security ward of a psychiatric prison hospital, is staying silent.

15 Jun

The Murder of Anton Livius by Hansjörg Schneider, translated by Mike Mitchell, Bitter Lemon Press SWITZERLAND

For Inspector Hunkeler the New Year begins with a most unwelcome phone call. He is summoned back to Basel from his holiday to unravel a gruesome killing in a gardening allotment on the city's outskirts. An old man known as Anton Fluckiger has been shot in the head and found hanging from a butcher's hook from the roof of his garden shed - like butchers hang the carcasses of dead animals.

The Woman Inside by M. T. Edvardsson, translator TBC, MacMillan SWEDEN

A wealthy couple ends up murdered in the nicest part of town in this compulsively readable, page-turning thriller from M. T. Edvardsson, The Woman Inside. Bill Olsson, recently widowed, is desperate to provide for his daughter, Sally. Struggling to pay rent, he welcomes a lodger into their home: Karla, a law student and aspiring judge, who works as a housekeeper to make ends meet. Her clients are the Rytters, an incredibly wealthy couple who hide behind closed doors. The wife is ill and hasn’t left the house in months. The husband is controlling and obsessive. Is he just a worried husband, concerned for his wife’s health? Or is there something more sinister at play?

29 June

The Devil's Flute Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, translated by Jim Rion, Pushkin Press JAPAN

The scruffy sleuth Kosuke Kindaichi investigates a series of gruesome murders within the feuding family of a brooding, troubled composer, whose most famous work chills the blood of all who hear it. The Devil's Flute Murders is an ingenious and highly atmospheric classic whodunit from Japan's master of crime.

Deadly Autumn Harvest by Tony Mott, translated by Marina Sofia, Corylus Books

When what seems to be a series of random murders start troubling the beautiful Carpathian town of Brașov, forensic pathologist Gigi Alexa is asked to collaborate with the police to handle one of the rare instances of a serial killer in Romania. Encountering prejudice as an ambitious woman in a misogynistic world, she soon discovers that the killer may be on her trail as well.

6 Jul

Death of the Red Rider by Yulia Yakovleva, translated by Ruth Ahmedzai, Pushkin Press RUSSIA

As the Red Terror gathers pace, a horseman and horse mysteriously collapse in the middle of a race in Leningrad. Weary Detective Zaitsev, still raw from his last brush with the Party, is dispatched to the Soviet state cavalry school in Novocherkassk, southern Russia, to investigate.

11 Jul

A Little Luck by Claudia Pinero, translated by Frances Riddle, Charco Press ARGENTINA

After twenty years, a woman returns to the suburban Argentina she had fled to escape a dreadful accident, a sense of guilt, and social condemnation, leaving her son behind.

But the woman who returns is not the same: she doesn't look the same, her voice is different, she doesn't even have the same name. After two decades spent in the United States, this damaged woman has rebuilt her life. Will those who knew her even recognise her? Will _he _recognise her? Not fully understanding her own reasons for going back to the place where she once lived and raised a family, and that she had been determined to forget forever, both anticipated encounters and unanticipated revelations show her that sometimes life is neither fate nor chance: perhaps her return is nothing more than a little luck.

The Stranger in the Seine by Guillaume Musso, translated by Rosie Eyre, Weidenfeld & Nicholson FRANCE

Paris, a misty night a few days before Christmas: a young woman is saved from the waters of the Seine. She is naked, doesn't remember her name or how she ended up in the river, but is still alive. The mysterious woman is taken to the hospital - and then disappears in thin air. DNA testing reveals her to be celebrated concert pianist.

Anatomy of a Killer by Romy Hausmann, translated by Jamie Bulloch, Quercus Publishing GERMANY

Berlin, 2017: several young girls have been disappearing for the past fourteen years. Red ribbons show the police the way to their bodies, but there's no trace of the killer. One evening, internationally renowned philosophy professor and anthropologist Walter Lesniak is arrested on the suspicion of the murders in the presence of his daughter, Ann. 'Professor Death' becomes the headline of the tabloid press and Lesniak himself refuses to cooperate with the police.

20 Jul

Blizzard by Marie Vingtras, translated by Stephanie Smee, Mountain Leopard Press, FRANCE

In a harsh, Alaskan landscape, four solitary characters are brought together by a desperate hunt to find a missing child. Blizzard is a gripping thriller. Quiet and unnerving, but building to a breath-taking dramatic climax. A blizzard rages in Alaska. In the storm, a woman stops for a moment to tie her shoelaces. Seconds later, the child under her protection has vanished. She searches for him, soon joined by the very few other inhabitants who live in this cold, desolate place. As the hunt intensifies - a race against the clock in these excruciating conditions to bring back the child alive - the inner demons and torments of each individual are revealed, and their uncanny connection to one another is finally unveiled.

You Can't See Me by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, translated by Victoria Cribb, Orenda Books, ICELAND

A wealthy family is investigated and dark secrets exposed when a body is found on the lava fields outside the hotel where they’ve gathered for a reunion. This is a Forbidden Iceland prequel.

The Great Snake by Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Frank Wynne, Mountain Leopard Press FRANCE

Mathilde has always been a headstrong woman. A member of the French resistance when she was just eighteen years old, she both impressed and horrified everyone with her cool capacity for violence. Now it is 1985 and Mathilde is in her sixties. She is not as glamorous as she once was, but she continues to take great pride in all that she does. Recently, however, the sixty-three-year-old has been affected by loss of memory and erratic changes in mood that even her exasperated dog Ludo has noticed. This is a potentially dangerous situation, since Mathilde now makes her living as a contract killer...

27 Aug

Reykjavik by Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Ragnar Jónasson, translated by Victoria Cribb, Michael Joseph ICELAND

Iceland, 1956. Fifteen-year-old Lára spends the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. The mystery becomes Iceland's greatest unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island, or did something happen to her there?

31 Aug

The Girl In The Eagle’s Talons: Millennium 7 by Karin Smirnoff, translated by Sarah Death, MacLehose Press SWEDEN

Karin Smirnoff’s take on the Millennium series.  The story that follows hacker Lisbeth Salander and investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist, moves from Stockholm to Northern Sweden, an area vast and beautiful, but also dealing with economic and social problems and the effects of climate change and environmental exploitation.

Feral by Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba, translated by David Homel, Mountain Leopard Press, CANADA

Set in the Canadian forest, Feral is a feminist eco-thriller, a passionate love story and an ode to nature's ferocious beauty. Raphaelle, a forty-year-old forest warden, has been estranged from her family for many years. She lives with her beloved dog, Coyote, in a caravan deep in the Canadian woods.Fiercely independent and cut off from civilisation, she is always armed, protecting herself from bears, coyotes and lynxes who she in turn defends from sadistic, overzealous poachers. Soon after Raphaelle discovers animal footprints outside her cabin, her dog vanishes and is eventually found severely injured. And then it is not long before Raphaelle herself becomes the prey of the forest's ultimate predator, which is not animal, but man.

14 Sep

The Eye Collector by Sebastian Fitzek, Head of Zeus GERMANY

The first in a powerfully unsettling new trilogy by the master of the psychothriller, Sebastian Fitzek. First he kills the mother, then he kidnaps the child. The grieving father is given 45 hours to search for them. If the child isn't found, they die, never leaving the place they have been imprisoned. That's his method: the man they call the Eye Collector. Because the horror doesn't end there. All the bodies found are missing their left eye

To Be Confirmed...

The Prey by Yrsa Sigurdsdottir

The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen

2024

20 Jun

The Children of the Cult by Mariette Lindstein, HQ

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Finland Bans Sale of HHC Products, Sweden to Follow Benjamin M. Adams

Scandinavian countries in Europe are taking steps to halt the sale of psychoactive compounds derived from hemp—most recently hexahydrocannabinol (HHC). According to Senior Inspector at the Finnish Medicines Agency (Fimea), Katja Pihlainen, HHC products have flooded Europe and made their way into Finland. She said that Finland recently classified HHC as a psychoactive substance that’s banned for…

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The Girl in Tails a 1926 film directed by Karin Swanström, Sweden

Swanström was a Swedish actress, director and later film studio executive who eventually discovered Ingrid Bergman. In this charming film about a small rebellion, she takes the comic and ultimately poignant role of a widow who tyrannises the small-minded, conservative village of Wadköping.

Magda Holm plays the clever and spirited Katja, who, indignant at getting second-class treatment as a girl, attends a graduation ball in her brother’s dress suit. Revelling in her new sexy persona, Katja speaks her mind and samples masculine freedoms – cigars, schnapps, a dance with a girl. Ostracised by her shocked neighbours and family, she takes refuge in an idyllic commune for intellectual women.

With its easygoing humour and lovely bucolic setting, the film ends up on the side of resolution and social harmony, but it is the heroine’s one, elated night of rule-breaking that makes it memorable.

— Imogen Sara Smith

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Rating: 3/5 Book Blurb: A DEAD WOLF

A DRUG DEAL GONE WRONG A LETHAL FEMALE ASSASSIN The first book in a new series by Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of the TV series The Bridge as well as Netflix’s Emmy Award–winning Marcella. Hannah Wester, a policewoman in the remote northern town of Haparanda, Sweden, finds herself on the precipice of chaos. When human remains are found in the stomach of a dead wolf, Hannah knows that this summer won’t be like any other. The remains are linked to a bloody drug deal across the border in Finland. But how did the victim end up in the woods outside of Haparanda? And where have the drugs and money gone? Hannah and her colleagues leave no stone unturned. But time is scarce and they aren’t the only ones looking. When the secretive and deadly Katja arrives, unexpected and brutal events start to pile up. In just a few days, life in Haparanda is turned upside down. Not least for Hannah, who is finally forced to confront her own past.

Review:

A dead wolf, a drug deal gone wrong, and a lethal female assassin. The story follows various POVs and focuses on interconnecting mysteries. One of the main protagonist is Hannah Wester, a policewoman in the remote northern town of Haparanda, Sweden. Hannah finds herself on a new case involving the human remains in the stomach of a dead wolf. The wolf died from poisoning.... and the remains are linked to a bloody drug deal across the border in Finland. Now Hannah and her colleagues must find where the drugs and money have gone and how this victim ended up in the woods outside of Haparanda?? This was definitely an interesting read as the story progresses and you see how various perspectives and characters reflect the events of the mystery. Definitely give it a read if you like mysteries.

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