Kanneltalo Literature, Autumn 2026

Lecture series programme for autumn 2026:

Mon 31.8. Writer and journalist Esa Mäkijärvi: A.W. Yrjänä's writings and reflections (based on Hippo Taatila's book A.W. Yrjänä, the alchemist)
Mon 21.9. MA, writer Jani Saxell: Minna Maijala's Helvi Hämäläinen - a beauty lover - biography
Mon 28.9. MA Lea Toivola: The Greeks and the Mediterranean in Mika Waltari's novel Turms the Immortal
Mon 5.10. PhD, literary scholar Hanna Karhu: Correspondence of classic writers. Postcards and letters from L. Onerva, Anni Swanila, Eino Leino and their contemporaries
Mon 19.10. MA & PhD, writer Rita Gustava Pulli: Brazilian modernist poetry
Mon 26.10. MA Sari Pauloma: Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale - dystopia from a woman's perspective
Mon 2.11. MA, writer Kati-Annika Ansas: Kivistö, Kärkelä, Pihl & Välimäki: Lost literary genres
Mon 16.11. PhD, writer Ville Eerola: Contemporary Aldous Huxley
Mon 23.11. PhD Veli-Matti Huhta: Sherlock Holmes

Free admission, welcome!

In addition to the lecture series, author interviews are held in Kanneltalo's concert hall on Mondays at 6 p.m.:

Mon 7.9.2026: 2025 Finlandia Prize nominee Riko Saatsi
Mon 14.9.2026: 2025 Finlandia Prize winner Monika Fagerholm
Mon 9.11.2026: Professor Esko Valtaoja
Mon 30.11.2026: Finlandia Prize-winning writer Emmi Itäranta