YPSY: Finlandia Prize-winning Author Olli Jalonen

YPSY welcomes Finlandia Prize-winning author Olli Jalonen. Erkki Liikanen interviews him based on his works "A Pure Viral Life" and "The Stalker Years".

Olli Jalonen is a doctor of philosophy and author whose awards include the Finlandia Prize in 1990 and 2018, as well as the state literature prize in 1984 and 1990. "A Pure Viral Life" is set from the 1910s to the late 1920s and depicts a community torn apart by great ideologies and history in Finland. "The Stalker Years" addresses the political pressures within university life in the 1970s - the novel is an autopsy of our recent history's spiritual climate and a deep examination of the psychology behind Finlandization and economic recession.

The event takes place on 25.8.2026 from 17:00 to 19:00 at Helsinki Congress Paasitorni, Karl Lindahl Hall. Admission is free, and wine and other refreshments are available for purchase. The event is in Finnish.