Matti Rönkä (born 9 September 1959) is a Finnish TV journalist and novelist. He received the Glass Key award in 2007 for the crime novel Ystävät kaukana[1] and the Deutscher Krimi Preis third prize in 2008 for the German translation of his novel Tappajan näköinen mies (2002) (German: Der Grenzgänger).[2] He has been the anchor of the daily news program 20:30 National Report since 2003 on Yle, thus inheriting the nickname "Suomen ääni" (English: "The Voice of Finland") from the program's old host Arvi Lind.
Matti Rönkä | |
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| Born | 9 September 1959 |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation(s) | TV journalist and novelist |
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Bibliography
edit- 2002 Tappajan näköinen mies; English translation: A Man with a Killer's Face, 2017
- 2003 Hyvä veli, paha veli
- 2005 Ystävät kaukana
- 2007 Mies rajan takaa, an anthology comprising the three above
- 2008 Isä, poika ja paha henki
- 2009 Tuliaiset Moskovasta
- 2011 Väärän maan vainaja
References
edit- ^ "Det Skandinaviske Kriminalselskabs pris "Glasnøglen"" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ "Der Deutsche Krimi Preis 1985 - heute" (in German). www.krimilexikon.de. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
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