I missed all of the award ceremonies at Finncon (except the one I gave). However, the reliable Tero has all of the details.

There were three short story awards announced. You probably won’t recognize the winners unless you are Finnish, but given the way things go they could all be internationally famous soon. The winners and runners up are listed here.

Of more interest outside of Finland is the Tähtifantasia Award, which is for fantasy books first published in Finnish. A very competitive field included The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe, Going Postal by Terry Pratchett and Snake Agent by Liz Williams, plus a Swedish linked collection, Svenska kulter: Skräckberättelser (Swedish Cults: Horror Stories) by Anders Fager. However, the winner was The Modern World by Steph Swainston. I’m delighted for Steph, and hope this encourages her to keep writing. Further details are available here.

Update: details of the Swedish book fixed with thanks to Johan Jönsson.