Pirkko Saisio

Awards

Nominated for 1 Nordic Council Literature Prize Award

Nordic Council Literature Prize 1 nominated

• ◦ 2026 Nordic Council Literature Prize Nominated

Runeberg Prize 1 won

• ★ 2025 Runeberg Prize Won

Aleksis Kivi Award 1 won

• ★ 2016 Aleksis Kivi Award Won

Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland 1 won

• ★ 2007 Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland Won

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Pirkko Saisio is a Finnish author, director and actress. She has also written under the pen names Jukka Larsson and Eva Wein. Saisio is best known for his work in literature, and has broad literary output. In addition to novels, she has written plays, film and television screenplays, musicals, librettos, song lyrics and translations. Saisio is the mother of actress Elsa Saisio, and is in a Civil Union with director Pirjo Honkasalo.