New Books
Some of the Swedish and Finland-Swedish books published
in English translation in 2025
compiled by Alex Fleming
New Books 2025
Some of the Swedish and Finland-Swedish books published in English translation in 2025
compiled by Alex Fleming
The Wound
by Emma AdBåge, translated by Melissa Bowers
Arctis Books, 7 October 2025
Award-winning author/illustrator Emma AdBåge captures a funny and true-to-life story about a little boy who hurts himself at school and is suddenly thrust into the spotlight.
The Playdate
by Uje Brandelius, illustrated by Clara Dackenberg, translated by Nichola Smalley
Lantana Publishing, 3 April 2025
A powerful story about friendship across economic divides in which the words tell one version and the pictures tell another.
Baby Blue
by Bim Eriksson, translated by Melissa Bowers
Fantagraphics Books, 11 March 2025
Set in a not-so-distant future where the State polices people’s emotions, this dystopian graphic novel explores themes of mental health, queer identity, and the dangers of unchecked fascism.
My Father’s House
by Ulf Kvensler, translated by Paul Norlen
Hanover Square Press, August 2025
A young man’s quiet life is thrown into upheaval when a long-absent (and now dying) father reconnects, forcing him to face childhood traumas and navigate an escalating series of adult temptations.
Punished
by Ann-Helén Laestadius, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles
Scribner Book Company, 4 February 2025
A harrowing story inspired by true events of five Indigenous children forced to attend a government-run boarding school in 1950s Sweden, revealing the emotional scars they carry thirty years later.
False Note
by David Lagercrantz, translated by Elizabeth DeNoma
Amazon Original Stories, 2 June 2025
Alibis aren't always what they seem in this suspense novella by one of Sweden's top mystery and thriller writers.
A Kaleidoscope of Stories
by Selma Lagerlöf, translated by Sarah Death, Peter Graves and Linda Schenck, with an introduction by Bjarne Thorup Thomsen
Norvik Press, May 2025
The latest addition to Norvik's ‘Lagerlöf in English’ series turns the spotlight on her skills as a short-story writer and is a selection of stories from different genres and periods of her career, including key autobiographical pieces, morality tales both dark and light, legends from several lands and folklore-inspired narratives.
Supporting Act
by Agnes Lidbeck, translated by Nichola Smalley
Peirene Press (UK), 9 July 2025
Lost River Press (USA), September 2025
A study of a woman performing the roles society asks of her, even as they overlap, contradict and subsume each other.
Wild Boar
by Hannah Lutz, translated by Andy Turner
The Emma Press, 24 April 2025
Told by three people newly arrived in an isolated community, Wild Boar is a compelling and poetic debut from Finland-Swedish author Hannah Lutz about animals and people, their places in a changing ecosystem, and their capacities to grow and to destroy.
Mirage
by Camilla Läckberg & Henrik Fexeus, translated by Ian Giles
Hemlock Press, 24 April 2025
The epic conclusion to Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus' pulse-raising Swedish crime thriller trilogy.
The Glass Man
by Anders de la Motte, translated by Alex Fleming
Emily Bestler Books, August 26, 2025
The Leo Asker series continues with this second installment following wayward detective Leonore Asker on a chilling new murder case.
Hope and Destiny
by Niklas Natt och Dag, translated by Alex Fleming
Atria Books, December 2, 2025
In this sweeping drama, Niklas Natt och Dag delves into his own family history to unravel the most infamous murder of the Swedish medieval era.
Colony
by Annika Norlin, translated by Alice E. Olsson
Scribe, 13 March 2025
A gripping portrayal of contemporary society and its alternatives.
Bread and Milk
by Karolina Ramqvist, translated by Saskia Vogel
Coach House Books, February 2025
From one of Sweden's most loved authors, an essayistic memoir about women and food.
When the Cranes Fly South
by Lisa Ridzén, translated by Alice Menzies
Doubleday, 15 May 2025
A tender, moving tale about ageing, love and the choices we make.
Buff Soul
by Moa Romanova, translated by Melissa Bowers
Fantagraphics Books, 19 August 2025
Eisner Award winner Moa Romanova returns with an autobiographical graphic novel about accompanying her rock star bestie on a U.S. tour, fueled only by alcohol, drugs and sex.
Opt Out
by Carolina Setterwall, translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner
Bloomsbury, 14 August 2025
A frank portrayal of the end of a marriage — and the ensuing fallout.
The Girl with Ice in her Veins
by Karin Smirnoff, translated by Sarah Death
Quercus, 28 August 2025
This latest instalment in the Millennium series, set in the far north of Sweden, sees Lisbeth Salander’s niece Svala, Svala's reindeer-herder uncles and a group of environmental activists pit themselves against a network of shadowy multinationals and mining companies, an unequal and risky struggle in which both Lisbeth and her journalist sidekick Mikael Blomkvist become embroiled.
The Secrets Below
by Camilla Sten & Viveca Sten, translated by Annie Prime
Amazon Crossing, 2025
This atmospheric middle-grade horror draws on myths of the Stockholm archipelago.
Sunset at Zero Point
by Simon Stålenhag, translated by Alex Fleming
Saga Press, December 9, 2025
Simon Stålenhag returns with a new retro-futuristic dystopia that delves into themes of masculinity, friendship, and sexuality within the mysterious zone of an abandoned Swedish military facility.
Engagement
by Gun-Britt Sundström, translated by Kathy Saranpa
Penguin/Random House, 3 July 2025
A modern classic first published in 1976, Engagement explores the relationship of independent Martina and more traditional Gustav as they navigate their disparate ideologies, needs and expectations.
Sno: A History
by Sverker Sörlin, translated by Elizabeth DeNoma
Doubleday, 9 October 2025
To humanity, snow has variously been an ally and an adversary; an inspiration to countless artists and a place of breathtaking tragedy and survival; but it’s always been there - and now it's melting.
Tangled Roots
by Maria Turtschaninoff, translated by Annie Prime
Pushkin Press, 10 April 2025
An award-winning epic tale set in the magical Finnish wilderness.
Bloody Awful in Different Ways
by Andrev Walden, translated by Ian Giles
Fig Tree, 14 August 2025
‘Once I had seven fathers in seven years. This is the story of those years.’ 2023 August Prize winner.