New Books 2026
Some of the Swedish and Finland-Swedish books published in English translation in 2026
compiled by Darcy Hurford
The Room in the Ground (Bloodstorm 2)
by John Ajvide Lindqvist, translated by Michael Meigs
Amazon Crossing, July 7, 2026
Tech genius Kim Ribbing and massacre survivor 14-year-old Astrid Helander are obliged to hide a grisly death; policeman Jonny Munther, crime novelist Julia Malmros’s ex, is hot on their heels.
The Spirit in the Machine, (Bloodstorm 3)
by John Ajvide Lindqvist, translated by Michael Meigs
Amazon Crossing, December 2026 (estimated)
Two catastrophic bombings stoke ethnic hatred in Sweden and amidst distrust and rivalries the four main characters race to identify and neutralize the culprits.
How To Comfort A Monster
by Jesper Cederstrand, illustrated by Clara Dackenberg, translated by B.J. Woodstein
Orca Book Publishers, 17 February 2026
A lovely picture book about helping someone sad or troubled.
Who Killed Bambi?
Monika Fagerholm, translated by Bradley Harmon
University of Wisconsin Press, March 2026
Who Killed Bambi? weaves together a complex network of causality and consequences as it examines the aftermath of a sexual assault.
Button Up, Buttercup!
Ted Forsström & Åsa Lucander, translated by Annie Prime
Spinning Wheel Stories, 2026
Charming picture book about a very imaginative dog.
No Fish in My Dish
by Ted Forsström & Åsa Lucander, translated by Annie Prime
Spinning Wheel Stories, 2026
Hilarious picture book about a very greedy cat.
The Secret of Snow
By Tina Harnesk, translated by Alice Menzies
Atria / Orion Books, 5 February 2026
The story of a reclusive, elderly couple who cross paths with a pair of twenty-something newcomers in a small mountain town, revealing an unexpected, shared history.
Capri: Historical Sketches
by Bengt Jangfeldt, translated by Harry D. Watson
Bokförlaget Stolpe, 2026 (by summer)
Bengt Jangfeldt is the biographer of Axel Munthe, and his latest book brings together a diverse range of anecdotes and vignettes illustrating the colourful history of the isle of Capri.
The Swedish original will be published at the same time.
A Treasury of Moomin Tales
by Tove Jansson, Alex Haridi, Cecilia Davidsson, translated by Annie Prime
Pan Macmillan, 20 August 2026
Magical retellings of Tove Jansson's classic Moomin adventures.
The Bear Hunter's Daughters
by Anneli Jordahl, translated by Nichola Smalley
HarperVia, 17 March 2026
Seven sisters going feral in the forests of Finland.
Making Wine Sustainable
by Britt Karlsson and Per Karlsson, translated by Jane Davies and Ian Giles
Floris Books, October 2026
A guide to best practice from the vineyard to the cellar.
The Home of the Drowned
by Elin Anna Labba, translated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel
Penguin UK - May 2026
University of Minnesota Press (US) - June 2026
The haunting, multigenerational saga of a family of Sámi women fighting the devastation of their way of life.
‘Where Stones Grow’, in Critical Indigenous Memory Studies (essay collection)
by Elin Anna Labba, translated by Fiona Graham
Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2026
This essay appears in a collection that explores Indigenous philosophies and practices of memory and their ontological, ecological, political, and spiritual dimension.
Dreams of Bronze
by Camilla Läckberg, translated by Ian Giles
Hemlock Press, 23 April 2026
The third gripping thriller in this daring suspense series about a woman with a thirst for vengeance – a charged revenge drama of betrayal, redemption and sisterhood.
All My Love
by Agnes Lidbeck, translated by Nichola Smalley
Peirene Press, June 2, 2026
What's the place of desire in dystopian times?
Dark Harvest
by Hans Rosenfeldt, translated by Ian Giles
HarperCollins, autumn 2026
After a year of mourning, Hannah Wester returns to work and is immediately drawn into the investigation of a dead infant found at the old cholera cemetery outside Salmis. Who is the mother, and where has she gone? (Title TBC)
The Lady of Shadows
by Johan Rundberg, translated by Annie Prime
Amazon Crossing Kids, 31 March 2026
Mika and Detective Hoff are back in this spine-tingling new installment of the Moonwind Mysteries series.
Beneath the Mists
by Camilla and Viveca Sten, translated by Annie Prime
Amazon Crossing Kids, 8 September 2026
Tuva must once again face otherworldly horrors to save her community in this fantasy thriller.
The Secrets Below
by Camilla and Viveca Sten, translated by Annie Prime
Amazon Crossing Kids, 1 February 2026
On an icy Swedish archipelago, a girl is entangled in a dark mystery that only she holds the key to unravelling.
Beckomberga
by Sara Stridsberg, translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US), 27 January 2026
A haunting novel of a father's illness seen through his daughter's eyes and of the legendary Swedish psychiatric hospital.
This book was first published in English translation under the title The Gravity of Love by MacLehose Press, 2016.
Meet the Cephalopods
Celia Svedhem, translated by B.J. Woodstein
Orca Book Publishers, 17 February 2026
A detailed exploration of all things nautilus, octopus, squid, and cuttlefish.
Modern Woman
Edith Södergran, translated by CD Eskilson
World Poetry, 11 March, 2026
A bilingual edition of the trailblazing debut collection of Edith Södergran, a modernist visionary and one of the most influential poets to write in Swedish.
Eskatos & the Stretched Necks of Stillness
Mats Söderlund, translated by Olivia Olsen
Restless Books, 24 February, 2026
The English-language debut and foremost work of lauded Nordic poet Mats Söderlund, winner of the 2025 Karin Boye Literary Prize, the 2024 Norrland Literature Prize, and the Swedish Catapult Prize.
Queen
Birgitta Trotzig, translated by Saskia Vogel
Archipelago Books, February 2026
The long-awaited rediscovery of visionary Swedish writer Birgitta Trotzig and her mythic, modernist classic, Queen.
Out of the Darkness: Classic Short Fiction from Sweden
Edited by Vendela Vida, David Katznelson and Ulf Olsson
University of Minnesota Press, 25 May, 2026
A treasure chest of stories by Swedish authors from the 1880s to the 1950s, many appearing for the first time in English.
The Badger
by Fredrik P. Winter translated by Andy Turner
Bloodhound Books, 10 February 2026
Two women’s lives are thrown into turmoil as they try to solve the mystery of The Badger, a Gothenburg serial killer who strikes on the same November night each year.