Every winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize, 2000–2025
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Drømmebroer – Henrik Nordbrandt (2000) · The Discoverer – Jan Kjærstad (2001) · The Half Brother – Lars Saabye Christensen (2002). (Updated Jul 1, 2026.)
The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded every year to a work of fiction written in one of the Nordic languages. From Henrik Nordbrandt in 2000 through Per Petterson, Sofi Oksanen and Jon Fosse to the Faroese writer Vónbjørt Vang in 2025: every winner, with original title, author and country.
Automatically translated (original in Norsk). See the original
Top 26
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Drømmebroer – Henrik Nordbrandt (2000)
Denmark.
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2
The Discoverer – Jan Kjærstad (2001)
Norway.
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3
The Half Brother – Lars Saabye Christensen (2002)
Norway.
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4
Revbensstäderna – Eva Ström (2003)
Sweden.
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5
Juoksuhaudantie – Kari Hotakainen (2004)
Finland.
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6
The Blue Fox – Sjón (2005)
Iceland.
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7
The Ocean – Göran Sonnevi (2006)
Sweden.
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8
Drömfakulteten – Sara Stridsberg (2007)
Sweden.
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9
Baboon – Naja Marie Aidt (2008)
Denmark.
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10
I Curse the River of Time – Per Petterson (2009)
Norway.
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11
Purge – Sofi Oksanen (2010)
Finland.
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12
Between the Trees – Gyrðir Elíasson (2011)
Iceland.
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13
Days in the History of Silence – Merethe Lindstrøm (2012)
Norway.
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14
The Prophets of Eternal Fjord – Kim Leine (2013)
Denmark.
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15
Mirage 38 – Kjell Westö (2014)
Finland.
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16
Andvake, Olavs draumar and Kveldsvævd – Jon Fosse (2015)
Norway. Fosse won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023.
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17
Songs and Formulae – Katarina Frostenson (2016)
Sweden.
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18
Memories of Love – Kirsten Thorup (2017)
Denmark.
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19
Hotel Silence – Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (2018)
Iceland.
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20
After the Sun – Jonas Eika (2019)
Denmark.
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21
Who killed Bambi? – Monika Fagerholm (2020)
Finland.
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22
Flower Valley – Niviaq Korneliussen (2021)
Greenland. The first Greenlandic winner.
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23
On the Calculation of Volume I, II and III – Solvej Balle (2022)
Denmark.
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24
Remember Us to Life – Joanna Rubin Dranger (2023)
Sweden.
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25
Walking Man – Niels Fredrik Dahl (2024)
Norway.
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26
Black Orchid – Vónbjørt Vang (2025)
Faroe Islands.
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