Literature without borders 18.3

Seminar examines the Nordic literary field from a multilingual perspective The Nordic countries are becoming more and more multilingual, and...

/ 11 January 2016
PEN on the Charlie Hebdo anniversary

PEN on the Charlie Hebdo anniversary

On the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack dissenting voices must be protected  7 January 2016 On the anniversary of...

/ 7 January 2016
Protection, food, shoes and ABC books

Protection, food, shoes and ABC books

Statement of Finnish PEN, 9.12.2015, on the eve of International Human Rights Day As a member of PEN International, which...

/ 9 December 2015
Poet Ashraf Fayadh must be released

Poet Ashraf Fayadh must be released

Finnish PEN and more than 60 other international organisations have joined a letter in support of poet and artist Ashraf...

/ 2 December 2015
Statement of the Polish PEN club

Statement of the Polish PEN club

Finnish PEN supports the statement by Polish PEN: Statement of the Polish PEN Club 22 November 2015 Following a series...

/ 23 November 2015

TAKE ACTION: Raif Badawi and Waleed Abu al-Khair

Writers’ freedom of expression organization Finnish PEN is deeply concerned of the well-being of Raif Badawi, the saudiarabian blogger and...

/ 15 November 2015
PEN on attacks on Paris

PEN on attacks on Paris

Finnish PEN stands by PEN International and French PEN We condemn the attacks on Paris and send our deepest condolences...

/ 15 November 2015
Open letter to President Erdoğan

Open letter to President Erdoğan

7 September 2015 Dear President Erdoğan As writers, journalists and members of PEN, we are writing to express our extreme...

/ 8 September 2015
Cross-Border Civil Society Dialogue 4.7.

Cross-Border Civil Society Dialogue 4.7.

40 Years since Helsinki Final Act 40 years ago, the CSCE – Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe –...

/ 2 July 2015
A Statement From The Nordic PEN Centres Regarding The Attacks in Copenhagen

A Statement From The Nordic PEN Centres Regarding The Attacks in Copenhagen

The attack on the Saturday meeting in Copenhagen, where people came together to discuss freedom of expression in the face...

/ 16 February 2015

Finnish PEN’s Freedom of Expression Award 2015 to Abdirahim Husu Hussein

Finnish PEN’s Freedom of Expression Award for 2015 has been granted to Abdirahim Husu Hussein (b. 1978) for his activity...

/ 9 February 2015

TAKE ACTION: Aron Atabek

Aron Atabek is a poet, journalist and social activist. He has written several books of poetry and prose inspired by...

/ 27 January 2015

Mojibur Doftori: Global Islamic Extremism: Time for Muslims to Break Silence

Global Islamic Extremism: Time for Muslims to Break Silence In recent time, horrific atrocities on innocent people around the world...

/ 17 December 2014
Bishkek congress in picture

Bishkek congress in picture

80. PEN International congress was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 29.9-2.10.2014 Have a look at the pictures by Finnish PEN delegates.

/ 8 October 2014

80. PEN International congress in Bishkek

80. PEN International congress in Bishkek The 80. PEN International congress in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, was held 29.9.-2.10.2014. The Finnish PEN...

/ 8 October 2014
Poetry with an update from Turkey: Tarık Günersel visits Helsinki 13.3.2014

Poetry with an update from Turkey: Tarık Günersel visits Helsinki 13.3.2014

“Anti-demokratization” and Earth Civilization Project Thursday, March 13 at 5pm Arkadia Bookshop (Nervanderinkatu 11, Helsinki) Poet Tarık Günersel, president of...

/ 4 March 2014

Cathal Sheerin: Out in the Cold: Russia and the Sochi Winter Games

No Winter Olympic Games have been so eagerly anticipated by non-sports fans as those that will take place in Sochi,...

/ 18 January 2014
Finnish PEN presents: Four poets, four languages

Finnish PEN presents: Four poets, four languages

You are heartily invited to listen to the poetry of the writers Tua Forsström, Kári Tulinius (IS), Jarkko Tontti and...

/ 6 January 2014
Café Freden 20 November 2013

Café Freden 20 November 2013

Svenska Fredsvänner i Helsingfors invites you to a common evening with Writers for Peace, Finland at Fredshemmet, Dagmarsgatan 13 B...

/ 13 November 2013
Letter to Obama to stop the prosecution of Snowden

Letter to Obama to stop the prosecution of Snowden

Dear President Obama, We are writing to you as free speech and media freedom organisations from around the world to...

/ 6 August 2013