Frans Eemil Sillanpää received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1939, making them laureate number 38 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.
They are the only writer from Finland to have won the prize.
Our pick for reading Frans Eemil Sillanpää for the first time is Nuorena nukkunut.
One email on announcement day with the winner and where to start reading. Then one Nobel read a month.