Saija Kuusela

Saija Kuusela is the Board Chair in the Association for Ecological Forestry Certification (AEFC). She holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Helsinki. Saija took a sabbatical to write her debut novel The Gaze (Katse, Tammi 2021), a psychological thriller longlisted for the Helsingin Sanomat Best Debut of the Year Prize.

Saija lives in Tampere, and also owns a 100-year-old croft in the forest of Jaala, southern Finland. She is a happy owner of a Lapponian Herder dog and a cat.

Works

The Forest Bears Witness Syylliset A haunting psychological thriller exploring obsession, guilt, and the forest’s dark will. Who took the la...

The Border Raja As the autumn colours glow bright on the fells, Detective Nea Guttorm plunges into a compelling mystery surrou...

Irreversible Acts Vyöry A psychological thriller about youthful passion and the desire to belong—but at what cost? Sergeant Nea G...

The Gaze Katse From debut novelist Saija Kuusela comes a new psychological thriller, a story of passion, revenge, and burning...