Satu Rämö

Satu Rämö (b. 1980) is one of the bestselling Finnish authors of the 21st century. The first 3 titles of her Nordic Crime Hildur-series have sold over 500 000 copies in all formats and first two published German translations of the series have spent altogether 11 weeks on the Spiegel bestseller list in Germany.

Rämö moved to Iceland twenty years ago as an economics exchange student, but she ended up studying Icelandic culture, literature and mythology before forging a successful career as a blogger, writer, coach and mentor.

Satu had previously published some twenty bestselling, prizewinning non-fiction titles in her native Finland, ranging from travel guides to Iceland, to inspirational memoirs and an Icelandic sweater knitting book with renowned knitwear designer, Sigríður Sif ”Sigga” Gylfadóttir.

Her fiction debut, Hildur was an instant bestseller that was followed by Rósa & Björk in spring 2023 to great acclaim and commercial success. Jakob, the third book in the series was published in Finland in November 2023 and will be followed by Rakel in November 2024.

He first children’s title together with Satu Kontinen –  The Island Adventures: The Secret of the Grove was published in May 2024.

A TV series of Hildur is in development by Take Two Studios with Sagafilm, and Hildur is also being adapted for stage by Turku City Theatre.
Satu lives with her Icelandic husband and two children in the small town of Ísafjörður in northwest Iceland.

Author portrait © Björgvin Hilmarsson

Awards & Nominations

Winner – Storytel Award 2024 (for Rosa & Björk)
Winner – Nextory E-Book Prize for Fiction 2023 (For Hildur)
Winner – Adlibris Award 2023  (For Rosa & Björk)
Winner – Supla Audiobook of the Year 2023 (For Hildur)
Winner – BookBeat Newcomer of the Year 2022
Nominee – ‘Johtolanka’  Prize 2023 (for Rosa & Björk)
Nominee, ThrillZone Awards 2023/Netherlands, category best translated crime fiction debut (For Hildur)
Nominee – ‘Tulenkantaja’ Finnish Literary Export Prize 2022 (For Hildur)