Swedish rights to Timo Parvela’s & Pasi Pitkänen’s MY FRIEND VAKKO sold!

Timo Parvela and Pasi Pitkänen’s upcoming children’s book MY FRIEND VAKKO has been sold to Bonnier Carlsen in Sweden!

A wartime journey of courage and hope. When Veikko is torn from his family, he sets off across the country—with only a piglet and the mysterious Vakko beside him. Blending gentle fantasy with historical reality, Veikko’s extraordinary adventure becomes a tender celebration of hope, resilience, and the small kindnesses – the signs of humanity that carry us through times of fear and uncertainty, then and now.

‘As the Swedish publisher of My Friend Vakko, I am incredibly proud to bring this deeply resonant and important story to young readers in Sweden. It is a rare and beautiful book that speaks with both warmth and urgency, and I feel honoured to help it find its place among new readership.’ —Ulrika Caperius, Publisher, Bonnier Carlsen, Sweden