Risto Isomäki
Encyclopedia
Risto Isomäki is a Finnish
environmental activist and author of science fiction
and nonfiction books. His 2005 novel Sarasvatin hiekkaa was nominated for the Finlandia Prize
in 2005 and won the Tähtivaeltaja
award in 2006.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
environmental activist and author of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and nonfiction books. His 2005 novel Sarasvatin hiekkaa was nominated for the Finlandia Prize
Finlandia Prize
The Finlandia Prize is the most prestigious literary award in Finland by the Finnish Book Foundation. It is awarded annually to the author of the best novel written by a Finnish citizen , children's book , and non-fiction book...
in 2005 and won the Tähtivaeltaja
Tähtivaeltaja
Tähtivaeltaja is a Finnish quarterly science fiction magazine published by Helsingin science fiction seura ry. Toni Jerrman has been the editor of the magazine throughout its twenty-year history...
award in 2006.
Fiction
- Kristalliruusu (1991, short story collection)
- Gilgamešin tappio (1994, novel)
- Pimeän pilven ritarit (1997, novel)
- Herääminen (2000, novel)
- Sarasvatin hiekkaa (2005, novel)
- Litium 6 (2007, novel)
Nonfiction
- Kuluta harkiten - tietoisen kuluttajan opas (1985)
- Luvassa lämpenevää: ilmastonmuutos ja sen seuraukset (1996, Suomen Luonnonsuojeluliitto and Ympäristö ja kehitys ry)
- Puukirja: puut osaratkaisuna maailman nälän ja ilmastonmuutoksen ongelmiin (1997, Ympäristö ja kehitys)
- Paljasjalkavallankumous - kymmenen vuotta myöhemmin: kehitysmaiden kansalaisyhteiskunnat ja ulkomainen rahoitus Ympäristö ja kehitys ry:n projektiyhteistyön valossa (1999, Ympäristö ja kehitys)
- Kohti vuotta 1929?: Vapaakauppa, työttömyys ja ääriliikkeiden nousu (2000, LIKE)
- Kohti kestävää maailmaa. Ympäristö ja kehitys ja Maan ystävät ( 2002, together with Jaana Airaksinen and Anastasia Laitila).
- The Book of Trees (2004, Other India Press) (together with Maneka GandhiManeka GandhiManeka Gandhi is an Indian politician, animal rights activist, environmentalist, former model and widow of the Indian politician, Sanjay Gandhi. She has been a minister in four governments, and has authored a number of books in the areas of etymology, law and animal welfare...
). Hindi translation: Ped Panchayat (2004) - 34 tapaa estää maapallon ylikuumeneminen: järkevistä vaihtoehdoista hullun tiedemiehen ratkaisuihin (2008, Tammi)
- 64 Ways to Absorb Carbon and Improve Earth's Reflectivity - From Reasonable Options to Mad Scientist Solutions (2009, Into)