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Eva Frantz
Finnish journalist and writer (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eva Frantz (born 5 November 1980) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish journalist and author.
Biography
Frantz was born on 5 November 1980 in Helsinki, having lived in the subdistrict of Kaarela during her childhood.[1] She studied at the University of Helsinki's Svenska Social- och Kommunalhögskolan.[1]
Career
Frantz is a journalist for Yle Vega. She has worked at the channel as a journalist, presenter, music editor and online editor, among other things.[1][2] She also hosts a podcast about human relationships called Norrena & Frantz with Vega's other editor Hannah Norrena.[3] She has also been Svenska Yle's second Eurovision commentator and presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest program since 2012. Her partner in the Eurovision Song Contest is Johan Lindroos.[1]
Frantz is also detective and children's writer. Her debut work, Sommarön, was published in 2016.[1] Her later books include the Anna Glad detective stories, which have been published and translated in Estonia and Sweden, and children's books in Sweden, Britain, Denmark and Russia.[4] Frantz's fourth work, Den åttonde tärnan, received the 2019 Vuoden johtolanka award. She is the first Finnish-Swedish author to receive the award.[5] Her novel Hallonbacken has been adapted into a television series, which was released in December 2023.[6][7]
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Personal life
Frantz is married with three children. They live in Espoo.[4]
Bibliography
- Sommarön: Roman. Helsinki: Schildts & Söderströms. 2016. ISBN 978-951-524-004-0
- Blå villan: Roman. Helsinki: Schildts & Söderströms. 2017. ISBN 978-951-524-329-4 - Anna Glad #1
- Den åttonde tärnan: Roman. Helsinki: Schildts & Söderströms. 2018. ISBN 978-951-52-4633-2 - Anna Glad #2
- Hallonbacken: Roman. Helsinki: Schildts & Söderströms. 2018. ISBN 978-951-52-459-53
- För han var redan dö. Helsingfors: Schildts & Söderströms. 2020. ISBN 978-951-52-5018-6. LIBRIS: 5g2v028s3sm0m5z1. - Anna Glad #3
- Nattens drottning. Schildts & Söderströms. 2021. ISBN 9789515252371
- Hemligheten i Helmersbruk co-written with Elin Sandström. Schildts & Söderströms. 2021. ISBN 9789515254191
- Ungen min får du aldrig. Helsingfors: Schildts & Söderströms. 2023. ISBN 978-951-52-5889-2. LIBRIS: 3k7vhh2g1zsss4vm. - Anna Glad #4
- Så dör du nöjdare. Schildts & Söderströms. 2024. ISBN 9789515260840. LIBRIS: 2kncfmrn0p8vqq6m. - Anna Glad #5
- Sköldpaddsön. Schildts & Söderströms. 2025. ISBN 9789515264572
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