Risto Isomäki

Risto Isomäki (b. 1961) is a widely respected writer, columnist and environmental activist. He has published more than 20 novels and non-fiction books. Sarasvati Sand (Tammi 2005) was nominated for a Finlandia and won the Stargazer and Thank You Book awards. A comic strip based on the novel won the Comic Strip Finlandia. Isomäki’s books have been translated into nearly 20 languages and he has also been awarded the European Science Fiction Association Prize. In 2020, Risto Isomäki was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Science Publishing. The reasons for the award can be read here.

Risto Isomäki is a science fiction and science writer and an environmental activist. Isomäki has written four novels and eight non-fiction books about climate change, including two about trees and global warming. His books have been published in fourteen South Asian and European languages.