Eva Frantz
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Eva Frantz (born 5 November 1980) is a Finnish journalist and writer who writes in Swedish.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]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, Kahdeksas neito, received the 2019 Vuoden johtolanka award. She is the first Finnish-Swedish author to receive the award.[5] Her novel Osasto 23 (Hallonbacken) has been adapted into a television series, which was released in December 2023.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Frantz is married with three children. They live in Espoo.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
- 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
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Frantz, Eva. "Vem tusan är Eva Frantz?" (in Swedish). Eva Frantz. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Eva Frantz" (in Swedish). Svenska Yle. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Norrena & Frantz" (in Swedish). Yle Arenan. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ a b Laari, Susanna (13 May 2021). "Viisutietäjä" (in Finnish). Helsinki: Helsingin Sanomat. p. 1–3. ISSN 0355-2047. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Mankkinen, Jussi (5 March 2019). "Vuoden johtolanka -palkinto Eva Frantzin romaanille Kahdeksas neito" (in Finnish). Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Holmberg, Frida (15 December 2023). "Salma Sarkola valdes till huvudrollen bland 650 barn" (in Swedish). Hufvudstadsbladet. p. 24. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Premiär för serien Hallonbacken på Yle under julhelgen". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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