Susanne Ringell

Susanne Gun Emilia Ringell (28 February 1955, Helsinki) is a Finnish writer and actress. She graduated from Helsinki Theatre Academy as an actor in 1981 and has mainly worked as a freelance actor and writer. Her only permanent employment has been at the Swedish Theatre in 1981–1983. Ringell's husband was actor-writer Anders Larsson (1952–2021). Ringell was granted an artist's pension in 2019.

Awards and honours

 * 1994 – Granberg-Sumeliuska prize for Det förlovade Barnet
 * 1995 – Prix Italia main prize for Vestalen
 * 1998 – Award of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland for the short story collection Åtta kroppar
 * 2004 – Prix Europa Radio France for Och om bettlare och vägmän
 * 2004 – Svenska Litteratursällskapet society award for the novel Katt begraven
 * 2008 – Hugo Bergroth Award
 * 2010 – Svenska Yle's literary award for Vattnen
 * 2010 – Bergbom prize of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland
 * 2015 – Award of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland

Selected works

 * Det förlovade barnet (short stories, 1993)
 * Vestalen: Ett radioporträtt med störningar (1994)
 * Gall eller Våra osynliga väntrum: En berättelse i sviter (1994)
 * Vara sten (1996)
 * Åtta kroppar (1998)
 * Av blygsel blev Adele fet: Alfabetiska nedslag (short stories, 2000)
 * Katt begraven (novel, 2003)
 * En god Havanna: Besläktat (short stories, 2006)
 * Ryggens nymåne: Prosalyrisk svit (2009)
 * Simma näck: En pjäs (2009)
 * Vattnen (short stories, 2010)
 * På utvägen var jag en annan (2012)
 * Guiden (2014)
 * Tärnornas station (2014)
 * God morgon (2017)
 * Frimärken (2019)