Profiili – Maija Mäkinen

Education

Academic degree

MFA, Boston University, 2017 (Creative Writing (Fiction))
BA, University of Michigan, 1990 (Scandinavian & Germanic Studies)

Additional subject-specific studies

Note: Bilingual/fluent in English and Finnish.

"The Nonfiction Fringe" with Emily Raboteau, Key West Literary Seminar, 2019

Fiction with Ted Thompson, Sackett Street Writers, 2018

Literary Translation Seminar with Karl Kirchwey, Boston University, 2016

Fiction with Douglas A. Martin, The New School, 2009

"Advanced Fiction" at 92nd St Y with:
- Darin Strauss, 2009
- Donald Antrim, 2008
- Nahid Rachlin, 2007
-Sigrid Nunez, 2007

Translations

Interests and specialisation

Art, Art history, Demography, History, Language, Literature, Political science, Social policy, Sociology

List of translations

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1. Literature

Three Poems by Helvi Juvonen. The Offing. 2021
https://theoffingmag.com/translation/three-poems-3/

Geography of Fear. Novel excerpt by Anja Snellman (Kauranen) in Los Angeles Review 22. Red Hen Press, 2018. Original title: Pelon maantiede. First published in LAR Online 12/2017 https://losangelesreview.org/geography-fear-anja-snellman/

From ‘The Geography of Fear’ by Anja Snellman. Novel excerpt (poem). Gulf Coast Journal (30.2) 2018

Geography of Fear. Novel excerpt by Anja Snellman. Scandinavian Review. 2018

2. Art – Ecology – Sexuality – Social Policy – Sociology

The Power of Nature: Solutions to Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss. Bonnier Rights / Siltala. 2025. Original title: Kertomus maasta by Juha Kauppinen. (Full manuscript translation)

Sustainable Population Development in Finland: The 2020 Population Policy Report by Väestöliitto – the Family Federation of Finland. Tiia Sorsa (Ed.). 2020. Original title: Kestävän väestönkehityksen Suomi. 232 pages.
https://www.vaestoliitto.fi/en/webpublications/sustainable-population-development-in-finland/

The Sexual Mind. Väestöliitto, Population Research Institute. 2020. Original title: Mielen seksuaalisuus by Osmo Kontula.
https://www.vaestoliitto.fi/en/webpublications/the-sexual-mind/

Sirkka-Liisa Lonka: Explorations in Art. English translations for visual artist’s bilingual retrospective book. Gallery Ama, Helsinki. 2013

Parental Leave, Care Policy and Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. 2012

The Welfare State in Competition for Global Talent by Mika Raunio & Annika Forsander. Peter Lang. 2009. 230 pages

Between Sexual Desire and Reality: The Evolution of Sex in Finland by Osmo Kontula. 2009. Väestöliitto – Population Research Institute. 255 pages

Sexual Trends in the Baltic Area. Väestöliitto – Population Research Institute. 2003. Original title: Seksin trendit meillä ja naapureissa by Elina Haavio-Mannila & Osmo Kontula. 272 pages

Immigration and Economy in the Globalization Process: The Case of Finland. Annika Forsander (Ed.). Sitra. 2002. 235 pages

Sexual Lifestyles in the Twentieth Century. Elina Haavio-Mannila, Osmo Kontula and Anna Rotkirch. Palgrave, London. 2001. 220 pages