Ilkka Remes


Petri Pykälä, commonly known by his pseudonym Ilkka Remes, is a Finnish author of thrillers for adults and for young adults. Remes was born in Luumäki. He has stated he uses a pseudonym because he does not want to be considered only a thriller writer, and wants to be able to write other genres of books in the future.
Remes lives in Belgium with his wife and two children. He received the Kalevi Jäntti Literature Award in 1997, the Clue of the Year Award from the Finnish Detective Novel Society in 1999 and the Olvi Foundation Literature Award in 1999.
The Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja commented on Remes' book Ruttokellot on his homepage in January 2001. His review on the book was rather negative and he found it troubling that so many of the antagonists in Remes' books were of Russian origin..
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Adult literature

Remes has written 29 thrillers which have enjoyed significant domestic popularity. The names in parentheses are direct translations.Pääkallokehrääjä Karjalan lunnaat Pedon syleily Ruttokellot Uhrilento Itäveri Ikiyö Hiroshiman portti Nimessä ja veressä 6/12 Pahan perimä Pyörre Isku Ytimeen Shokkiaalto Teräsleijona Ylösnousemus Omertan liitto Horna Jäätyvä Helvetti Kiirastuli Vapauden risti Perikato Kremlin Nyrkki Kotkanpesä Lohikäärmeen isku Tornado Pimeyden sydän Zeus Punarutto
Of the above, Ruttokellot, Ikiyö, Hiroshiman portti, Nimessä ja veressä, 6/12 and Pahan perimä, have been translated into German.

Young adult literature

Remes has written eight thrillers for young adults, some of which has been translated to English.Piraatit Musta Kobra Pimeän pyöveli Kirottu koodi Hermes Draculan Ratsu Operaatio Solaris