Satu Rämö


Satu Rämö is a Finnish-Icelandic author and an entrepreneur in communications.

Education

Rämö holds a Master of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts.

Books

Rämö was the top-selling Finnish author in 2023, with her Hildur detective series selling almost 330,000 copies. Roughly estimated, her yearly book sales were worth 426,000 euros. As of September 2024, the publishing rights for the Hildur series had been sold to 17 countries, including Germany, France, the Nordics and the UK.

Awards

In 2015 Rämö won Finnish travelling magazine Mondo's Travel Book of the Year Award for her work Islantilainen voittaa aina.
In 2025 The Clues in the Fjord, an English translation of Hildur, won the Petrona Award 2025 for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel. It was translated into English by Kristian London.

Personal life

Born in Forssa, Finland, Rämö lives with her Icelandic spouse Björgvin Hilmarsson and their two children in Ísafjörður, Iceland.

Works

Rämö's published works include:Mondo Islanti, Image Kustannus & A-Kustannus Vuoden mutsi, Otava Vuoden mutsi 2, Otava Islantilainen voittaa aina, WSOY My Journey to Iceland, Odinseye Publishing Unelmahommissa, WSOY Tripsteri Islanti, Readme Islantilainen kodinonni, WSOY Viesti perille!, Edita Publishing Kynä - Kaikki tärkeä kirjoittamisesta, Tuuma-kustannus .Kynä - Tehtäviä oman äänen löytämiseen, Tuuma-kustannus .Unelmaduunarin tilipäivä, WSOY .Talo maailman reunalla, WSOY Siggan ja Satun islantilaiset villapaidat, WSOY .
The Hildur detective series:Hildur, Helsinki: WSOY . Rósa & Björk, Helsinki: WSOY . Jakob, Helsinki: WSOY . Rakel, Helsinki: WSOY .Tinna, Helsinki: WSOY .