Ari Turunen has written 11 non-fiction books. His books have been translated to 11 different languages. Turunen is the most translated non-fiction writer in Finland. His books reveal in a hilarious way why we behave like we do.  They offer a witty – and occasionally blunt –Nordic view to cultural and global history. One of his books Brute Force tells the story of the world class icebreakers for which Finland is renown.

  • Don’t you know who I am?
  • My Books
  • Contact Information
  • Reviews
  • 02.3.2021
    Arabic world rights for Don’t You Know Who I Am? sold to Al Arabi Publishing
  • 05.2.2021
    İletişim publishing house buys Turkish rights to Don’t You Know Who I Am?
  • 18.6.2019
    Ari Turunen: ‘Not so greats’ sold to Croatia
  • 21.5.2019
    Ari Turunen: ‘Not so greats’ sold to Russia
  • 28.5.2018
    Ari Turunen in Croatian TV
  • 30.3.2017
    Bayern 2-MeinFavorit (11.4.2016)
  • 30.3.2017
    Focus Online (11.8.2015)
  • 30.3.2017
    Frankfurter Rundschau (4.8.2015)
  • 30.3.2017
    Die Welt (5.8.2015)
  • 30.3.2017
    Der Spiegel (5.8.2015)

Ari Turunen

Ari Turunen is a Finnish writer and science editor. He is a Licentiate of Social Sciences and his thesis was a about the politics of different world maps and world views.