Writing · Novel · Creator
Born Oct 31, 1948 · Helsinki, Finland
Active 1983–2011 · Awards: Finnish State Prize for Literature, Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation, Clew of the Year, Cross of Merit of the Police
Matti Yrjänä Joensuu was a Finnish writer of crime fiction. He has been awarded the State's Literature Prize (1982), Vuoden johtolanka prize, and he has been nominated for two Finlandias. He received the Martin Beck Award in 1987.