List of Winners
The following is a complete list of recipients of the Nordic Council Literature Prize:
| Year | Author | English title | Original title | Representing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Johnson Eyvind Johnson | The Days of his Grace | Hans nådes tid | Sweden |
| 1963 | Linna Väinö Linna | Reconciliation: Under The North Star 3 | Täällä Pohjantähden alla 3 | Finland |
| 1964 | Vesaas Tarjei Vesaas | The Ice Palace | Is-slottet | Norway |
| 1965 | LagercrantzOlof Lagercrantz | From Hell to Paradise | Från Helvetet till Paradiset | Sweden |
| HeinesenWilliam Heinesen | The Good Hope | Det gode Håb | Faroe Islands | |
| 1966 | Ekelöf Gunnar Ekelöf | Diwan on the Prince of Emgion | Dīwān över Fursten av Emgión | Sweden |
| 1967 | Borgen Johan Borgen | Nye noveller | Nye noveller | Norway |
| 1968 | Sundman Per Olof Sundman | Flight of the Eagle | Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd | Sweden |
| 1969 | Enquist Per Olov Enquist | The Legionnaires | Legionärerna | Sweden |
| 1970 | Rifbjerg Klaus Rifbjerg | Anna, I, Anna | Anna, jeg, Anna | Denmark |
| 1971 | Hansen Thorkild Hansen | Islands of Slaves | Slavernes øer | Denmark |
| 1972 | Vennberg Karl Vennberg | Sju ord på tunnelbanan | Sju ord på tunnelbanan | Sweden |
| 1973 | Meri Veijo Meri | Kersantin poika | Kersantin poika | Finland |
| 1974 | Sørensen Villy Sørensen | Uden mål - og med | Uden mål - og med | Denmark |
| 1975 | Salama Hannu Salama | Siinä näkijä missä tekijä | Siinä näkijä missä tekijä | Finland |
| 1976 | Sigurðsson Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson | Að laufferjum og Að brunnum | Að laufferjum og Að brunnum | Iceland |
| 1977 | Carpelan Bo Carpelan | I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa | I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa | Finland |
| 1978 | Fløgstad Kjartan Fløgstad | Dalen Portland | Dalen Portland | Norway |
| 1979 | Lo-Johansson Ivar Lo-Johansson | Pubertet | Pubertet | Sweden |
| 1980 | Lidman Sara Lidman | Vredens barn | Vredens barn | Sweden |
| 1981 | Hjartarson Snorri Hjartarson | Hauströkkrið yfir mér | Hauströkkrið yfir mér | Iceland |
| 1982 | Delblanc Sven Delblanc | Samuels bok | Samuels bok | Sweden |
| 1983 | Seeberg Peter Seeberg | Om fjorten dage | Om fjorten dage | Denmark |
| 1984 | Tunström Göran Tunström | The Christmas Oratorio | Juloratoriet | Sweden |
| 1985 | Tuuri Antti Tuuri | A Day in Ostrobothnia | Pohjanmaa | Finland |
| 1986 | Patursson Rói Patursson | Líkasum | Líkasum | Faroe Islands |
| 1987 | Wassmo Herbjørg Wassmo | Hudløs himmel | Hudløs himmel | Norway |
| 1988 | Vilhjálmsson Thor Vilhjálmsson | Justice Undone | Grámosinn glóir | Iceland |
| 1989 | Solstad Dag Solstad | Roman 1987 | Roman 1987 | Norway |
| 1990 | Tranströmer Tomas Tranströmer | For the Living and the Dead | För levande och döda | Sweden |
| 1991 | Valkeapää Nils-Aslak Valkeapää | The Sun, My Father | Beaivi, áhčážan | Sami language area |
| 1992 | Sigurðardóttir Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir | Night Watch | Meðan nóttin liður | Iceland |
| 1993 | Hultberg Peer Hultberg | Byen og verden | Byen og verden | Denmark |
| 1994 | Ekman Kerstin Ekman | Blackwater | Händelser vid vatten | Sweden |
| 1995 | Guðmundsson Einar Már Guðmundsson | Angels of the Universe | Englar alheimsins | Iceland |
| 1996 | Lønn Øystein Lønn | Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller | Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller | Norway |
| 1997 | Willumsen Dorrit Willumsen | Bang. En roman om Herman Bang | Bang. En roman om Herman Bang | Denmark |
| 1998 | Forsström Tua Forsström | After Having Spent a Night Among Horses | Efter att ha tillbringat en natt bland hästar | Finland |
| 1999 | Tafdrup Pia Tafdrup | Queen's Gate | Dronningeporten | Denmark |
| 2000 | Nordbrandt Henrik Nordbrandt | Drømmebroer | Drømmebroer | Denmark |
| 2001 | Kjærstad Jan Kjærstad | The Discoverer | Oppdageren | Norway |
| 2002 | Christensen Lars Saabye Christensen | The Half Brother | Halvbroren | Norway |
| 2003 | Ström Eva Ström | Revbensstäderna | Revbensstäderna | Sweden |
| 2004 | Hotakainen Kari Hotakainen | Juoksuhaudantie | Juoksuhaudantie | Finland |
| 2005 | Sjón | The Blue Fox | Skugga-Baldur | Iceland |
| 2006 | Sonnevi Göran Sonnevi | The Ocean | Oceanen | Sweden |
| 2007 | Stridsberg Sara Stridsberg | Drömfakulteten | Drömfakulteten | Sweden |
| 2008 | Aidt Naja Marie Aidt | Bavian | Bavian | Denmark |
| 2009 | Petterson Per Petterson | I Curse the River of Time | Jeg forbanner tidens elv | Norway |
| 2010 | Oksanen Sofi Oksanen | Purge | Puhdistus | Finland |
| 2011 | Elíasson Gyrðir Elíasson | Milli trjánna | Milli trjánna | Iceland |
| 2012 | Lindstrøm Merethe Lindstrøm | Days in the History of Silence | Dager i stillhetens historie | Norway |
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