Elina Hirvonen

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Elina Hirvonen (born 1975) is a Finnish writer, journalist and documentary film-maker.

Hirvonen's first novel Että Hän Muistaisi Saman (When I Forgot) was first published in Finland in 2005. It was shortlisted for the Finlandia Prize. An English translation is to be published in November 2007.

Her first documentary feature film, Paradise: Three journeys in this world, is about migration from Africa to Europe. It premiered in Helsinki in 2007.