Susanna Alakoski

She researches gender issues and works as a social worker.

Susanna Alakoski studied at Umeå University. The recorded working language is Swedish. The field of work recorded is journalism and social issue. Places of work recorded in the authority are Ystad and Stockholm. Works named in the authority record are Svinalängorna. Distinctions recorded are August Prize, Gleerups prize, Ivar Lo Award and Hedevind Plaquette.

• Name — Susanna Alakoski • Birth Name — Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski • Born — 16 May 1962 • Birthplace — Vaasa, Finland • Occupation — novelist • Period — 2006–present • Notable Works — Svinalängorna • Website — http: susannaalakoski.se • Children — 3

Born in 1962 in Vaasa, Finland, Alakoski is a Sweden Finn: her parents are Finnish and her mother tongue is Finnish, but she moved to Sweden with her family when she was four years old. She spent her early life in the Fridhem area in Ystad, Sweden. She studied to become a socionom and finished her degree at the age of 23. In 1988, she studied writing at Skurups folkhögskola. Between 1995 and 2003, she worked as a press secretary for the Vänsterpartiet politician Gudrun Schyman. In 2006, she released her debut novel Svinalängorna. It took the August Prize in 2006. The novel sold over 400,000 copies in Sweden and it has been made into a feature film with the English title of Beyond. In 2010, she released her second novel, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset. In 2011, she released her first children's novel, Dagens Harri, which were followed by Guldfisken in 2012 and Dagens skräckis in 2013. She published a diary, Oktober i Fattigsverige in 2012. She has also been editor for the anthologies Tala om klass, Lyckliga slut, and Fejkad orgasm.

She is married to Mats Söderlund since 1990. They have three children. As of 2024, she had moved from Stockholm to Österlen.

The authorities additionally record the heading Jaana Susanna Emilia Alakoski Söderlund. Her recorded language was Swedish. She married Mats Söderlund.

Susanna Alakoski is recorded as writer, journalist and novelist.