Runeberg Prize

The Runeberg prize (Finnish: Runeberg-palkinto, Swedish: Runebergspriset) is a Finnish literature prize founded in 1987.

The prize is named in honour of Finnish national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) and is awarded annually on his birthday, 5 February. The prize is awarded to a literary work by a Finnish writer in Finnish or Swedish. The Runeberg prize is currently endowed with 20,000 euros.

The award is administered by the city of Porvoo, the longtime centre of Runeberg's life, along with the newspaper Uusimaa and the Union of Finnish Writers (Suomen Kirjailijaliitto), the Finnish Critics' Association [fi] (Suomen arvostelijain liitto) and the Society of Swedish Authors in Finland [sv] (Finlands svenska författareförening).