Juhani Karila (b. 1985) is originally from the village of Kairala in Pelkosenniemi, Lapland, Finland. He holds a master’s degree in communication studies from the University of Tampere and has worked as a newspaper reporter. Karila won the J. H. Erkko Writing Contest in 2010. Karila’s debut short story collection, Gorilla (2013), was well received and placed second in the Helsingin Sanomat debut book competition. Karila’s novel, Pienen hauen pyydystys (2019), won the Kalevi Jäntti Prize and the Tähtifantasia Prize.
