Sinikka Laine Writer

Sinikka Laine-Törmänen (born 17 October 1945 in Riihimäki, Finland) is a Finnish author primarily of Young-adult fiction. Her first novel Ohari was published in 1982.Laine has won many literary awards and her novel Tyttö tuulesta, poika pimeästä (1986) won the Finnish state literature award (Finnish: Valtion kirjallisuuspalkinto).Laine lives and works in Oulu. She is married to artist Veikko Törmänen.