Riku Korhonen

Riku Korhonen (born 1972) is a Finnish writer and journalist.

Korhonen's first novel Kahden ja yhden yön tarinoita was published in 2003 and won the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize.

Korhonen writes regularly for the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.

He used to teach in a high school and a lecturer of creative writing at the University of Turku before he turned into a full-time writer and columnist.

His debut novel was adapted into a stage play by Turku City Theatre.