Mika Rissanen

Mika Rissanen (born 1978) is a Finnish history researcher and author of non-fiction and young adult literature.^[1]

In 2005, Rissanen's book Antiikin Urheilu (Sports in Antiquity, co-written with Sami Koski and Juha Tahvanainen) won Tieto-Finlandia award for the best non-fiction book in Finland.^[2] In 2016 his non-fiction book Down Beer Street: History in a Pint Glass (co-written with Juha Tahvanainen) was published in English^[3] and in German.^[4]

Rissanen has written his young adult thrillers, Arkeomysteeri series (Archeomystery) in co-operation with Juha Tahvanainen using the pseudonym Nemo Rossi.

Academic researches of Rissanen are focused in ancient history and European cultural history.^[5]

Bibliography

Non-fiction books

• Antiikin Urheilu ("Sports in Antiquity") (2004)
• Hävityksen historiaa: Eurooppalaisen vandalismin vuosisadat ("A History of Destruction: European Vandalism through the Ages") (2007)
• Kuohuvaa historiaa: tarinoita tuopin takaa ("History of Europe in 24 Pints") (2014)

Young adult literature

• Rooman sudet ("The Wolves of Rome") (2012)
• Mafian linnut ("The Mafia Birds") (2014)
• Jumalista seuraava ("Next to the Gods") (2014)
• Viimeinen etruski ("The Last Etruscan") (2016)

References

1. "Atena Kustannus: Mika Rissanen" (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 August 2016.
2. "Suomen Kirjasäätiö: Edelliset Tietokirjallisuuden Finlandia -palkinnon voittajat ja ehdokkaat" (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 August 2016.
3. "Souvenir Press: Down Beer Street". Retrieved 22 August 2016.
4. "Bastei Luebbe: Die Geschichte Europas in 24 Bieren" (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2016.
5. "Mika Rissanen in academia.edu". Retrieved 22 August 2016.