Education
She was educated at the Helsinki University of Art and Design, and also the University of Turku, where she studied literature in the Faculty of Humanities.
She was educated at the Helsinki University of Art and Design, and also the University of Turku, where she studied literature in the Faculty of Humanities.
Hirvonen"s first novel Että hän muistaisi saman (When I Forgot) was first published in Finland in 2005. lieutenant was shortlisted for the Finlandia Prize. In 2006 an Italian translation was published (Ricordati) by an independent publishing company (Scritturapura Editore).
An English translation by Douglas Robinson was published by Portobello Books in November 2007, with an American edition by Tin House Books in May 2009.
Her first documentary feature film, Paradise: Three journeys in this world, is about migration from Africa to Europe. lieutenant premiered in Helsinki in 2007.