This collection gives the Russian reader the opportunity to get acquainted with the living and diverse world of modern drama in Finland, a country that rightfully occupies one of the most prominent places on the theatrical map of Europe at the beginning of the 21st century. The authors of plays from this small northern country are distinguished by a special combination of irony and tragedy, a desire to rethink the social role of theater, concern for the theatricality of drama and interest in the burning problems of our time. The Russian reader will find in this book non-trivial solutions to the traditional Russian theater problems of a small person and the complexities of family life. Among the authors there are both well-known playwrights in Russia (Mika Myllyaho, Sirkku Peltola, Laura Ruohonen) and new names (Saara Turunen, Emilia Peuhönen, Tumas Jansson). (Sirkku Peltola, Mummun saappaassa soi fox, 2000)Translation from Finnish by Anna Sidorova and Alexandra Belikova (Tomas Jansson, Bunden, 2010) Translation from Swedish by Maria Lyudkovskaya (Emilia Pöyhönen, Valitut, 2009) Translation from Finnish by Boris Sergeev (Saara Turunen, Puputyttö, 2007) Translation from Finnish by Christina Salmela (Sirkku Peltola, Ihmisellinen mies, 2012)Translation from Finnish by Anna Sidorova (Laura Ruohonen, Sotaturistit, 2008)Translation from Finnish by Alexandra Belikova (Mika Myllyaho, Harmonia, 2009)Translation from Finnish by Evgenia Tinovitskaya