Hi, I’m Lottie!

Let me tell you about myself

I was born in Valkeakoski, Finland, but my family moved to Germany when I was only two years old. That’s when my journey around the world began. I have lived in Germany, China, Poland, Finland and finally ended up in the UK. It wasn’t easy: I had to constantly say goodbye to schools, hobbies, homes and many, many friends.

I wanted to write books

It was my biggest dream!

They made me feel less alone and less lost. That’s when I decided I wanted to become an author one day.

During lockdown, I moved in with my grandpa in Finland. We had a lot of time to talk about his childhood, and his stories were so interesting that I started writing them down. My first non-fiction book, Coffee with Grandpa, was published in 2020 and became a bestseller in Finland. Since then, I have published thirteen books in Finnish, including books for adults and picture books for children.

I have written about my grandfather and his life during the war, about moving abroad as a child, about dementia, which my grandfather has, and about feeling a little bit different. And now I also get to write about nature and my home country, Finland, which I love very much.