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Press releases
All in one place (in Swedish). Latest: Dyrka, 2025 – the fourth and final book about Elin Roth.
Press contact
Agent: Grand Agency
The Hanna Keller series: Bokförlaget Forum
The Elin Roth series: Historiska Media
Biography
Short
Helén Wigh is a Swedish suspense author, born in 1984 and raised in Persberg near Filipstad. She made her debut in 2021 with the acclaimed novel Järnmärkt, followed by the standalone novel Jordoffer and then the Elin Roth series. In late autumn 2027 comes “Ingen får veta” (No One Can Know), the first book in a new thriller series from Bokförlaget Forum.
Long
Helén Wigh was born in 1984 and grew up in Persberg in the municipality of Filipstad. She lives in Karlstad and worked as a teacher from 2007 to 2024. Her dream of writing took shape in adulthood, and in 2013 she took her first writing course – which is where the manuscript for Järnmärkt was born.
Her debut Järnmärkt (2021) is set in the mining community of Högbergsfältet in the 19th century and was followed the same year by Jordoffer. Next came the Elin Roth series – Tukta, Söndra, Rista and Dyrka – set in 1950s Värmland. Wigh has been praised for her evocative language and atmospheric depictions of nature.
She has received Filipstad’s cultural scholarship, the Ferlin Scholarship (2023), was named Cultural Profile of the Year (2023), served as Filipstad Ambassador in 2024 and became Honorary Ambassador of Filipstad in 2025. In late autumn 2027 she launches a new contemporary thriller series with “Ingen får veta” (No One Can Know), published by Bokförlaget Forum.
Helén Wigh is represented by Grand Agency.
Awards
2025
Honorary Ambassador of Filipstad
Municipality of Filipstad
For outstanding work in the municipality’s schools, inspiring pupils to read.
2024
Filipstad Ambassador
Municipality of Filipstad
Appointed Filipstad’s 33rd ambassador at the Filibjur town festival, with the task of raising awareness of the municipality.
2023
The Ferlin Scholarship
Cultural scholarship of the Municipality of Filipstad
“Through many years of writing, she has captivated readers by depicting everyday events in a historical setting. Extensive research lies behind her true-to-life storytelling. In this way she safeguards the cultural heritage of Värmland and puts Filipstad on the literary map.”
2023
Cultural Profile of the Year 2023
Filipstads Gille (Filipstad Guild)
“For her body of work – several books with a clear connection to Filipstad.”
