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The topic of the news week is Nobel Week. Now we know who will receive the Nobel Prizes.

Every year, the most anticipated news is about the Nobel Prizes for Literature and Peace. We will now tell you more about these awards.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the Peace Prize

The chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, announced the name of this year’s laureate.

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The chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, announced this year’s laureate. Photo: Rodrigo Freitas / EPA

The Nobel Prize is based on the will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901.

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

Machado is being rewarded for his long work promoting the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee thanks Machado for this work. Machado fights for a just and peaceful transition to democracy.

Venezuela used to be a fairly democratic and prosperous country that was doing well. However, it has become a brutal and authoritarian state.

The majority of Venezuelans live in poverty.

The Nobel Committee says that the Venezuelan opposition is being systematically repressed.

María Corina Machado unites the Venezuelan opposition

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Photo: Federico Parra / AFP

The opposition chose María Corina Machado as its joint presidential candidate in last year’s elections.

However, he was not allowed to run. Nicolás Maduro was able to win a third term as president.

Machado has been forced to live in hiding, but wanted to remain in Venezuela. The Nobel Committee emphasizes that he has inspired the Venezuelan people.

László Krasznahorkai receives the Nobel Prize for Literature

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Hungarian László Krasznahorkai receives the Nobel Prize for literature. Photo: Leo Neumayr / AFP

Hungarian László Krasznahorkai receives the Nobel Prize for literature.

Author and screenwriter Krasznahorkai has received several other awards, including the International Booker Prize in 2015 and the European Prize for Literature in 2021.

Krasznahorkai’s output includes around twenty works.

Krasznahorkai’s works Satan’s Tango and The Melancholy of Resistance have been translated into Finnish.

This week, the winners of the Nobel Prizes in Medicine, Physics and Chemistry were also announced.

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This was Uutisviikko in plain Finnish. The topic of the news week was the Nobel Prizes.

The Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

Hungarian László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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