Maxim Fedorov visits Saarijärvi

Journalist and non-fiction author Maxim Fedorov (born 1985), who has travelled extensively around Finland, will come to the Saarijärvi School and Cultural Centre (Lukiontie 3) to talk about his work and books on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, at 18:00. Admission to the event, organised jointly by the City of Saarijärvi, Saarijärvi City Library and the Friends of the Saarijärvi Museum Association, is free. A warm welcome! Maxim Fedorov began working at Yle in 2013 as a journalist for its Russian-language news service. After Russia invaded Ukraine, he moved to Kyiv as Yle’s foreign correspondent. Fedorov was born and grew up in St Petersburg, but spent his childhood summers with his mother’s family in southern Ukraine. Fluent in ten languages, Fedorov graduated from the University of Helsinki with a master’s degree in Finnish language and culture. He has published the books Minun Ukrainani (2023), Sodan näyttämöt (2024), Itsenäisyydestä itsenäisyyteen. Suomi ja Ukraina 1917–1991 (2025), Ukrainan kielioppi (2026) and Suomi: Ylipitkä oppimäärä (2026).