Ville Verkkapuro
I’m an award-winning author, a senior creative and a curious mind who believes in only one rule: you’ve got to be kind.
I'm into complex thinking and simple solutions. I dig truths.
Work
During my 13+ years in advertising I’ve worked with prestigious agencies and clients from TBWA to SEK and Apple to McDonald's, winning awards and judging competitions.
I’ve been chosen as one of the 35 under 35 in culture in HS. Though my dream might be to be an internationally bestselling author, I think it's pretty cool that Kurt Vonnegut worked as a copywriter, too.
I have very talented friends and I’ll happily build winning teams for all kinds of creative needs from concepts and campaigns to scripts, slogans and logos.
Pete
My debut novel “Pete” won the Ilkka-Pohjalainen literature prize in 2023, was shortlisted for the Helsingin Sanomat literary award for the best debut novel and chosen as one of the best novels of 2022 by the literary critics of HS.
‘The twists in the narrative are sometimes unexpected, and towards the end, the novel expands into an essay that deals with drugs, addiction and self-knowledge from perspectives that are fresh to the reader. Even as a novel, Pete is open to surprises and new forms, making it one of the year’s most inspiring debuts.’
– Helsingin Sanomat Debut Prize jury
‘There is something irresistible about the writer’s sincere, jagged desire to say something. What is most telling about the novel is its deep empathy. The main character of the story doesn’t blame his parents for his broken childhood and his own addictions, putting love first.’
– ‘Ilkka-Pohjalainen’ Literary Prize jury
“A searing but tender novel about a dead father, exploring the search for a better life and addiction through Kurt Cobain, The Simpsons, and white trash by an author hailed as a young, Finnish Knausgård.”
– Bonnier Rights
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+358458485750
villeverkkapuro@gmail.com