Työkaluineen
Työkaluineen is a Finnish-language novella published in 2012 by author Liisa Koskinen. The title translates roughly as With Tools and signals a central emphasis on craftsmanship, materiality, and the relationships people have with their instruments of work.
The narrative is set in the small coastal town of Särkkä, where a group of carpenters, machinists,
Form and style are distinctive for their blend of prose with short interludes in which tools are
Themes include intergenerational knowledge transfer, the meaning of work, and the political economy of small-town industry.
Työkaluineen has been studied in courses on contemporary Finnish literature and has been translated into Swedish