Forlaget Hetland :: Hetland Books

Hetland Books is the English name of the Copenhagen-based independent publishing house Forlaget Hetland. Hetland Books' aim is to publish translated works from English to Danish.

Our books often have a North Atlantic feel to them, reflecting the provenance of the publisher.

The Name

Hetland Books takes it's name from the point of the British Isles closest to the Kingdom of Denmark. Faroe, an Atlantic archipelago and part of the Kingdom of Denmark, is only 200Km north of the Shetland Islands. Their name for Shetland — is Hetland.