The Finnish Book Arts Committee has awarded the prizes for the finest books of the previous year for the 59th time. Of all the books printed in 2004, the Finnish Book Arts Committee received a total of 208 books from 55 publishers and 28 of these also competed for the Best Book Jacket award.The Committee nominated 24 books by 14 different publishers for the Distinguished Books Selection, and gave an Honourable Mention to 5 books for their respective jackets. In addition, one series of books received a Special Mention for its successful design.