Finnish Journalists: Nils Torvalds, OLE Torvalds, Mika Waltari, Arto Paasilinna, Olavi Paavolainen, Armas Iki , Adolf Ivar Arwidsson

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Nils Torvalds, Ole Torvalds, Mika Waltari, Arto Paasilinna, Olavi Paavolainen, Armas Aikia, Adolf Ivar Arwidsson, Jyrki Kasvi, Eljas Erkko, Julius Krohn, Lenita Airisto, Umayya Abu-Hanna, Miina Sillanpaa, Minna Canth, Joel Lehtonen, Eino Leino, Max Jakobson, Teuvo Peltoniemi, Niko Nirvi, Jyrki Hamalainen, Markus Kajo, Juhani Aho, PHinn, Frans Myyrylainen, Knud Moller, Atos Wirtanen, Kaarina Goldberg, Eva Polttila, Riku Rantala, Ville Sorvali, Eino S. Repo, Jari Sarasvuo, Urpo Lahtinen, Aatos Erkko, Usko Santavuori, Peter Nyman, Tuomas Enbuske, Jutta Zilliacus, Arvo Salo, Arvi Lind, Uma Aaltonen, Jori Olkkonen, Jaakko Wallenius, Meri Utrio, Viivi Avellan, Arja Uusitalo, Arto Salminen, Toni Jerrman, Arto Nyberg, Mark Levengood, Risto Pakarinen, Janne Virkkunen, Klaus Flaming, Evert Eloranta, Veikko Ennala, Bettina Sagbom, Bobi Sourander, Matts Dumell. Excerpt: Arto Tapio Paasilinna (born 20 April 1942 in Kittila) is a Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of the most successful novelists of Finland, he has won a broad readership outside of Finland in a way few other Finnish authors have before. Translated into 27 languages, over seven million copies of his books have been sold worldwide, and he has been claimed as instrumental in generating the current level of interest in books from Finland. Paasilinna is best known for his 1975 novel The Year of the Hare (Janiksen vuosi), a best-seller in France and Finland, translated into 18 languages, awarded three international prizes, and adapted twice into feature films. Arto Paasilinna's brothers are authors Erno Paasilinna, Reino Paasilinna and Mauri Paasilinna. Arto Paasilinna was born on 20 April 1942 in the Alakyla part of the municipality of Kittila, in Lapland, Finland. His parents were Vaino Paasilinna (1902-1950, born Gullsten, changed...