Find out more about the greatest Finnish Writers, including Tove Jansson, Tuomas Holopainen, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Mika Waltari and Mikael Agricola.

Famous Finnish Writers

Famous People From Finland
PoetsNovelists
Tove JanssonTove Jansson
09 August 1914
Novelist
Hella WuolijokiHella Wuolijoki
22 July 1886
Writer

Uuno KailasUuno Kailas
29 March 1901
Poet

Tuomas HolopainenTuomas Holopainen
25 December 1976
Pianist, Composer, Poet, Record producer,

Mikael AgricolaMikael Agricola
1509 AD
linguist, priest, translator, theologian

Mika WaltariMika Waltari
19 September 1908
Writer, Translator, Journalist, Novelist,
Arto PaasilinnaArto Paasilinna
20 April 1942
Writer

Aleksis KiviAleksis Kivi
10 October 1834
Finnish author

Johan Ludvig RunebergJohan Ludvig Runeberg
05 February 1804
Poet

Frans Eemil SillanpääFrans Eemil Sillanpää
16 September 1888
Finnish writer
Väinö LinnaVäinö Linna
20 December 1920
Author