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
Uuno KailasUuno Kailas
29 March 1901
Poet

Hella WuolijokiHella Wuolijoki
22 July 1886
Writer

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

Urho KekkonenUrho Kekkonen
03 September 1900
President

Mika WaltariMika Waltari
19 September 1908
Writer, Translator, Journalist, Novelist,
Mikael AgricolaMikael Agricola
1509 AD
linguist, priest, translator, theologian

Johan Ludvig RunebergJohan Ludvig Runeberg
05 February 1804
Poet

Arto PaasilinnaArto Paasilinna
20 April 1942
Writer
Frans Eemil SillanpääFrans Eemil Sillanpää
16 September 1888
Finnish writer

Väinö LinnaVäinö Linna
20 December 1920
Author
Aleksis KiviAleksis Kivi
10 October 1834
Finnish author

Minna CanthMinna Canth
19 March 1844
Writer

Edith SödergranEdith Södergran
04 April 1892
Poet

Eino LeinoEino Leino
06 July 1878
Poet

Fredrika BremerFredrika Bremer
17 August 1801
Writer
Juhani AhoJuhani Aho
11 September 1861
Author

Johannes LinnankoskiJohannes Linnankoski
18 October 1869
Author

Paavo HaavikkoPaavo Haavikko
25 January 1931
Poet

Volter KilpiVolter Kilpi
12 December 1874
Writer
Veijo MeriVeijo Meri
31 December 1928
Writer

Eeva-Liisa MannerEeva-Liisa Manner
05 December 1921
Author
Joel LehtonenJoel Lehtonen
27 November 1881
Author

Zacharias TopeliusZacharias Topelius
14 January 1818
Author

Tuomas AnhavaTuomas Anhava
05 June 1927
Writer
Bertel GripenbergBertel Gripenberg
19 September 1878
Poet

Rabbe EnckellRabbe Enckell
03 March 1903
Author
Kaarlo BergbomKaarlo Bergbom
02 October 1843
Theatre director

Frans Mikael FranzénFrans Mikael Franzén
09 February 1772
Poet