Helvi Hämäläinen
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Helvi Hämäläinen (16 June 1907 – 17 January 1998) was a Finnish writer who published dozens of books of prose and poetry during her six decade writing career.[1]
Biography
Helvi Heleena Hämäläinen was born in Hamina, 16 June 1907. She moved to Helsinki with her parents Aaro and Iida Hämäläinen while still a pre-schooler. In 1987, after two decades out of the spotlight, Hämäläinen returned to the public eye when her book of poems, Sukupolveni unta (Dreams of My Generation), won the Finlandia Prize.[2] Hämäläinen died at the age of 90 on 17 January 1998. She is buried in the Orthodox cemetery of Helsinki.
Awards
She was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal in 1959.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hämäläinen, Helvi". The History of Nordic Women's Literature. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1998 deaths
- People from Hamina
- People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Writers from Kymenlaakso
- Finnish women novelists
- 20th-century Finnish poets
- Recipients of the Eino Leino Prize
- Finlandia Prize winners
- Finnish women poets
- 20th-century Finnish women writers
- 20th-century Finnish novelists