# Kari Suomalainen

> Kari Yrjänä Suomalainen was a famous Finnish political cartoonist, known as Kari. His cartoons appeared daily in Helsingin Sanomat from 1951 to 1991 and they became popular throughout the nation. While most of them comment on current politics, some are based on everyday life. Suomalainen received many awards for his work, including the National Cartoonist Society (US) award in 1959, Puupäähattu in 1984 and Pro Finlandia in 1989. He was also appointed honorary professor in 1977.

*Finnish political cartoonist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1920-10-15
- **Died:** 1999-08-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.6 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
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## Sources
- [Kari Suomalainen](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Suomalainen)
- [Kari Suomalainen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Suomalainen)
- [Kari Suomalainen](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Suomalainen)
- [Wikiquote](https://fi.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kari_Suomalainen)
- [Суомалайнен, Кари](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8)
- [Kari Suomalainen](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Suomalainen)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6370417)

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