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Ilmari Kianto

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Finnish writer (1874-1970)

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Ilmari Kianto, also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto, was a Finnish author. He was born in Pulkkila, Northern Ostrobothnia, and is best known for his books Punainen viiva and Ryysyrannan Jooseppi. In his books, he describes people and living at Suomussalmi municipality in Kainuu region.

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1950Aleksis Kivi Award

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Ilmari Kianto, also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto, was a Finnish author. He was born in Pulkkila, Northern Ostrobothnia, and is best known for his books Punainen viiva and Ryysyrannan Jooseppi. In his books, he describes people and living at Suomussalmi municipality in Kainuu region. He was also a Karelian irredenitist and an anti-communist. He died in Helsinki, aged 95. Composer Jean Sibelius used Kianto's poem 'Lastu lainehilla' (Driftwood) as the lyric for the last of his Seven Songs, Op.17 (1902).

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Lived 1874 to 1970 · aged 95
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