Väinö Linna
Finnish writer · Finland · On the map · Writers · Lived 1920 to 1992 · aged 71
Väinö Valtteri Linna was a Finnish author and a former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941-44). Linna gained literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas, and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla.
Väinö Linna is read about 67 times a day, in 41 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 114 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1992Died21 April 19921987Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of FinlandAward1969Jussi AwardsAward1963Nordic Council Literature PrizeAward1962Commander of the Order of the Lion of FinlandAward1960Aleksis Kivi AwardAward1952Kalevi Jäntti AwardAward1920Born20 December 1920
People around Väinö
Close ties
Edvin Laine Directed The Unknown Soldier and Musta rakkaus
Lauri Viita Friend, colleague
Veikko Sinisalo Also in Musta rakkaus and Sven Tuuva the Hero
Matti Ranin Väinö wrote The Unknown Soldier (1955)
Tapio Hämäläinen Also in The Unknown Soldier (1955)
Jussi Jurkka Also in The Unknown Soldier and Musta rakkaus
Olavi Ahonen Also in The Unknown Soldier (1955)
Matti Kassila Also in Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)
Rauni Mollberg Directed The Unknown Soldier (1985)
Esa Saario Also in Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)
Elsa Turakainen Also in Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)
Kaarlo Halttunen Also in The Unknown Soldier (1955)
Helge Herala Also in Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)
Leo Riuttu Also in The Unknown Soldier (1955)
Media & music
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Awards
About this person
Both have been adapted to a film format on several occasions; The Unknown Soldier was first adapted into a film in 1955 and Under the North Star in 1968 as Here, Beneath the North Star, both directed by Edvin Laine.
Country
Finland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1992 · aged 71
