Veijo Meri

Finnish writer (1928-2015) · Finland · On the map · Writers · Died at 86

Veijo Väinö Valvo Meri was a Finnish writer. Much of his work focuses on war and its absurdity. The work is anti-war and has dark humor.

Veijo Meri is read about 13 times a day, in 31 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 140 days, one point a day.

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2015Died21 June 20152004Eino Leino PrizeAward1995Commander of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1973Nordic Council Literature PrizeAward1972Aleksis Kivi AwardAward1967Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of FinlandAward1928Born31 December 1928