Viljo Kajava

Finnish writer (1909-1998) · Finland · On the map · Writers · Died at 88

Viljo Lennart Kajava was a Finnish poet and writer. He was born in Tampere, and his first collections of poems were released in 1935. During his 50-year career he published nearly 40 books, most of them poems. Kavaja's Tampereen runot has become a symbol of the pacifistic point of view of the Finnish Civil War.

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1998Died2 February 19981959Aleksis Kivi AwardAward1958Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of FinlandAward1956Eino Leino PrizeAward1909Born22 September 1909