Ville Ranta
Finnish cartoonist · Finland · On the map · Writers · Born 1978 · age 47
Ville Matias Ranta is a Finnish comic artist and cartoonist from Oulu. He received the Finnish comics society's Puupäähattu award in 2009. In his work, Ranta focus on controversial and provocative topics among other things. His comic Mohammed, Fear and Freedom of Speech led to the sacking of the editor Jussi Vilkuna.
Ville Ranta is read about 3.5 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2017Knight of the National Order of MeritAward2016Chevalier des Arts et des LettresAward2014Sarjakuva-FinlandiaAward2009Puupäähattu PrizeAward1978Born29 November 1978
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In 2017, he was made Knight of the National Order of Merit of France. He is the first Finnish comic artist to be admitted into the order.
Country
Finland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1978 · age 47
