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Eino Leino
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Finnish poet and journalist (1878–1926)
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Eino Leino, born Armas Einar Leopold Lönnbohm in 1878 in Paltamo, was a Finnish linguist, poet, journalist, and translator. He worked primarily in Finnish and was active from 1891 to 1925. His professional life included roles in literature, poetry, Romantic literature, and journalism, with Helsinki serving as a key work location. He was educated at Oulun Lyseon Lukio and the University of Helsinki.
Leino is the author of 59 works, including *Kirjeet L. Onervalle*, *Alla kasvon kaikkivallan*, *Sulle laulan--*, *Kaf devash*, and *Pieśni księcia Jana i Katarzyny Jagiellonki*. He was a member of the Finns ethnic group and had a sibling named Kasimir Leino. He died in Tuusula on January 10, 1926, and is buried at Hietaniemi cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 59
Top works
- Kirjeet L. Onervalle
- Alla kasvon kaikkivallan
- Sulle laulan--
- Kaf devash
- Pieśni księcia Jana i Katarzyny Jagiellonki
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leopold
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of death
- Tuusula
- Sibling
- Kasimir Leino
- Occupation
- literary critic
- Educated at
- Oulun Lyseon Lukio
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Native language
- Finnish
- Field of work
- literary criticism
- Image
- Eino Leino 1905c.jpg
- Work location
- Helsinki
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- Commons category
- Eino Leino
- date of birth
- 1878-07-06
- date of death
- 1926-01-10
- place of burial
- Hietaniemi cemetery
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- Eino Leino
- pseudonym
- Eino Leino
- birth name
- Armas Einar Leopold Lönnbohm
- different from
- Eino Leino
- name in native language
- Eino Leino
- writing language
- Finnish
- start of work period
- 1891-00-00
- end of work period
- 1925-00-00
- ethnic group
- Finns
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Eino Leino, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Eino Leino (born Armas Einar Leopold Lönnbohm; 6 July 1878 – 10 January 1926) was a Finnish poet and journalist who is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry and a national poet of Finland. His poems combine modern and Finnish folk elements. Much of his work is in the style of the Kalevala and folk songs in general. Nature, love, and despair are frequent themes in Leino's work. He is beloved and widely read in Finland today.
Leino's birthday on 6 July was named Eino Leino Day (Eino Leinon päivä) as well as day of Finnish poetry and summer in 1992, and it is an established Finnish flag day.
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