1. www.flickr.com/photos/5689527 8@N00/209482358Image 12 of 22 Mika Waltari (Helsinki, 1908 - 1979)(Helsinki, 1908 - 1979) He started his career as a Literary critic and later he dedicated his writing to narrative based on characters and places in Ancient History.He started his career as a Literary critic and later he dedicated his writing to narrative based on characters and places in Ancient History. Works: "Sinuhe The Egyptian " (1945). and “The Roman" (1964).Works: "Sinuhe The Egyptian " (1945). and “The Roman" (1964).

2. Frans Eemil Sillanpää (Hämeenkyrö 16 September 1888 – 3 June 1964) LIFE: Although his parents were poor, they managed to send him to school in Tampere. In 1908 he moved to Helsinki to study medicine. Here he met the painters Eero Järnefelt and Pekka Halonen, composer Jean Sibelius and author Juhavi Aho. In 1913 Sillanpää moved from Helsinki to his old home village and devoted himself to writing. The asteroid 1446 Sillanpää was named after him. WORK: He was awarded the Novel Prize in Literature in 1939 "for his deep understanding of his country's peasantry and the exquisite art with which he has portrayed their way of life and their relationship with Nature.“ He won international fame for his novel Nuorena nukkunut (The Maid Silja/Fallen Asleep While Young) in 1931. Other novels are Virranpohjalta (1933), Ihmiset suviyössä (translated as People in the Summer Night) (1934), Viidestoista (1936), Elokuu (1941)

3. Sally Salminen born in the town of Vargata on Åland.. In 1930, she travelled to New York and found work as a domestic help. After marrying the Danish artist Johannes Dührkop in 1940, she settled in Denmark. Her motifs stem from her familiar world of the poor communities on Åland and the lives of emigrants. WORKS: She made her debut in 1936 with her depiction of an ordinary life, Katrina (Eng. tr. Katrina), which won first prize in a novel competition and became an international success. It overshadowed all her subsequent works. OTHER NOVELS Den långa våren, 1939,, Lars Laurila, 1943,; the short story collection Barndomens land, 1948Prins Efflam (1953; Eng. tr. The Prince from the Sea), Spår på jorden, 1961, and Vid havet, 1963. Her later works, which are autobiographical, include travel books such as Jerusalem, 1970, and her memoirs Upptäcktsresan, 1966, and Min amerikanska saga, 1968,. Many of Sally Salminen's books were translated into various languages.

4. Sofi Oksanen WORKS: So far, Oksanen has published four novels, one an international best seller and a play. She has received several awards for her literary work.Stalinin lehmät ("Stalin's Cows") (2003) She has received several awards for her literary work.Stalinin lehmät ("Stalin's Cows") (2003) Baby Jane (2005) Baby Jane (2005) Oksanen’s first original play Puhdistus (”Purge”) was staged at the Finnish National Theatre in 2007. Oksanen’s first original play Puhdistus (”Purge”) was staged at the Finnish National Theatre in 2007. From out of the play grew Oksanen’s third literary novel Puhdistus (2008).It ranked number 1 on the bestseller list for fiction in Finland when it was published and has received numerous awards. From out of the play grew Oksanen’s third literary novel Puhdistus (2008).It ranked number 1 on the bestseller list for fiction in Finland when it was published and has received numerous awards. When the Doves Disappeared ("Kun kyyhkyset katosivat") was published in Finland in August. When the Doves Disappeared ("Kun kyyhkyset katosivat") was published in Finland in August. (born January 7, 1977) is a Finnish contemporary writer. She was born in Jyväskylä. studied literature at the University of Jyväskylä and University of Helsinki and later drama at the Finnish Theatre Academy in Helsinki.

5. … Spring came on, the drift from cornfields melted, And with it away flowed half the young blades; Summer came, burst forth with hail the shower, And with the ears were half down beaten; Autumn came, and frost took the remainder. Paavo´s wife then tore her hair, and spake thus: 'Paavo, old man, born to evil fortune, Let us beg, for God hath us forsaken; Hard is begging, but far worse is starving.' … (5 February 1804, Jakobstad – 6 May 1877, Porvoo) He was a Finnish (Finland-Swedish) poet, and is the national poet of Finland. He wrote in the Swedish language. Many of his poems deal with life in rural Finland. The best known of these is Bonden Paavo, (Farmer Paavo, Saarijärven Paavo in Finnish).