Björn Olof August Landström (21 April 1917, in

Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...

, Finland – 7 January 2002, in

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) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish artist, writer, graphic designer, illustrator and researcher. He also staged and directed the theater. In 1961 he became internationally famous with his book ''The Ship'', which was translated into several languages. Other notable works are ''Bold Voyages and Great Explorers'' (1964), ''Ships of the Pharaohs: 4000 Years of Egyptian Shipbuilding'' (1970), and ''The Royal Warship Vasa'' (1980).

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