Christer Boucht, born 4 March 1911 in
Vaasa
Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas), ,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
, and died 21 May 2009, in the same city. He was a Finnish-Swedish lawyer, adventure traveler and writer. Christer Boucht served as a young reserve officer in both the
Winter War
The Winter War,, sv, Vinterkriget, rus, Зи́мняя война́, r=Zimnyaya voyna. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 (russian: link=no, Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940) and Soviet–Finland War 1 ...
and the
Continuation War. In 1966 he was the first man from Finland to cross the
Greenland
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ice on skis and by dog team. He has written several books on his polar expeditions in northern
Canada
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and the journey across Greenland. In some of his books, he has also described the experiences from Finlands wars during the second world war.
Christer Boucht was for many years an active member in the ''Finnish Arctic Society'' and in 2002 he became honorary member of the Society.
Finnish writers
1911 births
2009 deaths
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