The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers in

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since 1956, with particular emphasis on poets. It is named after

Eino Leino 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 fo ...

, a pioneer of

Finnish poetry Finnish poetry is the poetry from Finland. It is usually written in the Finnish language or Swedish language, but can also include poetry written in Northern Sámi or other Sámi languages. It has its roots in the early folk music of the area, and ...

Recipients

*1956

Viljo Kajava Viljo Lennart Kajava (22 September 1909 – 2 February 1998) was a Finnish poet and writer. He was born in Tampere, and his first collections of poems were released in 1935. During his 50-year career he published nearly 40 books, most of them poe ...

*1957 Helvi Juvonen *1958 Rabbe Enckell *1959 Aapeli (Simo Puupponen) *1960 Olavi Paavolainen *1961

Juha Mannerkorpi Juha Mannerkorpi (1915, Ashtabula, Ohio - 1980) was a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers in Finland since 1956, with particular emphasis on poets. It is named after E ...

*1962 Pertti Nieminen *1963

Paavo Haavikko Paavo Juhani Haavikko (January 25, 1931 in Helsinki – October 6, 2008) was a Finnish poet, playwright, essayist and publisher, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. He published more than 70 works, and his poems have been tran ...

*1964 Arvo Salo *1965 Hagar Olsson *1966 Einari Vuorela *1967 Marja-Leena Mikkola *1968 Kerttu Kauniskangas *1969 Mirjam Polkunen *1970

Heikki Palmu Heikki Palmu (born in 1946) is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers in Finland since 1956, with particular emphasis on poets. It is named after Eino Leino, a pioneer ...

*1971

Vilhelm Helander Arne Anders Vilhem Helander (born 8 February 1941 in Helsinki), is a Finnish architect and was Professor of Architecture History at Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland from 1986 until 2005, when he became professor emeritus. Heland ...

and Mikael Sundman *1972 Raoul Palmgren *1973

Arvo Turtiainen Arvo Albin Turtiainen (16 September 1904, Helsinki – 8 October 1980) was a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers in Finland since 1956, with particular emphasis on po ...

*1974 Kaisa Korhonen *1975 Henrik Tikkanen *1976 Eila Kivikk'aho *1977 Nils-Börje Stormbom *1978 Jukka Vieno *1979 Mirkka Rekola *1980

Elvi Sinervo Elvi Aulikki Sinervo (4 May 1912, Helsinki – 28 August 1986 Helsinki) was a Finland, Finnish writer, poet, and translator. She was the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1980. She married member of parliament Mauri Ryömä (1911–58). Th ...

*1981

Väinö Kirstinä Väinö Kirstinä (29 January 1936 - 23 September 2007) was a Finnish poet, journalist, translator and critic. He worked for the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation. He was the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1981. Kirstinä was born in Tyrnä ...

*1982 Hannu Mäkelä *1983

Pentti Linkola Kaarlo Pentti Linkola (7 December 1932 – 5 April 2020) was a prominent Finnish deep ecologist, ornithologist, polemicist, naturalist, writer, and fisherman. He wrote widely about his ideas and in Finland was a prominent thinker.George C. ...

*1984

Erno Paasilinna Erno Paasilinna (14 March 1935, in Petsamo – 30 September 2000, in Tampere) was a Finnish writer and journalist. He received several literary prizes, the most notable being the Finlandia Prize in 1984 for his collection of essays ''Yksinäisyys ...

*1985 Hannu Salama *1986 Claes Andersson *1987 Helvi Hämäläinen *1988

Jyrki Pellinen Jyrki Pellinen (born May 16, 1940, in Helsinki) is a Finnish writer, poet and visual artist. He has published over 50 fiction books, and was the 1988 recipient of the Eino Leino Prize The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers ...

*1989

Tuomas Anhava Tuomas Anhava (5 June 1927, Helsinki – 22 January 2001, Helsinki) was a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1989. Anhava's works closely follow the mold of modernist tradition of Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot. Anhava was a ...

*1990 Olli Jalonen *1991 Ilpo Tiihonen *1992

Jaan Kaplinski Jaan Kaplinski (22 January 1941 – 8 August 2021 ) was an Estonian poet, philosopher, politician, and culture critic, known for his focus on global issues and support for left-wing/ liberal thinking. He was influenced by Eastern philosophical s ...

*1993 Jyrki Kiiskinen and Jukka Koskelainen *1994 Risto Ahti *1995 Caj Westerberg *1996 Risto Rasa *1997

Thomas Warburton Thomas Warburton may refer to: *Thomas Warburton (businessman) (1837–1909), English businessman *Thomas Warburton (writer) (1918–2016), Finnish writer and translator *Thomas Warburton better known as Mr. Warburton (born 1968), American animator ...

*1998 Raija Siekkinen *1999 Kai Nieminen *2000 Sirkka Turkka *2001 Markku Into *2002

Virpi Hämeen-Anttila Virpi Hämeen-Anttila (born 15 October 1958 in Espoo) is a Finnish writer, translator, and researcher. She was the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 2002 along with her husband Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, for their work in translating and promoti ...

and

Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila (born 26 February 1963) is a Finnish academic researcher, serving as a professor of the Arabic language and Islamic studies at the University of Edinburgh. Before that he was a professor at the University of Helsinki. H ...

*2003

Tuomari Nurmio Judge Bone, Tuomari Nurmio, is the artist name of Hannu Juhani Nurmio (b. 1950 in Helsinki), a Finnish rock singer and songwriter. Work Since his debut album, Nurmio has been regarded one of the most original Finnish singer-songwriters. His l ...

*2004

Veijo Meri Veijo Väinö Valvo Meri (31 December 1928 – 21 June 2015) was a Finnish writer. Much of his work focuses on war and its absurdity. The work is anti-war and has dark humor. Born in Viipuri (today Vyborg, Russia), Meri graduated from secondary ...

*2005 Antti Hyry *2006

Juha Hurme Juha Hurme (born 29 June 1959 in Paimio) is a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national l ...

*2007 Eira Stenberg *2008 *2009

Hannele Huovi Päivi Marja Hannele Huovi, married name Eskola (b. 19 March 1949), is a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 2009.

*2010 J. K. Ihalainen *2011

Kari Aronpuro Kari Aronpuro (born 30 June 1940) is a Finnish poet."A History of Finland's Literature", 1998, p.251/ref> He worked in the library industry for over 40 years. He worked as a librarian at the University of Tampere course library from 1964 to 1971 ...

*2012 *2013 Leif Salmén *2014 *2015 Leevi Lehto *2016 Liisa Enwald *2017

Leena Krohn Leena Krohn (born February 28, 1947 in Helsinki) is a Finnish author. Her large and varied body of work includes novels, short stories, children's books, and essays. In her books she deals with topics that include man's relationship with himself a ...

*2018 Kirsi Kunnas *2019 Jaana Koistinen *2020 Johanna Venho *2021 Miia Toivio *2022 Kaiho Nieminen

References

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