Ilpo Tiihonen (1 September 1950 – 8 June 2021) 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 Eino Leino, a pioneer of Finnish poetry. Recipients *1956 Viljo Kajava *1957 Helvi Juvonen *1958 Rabbe Enc ...

in 1991.Kustantajat.fi
He was born 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 ...

and died, aged 70, in

Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi () is a town and a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region, northwest of Tampere and north of the capital city Helsinki in Finland. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . ...

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1950 births 2021 deaths People from Kuopio Writers from North Savo Finnish writers Recipients of the Eino Leino Prize {{Finland-writer-stub