Jukka Sakari Vieno (born 4 April 1957 in Ilmajoki,

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) is a

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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 1978.Kustantajat.fi

References

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