Katri Vala (1901–1944) was 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 language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ...
,
critic, school teacher, and central member of the literary group
Tulenkantajat (The Fire Bearers) with
Olavi Paavolainen
Olavi Paavolainen (17 September 1903 – 19 July 1964) was a Finnish writer, essayist and poet. He was one of the prominent figures of the literary group Tulenkantajat (″The Flame Bearers″), and one of the most influential Finnish writers of ...
,
Elina Vaara,
Lauri Viljanen,
Ilmari Pimiä,
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 ...
, and
Yrjö Jylhä.
Biography
She was born in 1901 in
Muonio
Muonio (previously called ''Muonionniska'', se, Muoná) is a municipality of Finland. The town is located in far northern Finland above the Arctic Circle on the country's western border, within the area of the former Lappi (Lapland) province. ...
, and died of tuberculosis in 1944 in the Hessleby sanatorium at
Mariannelund in
Sweden.
References
External links
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* Saarenheimo, Kerttu
Vala, Katri (1901 - 1944)Kansallisbiografia-verkkojulkaisu. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura.
1901 births
1944 deaths
People from Muonio
People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
20th-century Finnish poets
Writers from Lapland (Finland)
Finnish women poets
20th-century women writers
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