Martti Henrikki Haavio (22 January 1899 – 4 February 1973) was a

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poet, folklorist and mythologist, writing poetry under the

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P. Mustapää. He was born on 22 January 1899 in

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, and died 4 February 1973 in

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. He was also a professor of folklore and an influential researcher of

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. In 1960, Haavio married Aale Tynni, after his first wife Elsa Enäjärvi-Haavio died in 1951 of cancer. His daughter, Elina Haavio-Mannila, is a social scientist. During Haavio's early career, he was a member of the Tulenkantajat literature club. He is buried in the

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in Helsinki.

Folkloristical and mythological works

* ''Suomalaisen muinaisrunouden maailma''. Porvoo: WSOY, 1935. * ''Suomalaiset kodinhaltiat''. Porvoo: WSOY, 1942. * ''Viimeiset runonlaulajat''. Third edition (second edition 1948). Porvoo: WSOY, 1985. . * ''Piispa Henrik ja Lalli: Piispa Henrikin surmavirren historiaa''. Porvoo: WSOY, 1948. * ''Sampo-eepos: Typologinen analyysi''. A doctoral dissertation. Suomalais-ugrilaisen seuran toimituksia 96. Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, 1949. * ''Väinämöinen: Suomalaisten runojen keskushahmo''. Porvoo: WSOY, 1950. * ''Kansanrunojen maailmanselitys''. Helsinki Porvoo: WSOY, 1955. * ''Karjalan jumalat: Uskontotieteellinen tutkimus''. Porvoo: WSOY, 1959. * ''Kuolematonten lehdot: Sämpsöi Pellervoisen arvoitus''. Porvoo: WSOY, 1961. * ''Bjarmien vallan kukoistus ja tuho: Historiaa ja runoutta''. Porvoo Helsinki: WSOY, 1965. * ''Suomalainen mytologia''. Porvoo Helsinki: WSOY, 1967. * ''Esseitä kansanrunoudesta''. Articles published 1959 in ''Essais folkloriques par Martti Haavio''. Studia Fennica 8. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia 564. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1992. .

Poetic works

* ''Laulu ihanista silmistä'' (1925) * ''Laulu vaakalinnusta'', (1927) * ''Jäähyväiset Arkadialle'' (1945) * ''Koiruoho, ruusunkukka'' (1947) * ''Linnustaja'' (1952) * ''Tuuli Airistolta'' (1969)

References

External links

Haavio at YLE
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Martti Haavio in 375 humanists 23.02.2015, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki
1899 births 1973 deaths People from North Ostrobothnia People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Writers from Northern Ostrobothnia Finnish male poets Finnish folklorists Finnish military personnel of World War II 20th-century Finnish poets Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery 20th-century male writers {{Finland-writer-stub