Yrjö Antero Karilas (3 January 1891 – 7 June 1982) was a Finnish writer. He is most known for his ''Pikkujättiläinen'' book series.

Short biography

Yrjö Karilas was born at

Hailuoto Hailuoto (; sv, Karlö) is a Finnish island in the northern Baltic Sea and a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Hailuoto is (), which make it the smallest municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia and the former Oulu Pr ...

on 3 January 1891. He passed his

Matriculation examination A matriculation examination or matriculation exam is a university entrance examination, which is typically held towards the end of secondary school. After passing the examination, a student receives a school leaving certificate recognising academi ...

in 1908. In 1911, he started teaching Russian at Helsinki. After the language was removed from the curriculum, he became an office employee at WSOY's Helsinki office. He oversaw the publication of multiple informative books, the most well-known being '' Pikkujättiläinen'' (literally "little giant"), published for the first time in 1924.

Books

* ''Antero Vipunen; arvoitusten ja ongelmien, leikkien ja pelien sekä eri harrastusalojen pikku jättiläinen'' * ''Koululaisen muistikirja IX'' * ''Koululaisen muistikirja XXVI'' * ''Koululaisen muistikirja XXVIII'' * ''Mieleni minun tekevi; askartelun ja kokeilun, keräilyn ja retkeilyn sekä eri harrastusalojen pikku jättiläinen''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karilas, Yrjo 1891 births 1982 deaths People from Hailuoto Writers from Northern Ostrobothnia Finnish writers