Jacobus Petri Finno (about 1540–1588), sometimes known as Jaakko Finno or the proper Finnish form of his fake name Jaakko Suomalainen (James the Finn), was a Finnish priest and the rector (headmaster) of the Cathedral School of Turku. He was the publisher of the first Finnish-language

hymnal A hymnal or hymnary is a collection of hymns, usually in the form of a book, called a hymnbook (or hymn book). Hymnals are used in congregational singing. A hymnal may contain only hymn texts (normal for most hymnals for most centuries of Chr ...

as well as a

catechism A catechism (; from grc, κατηχέω, "to teach orally") is a summary or exposition of doctrine and serves as a learning introduction to the Sacraments traditionally used in catechesis, or Christian religious teaching of children and adul ...

and a

prayer book A prayer book is a book containing prayers and perhaps devotional readings, for private or communal use, or in some cases, outlining the liturgy of religious services. Books containing mainly orders of religious services, or readings for them ar ...

. Finno was doctrinally a moderate reformer.

References

*Jaakko Finnon virsikirja. Toimittanut ja jälkisanan laatinut Pentti Lempiäinen. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia 463. Alkuteos julkaistu: Tukholma, noin 1583. Näköispainos sekä uudelleen ladottu laitos alkuperäisestä tekstistä ja sitä täydentävistä käsikirjoituksista. Helsinki: Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, 1988. . *Varpio, Yrjö & Liisi Huhtala 1999: Suomen kirjallisuushistoria. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. Helsinki. Finnish writers Lutheran writers Finnish Lutheran hymnwriters 16th-century Finnish Lutheran clergy Translators to Finnish 1540 births 1588 deaths {{Finland-reli-bio-stub