Kustaa Artturi Järviluoma (9 August 1879 – 31 January 1942) was a Finnish journalist, screenwriter and author. Until 1902, he went by the name Jernström. He is best known for his play ''

Pohjalaisia ''The Ostrobothnians'' (in Finnish: ; occasionally translated to English as ''The Bothnians''), Opus number, Op. 45, is a opera in three acts written from 1917 to 1924 by the Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja. The story, variously comedic ...

'' (The Ostrobothnians), which later formed the basis for a popular opera by

Leevi Madetoja Leevi Antti Madetoja (; 17 February 1887 – 6 October 1947) was a Finns, Finnish composer, music criticism, music critic, conductor (music), conductor, and teacher of the Romantic music, late-Romantic and modernism (music), early-mode ...

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Biography

Järviluoma was born in Alavus and attended the Lyceum at

Vaasa Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ),University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki (, ; UH) is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Royal Academy of Åbo under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Alexander ...

, studying mathematics from 1902 to 1903 and then law from 1904 to 1909, but he did not complete a degree. He was a founding member of the Finnish Dramatists' Union in the 1920s and served as both secretary and chairman during the 1930s. He was also a founding member of the Finnish Journalists' Association and the South Ostrobothnians Association (1941). In 1910, Järviluoma married Lyyli Ahde. They had two children: Maire and Juha. The Finnish Literature Society has maintained an archive of Järviluoma's work since 1998. It contains his original manuscripts, photos, scrapbooks and other material. Streets have been named after him in Helsinki, Alavus,

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, Teuva and

Lapua Lapua (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland's South Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. It is located next to the Lapua River. The town has a population of () and cov ...

. His birthplace is now a memorial.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarviluoma, Artturi 1879 births 1942 deaths People from Alavus People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Writers from South Ostrobothnia Finnish dramatists and playwrights