About Paavo Haavikko
Paavo Juhani Haavikko was a Finnish poet, playwright, essayist and publisher, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. He published more than 70 works, and his poems have been translated to 12 languages. In 1951, Haavikko graduated from the Kallio Coeducational School, and published his first collection of poems. Haavikko's first wife Marja-Liisa Vartio was also a writer.
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