author
Antti Rytkönen
1870–1930
A Finnish poet, children’s author, teacher, and collector of folk poetry, Antti Rytkönen brought together literary imagination and a deep interest in Finnish cultural traditions. He is also remembered as the librettist of Pohjan neiti, regarded as the first Finnish-language opera.
3 Audiobooks
Lauluja
by Antti Rytkönen
Matin, Kaisun ja kissan retket : y.m. lastenrunoja
by Antti Rytkönen
Metsäpirtissä : Satunäytelmä
by Antti Rytkönen
About the author
Antti Rytkönen (1870–1930) was born in Kuhmo, Finland. He earned a master’s degree and worked as a teacher while writing poetry, plays, songs, and books for children. His published works include Lauluja, Maailman kaunein saari, and several collections of children’s stories and poems.
Rytkönen also collected Finnish folk poetry, linking his literary work with the country’s oral traditions. In 1898, he wrote the libretto for Oskar Merikanto’s Pohjan neiti, a landmark in Finnish musical and literary history.