author
Artturi Järviluoma
1879–1942
Best remembered for the play The Ostrobothnians, he helped shape Finnish literary and theatrical life in the early 20th century. His work also reached new audiences through film and an opera based on his most famous drama.
2 Audiobooks
Pohjalaisia: Kansannäytelmä kolmessa näytöksessä
by Artturi Järviluoma
Meijeri : Kolminäytöksinen kansanhuvinäytelmä
by Artturi Järviluoma
About the author
Born in Alavus on August 9, 1879, he was a Finnish journalist, screenwriter, and author. Until 1902 he used the surname Jernström, and he went on to build a career that moved between newspapers, literature, and the stage.
His best-known work is the play Pohjalaisia (The Ostrobothnians), a drama that became deeply associated with Finnish culture. Its influence grew even further when composer Leevi Madetoja used it as the basis for the opera The Ostrobothnians.
Järviluoma died in Helsinki on January 31, 1942. Though not widely known outside Finland, he remains an important figure in Finnish letters for the way his writing connected regional life, popular drama, and national culture.