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Efraim Jaakkola
A 19th-century Finnish lay preacher and hymn poet, his songs grew out of the rural revivalist tradition of western Finland. Best known for Korven kaikuja: Hengellisiä lauluja, he wrote in a plain, heartfelt style shaped by faith and everyday life.
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Korven kaikuja: Hengellisiä lauluja
by Efraim Jaakkola
About the author
Born on May 27, 1791, in Uusikirkko Tl, he lived in the village of Orivo and became known as a lay preacher associated with the Finnish prayer revival movement. Finnish reference sources describe him as a hymn poet as well as a religious speaker, placing him within a strong local tradition of devotional song.
He is most closely linked with Korven kaikuja: Hengellisiä lauluja, the work through which many modern readers encounter his writing. The surviving record suggests a writer whose work was valued for its spiritual feeling and closeness to ordinary believers rather than for literary display.
He died on May 29, 1857, in Uusikirkko Tl. No suitable verified portrait image was found from the available source pages, so a profile image is not included here.