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Eino Into Parmanen

1879–1943

A Finnish writer, teacher, and civil servant, he is best remembered for chronicling Finland’s resistance during the years of Russian rule. His life moved through activism, public service, and historical writing, giving his work a strong sense of lived experience.

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Haukkavuoren aarre: Kertomus

Haukkavuoren aarre: Kertomus

by Eino Into Parmanen

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Merkillisiä tapahtumia : $b Kertomus

by Eino Into Parmanen

About the author

Born in Kristinestad on February 2, 1879, Eino Into Parmanen studied at the University of Helsinki after graduating from the Pori Lyceum. In the early 1900s he took part in passive resistance and later in activist networks opposing Russian rule in Finland.

His career was unusually varied. Parmanen worked as a teacher, served on the White side during the Finnish Civil War, and later held posts in the detective central police and as a district sheriff. Alongside this, he also took part in public education work and lectured around Finland.

As a writer, he produced fiction, plays, and historical works, but he is especially remembered for the four-part Taistelujen kirja, published from 1936 to 1941. Drawing on material he had gathered about Finland’s independence movement, the series helped preserve memories of the resistance years. He died in Helsinki on July 16, 1943.