author
Em. Tamminen
1852–1946
A Finnish schoolteacher, writer, and translator, he wrote with a clear moral purpose and helped bring literature and practical texts to Finnish readers. His work is especially tied to temperance poetry and to the growth of Finnish-language reading culture in the late 19th century.
1 Audiobook
Raittiutta runoissa I-II: Raittiuskokouksissa lausuttavaksi ja kotona luettavaksi
by Em. Tamminen, Juho Hellman
About the author
Born on August 15, 1852, in Uusikirkko Tl, Emanuel Tamminen was a Finnish elementary school teacher, writer, and translator. He graduated from the Jyväskylä teacher seminary in 1874 and is also known to have written under the names E. T. and Manu.
Tamminen worked across several kinds of writing. He is remembered for poetry connected to the temperance movement, including Raittiutta runoissa, and he also translated books into Finnish, helping make both literary and practical works available to a wider audience.
He died on March 8, 1946, in Kymi. Even if he is not widely known today, his career reflects an important period in Finnish cultural life, when teachers and translators often played a major part in shaping what people could read in their own language.