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Ilmari Tulimaa
1869–1932
A Finnish writer who published under the name Ilmari Tulimaa, he is remembered for youth-oriented fiction from the early 20th century. His surviving work suggests a storyteller drawn to adventure and to the landscapes of Finland.
1 Audiobook
Lumottu maa: Kertomus nuorisolle
by Ilmari Tulimaa
About the author
Born Rudolf Railo in Viipuri on October 23, 1869, and earlier known by the surname Räsänen, he wrote under the pen name Ilmari Tulimaa. He died on August 15, 1932, and is listed in Finnish library and reference records as a Finnish author.
Tulimaa is known at least in part for Lumottu maa: Kertomus nuorisolle, a work for younger readers that has remained available through modern digital archives. The book's continued preservation suggests a place, however modest, in the history of Finnish children's and youth literature.
Very little biographical detail was readily confirmed from reliable public sources, so his life is best approached through the work itself: fiction shaped for young readers, with a sense of journey, place, and imagination.