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John Bergh

1872–1939

A Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist and journalist, he wrote around the turn of the 20th century and is remembered especially for fiction that often drew on historical themes. His work helped carry Finland-Swedish literature into a broad popular readership.

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About the author

Born in Helsinki on August 10, 1872, John Arnold Bergh was a Finland-Swedish writer who also worked in the newspaper press. Sources identify him as writing under the names Arnold, Mikael Sand, and Mikael Sanden.

His fiction appeared mainly in the decades around 1900. He wrote novels and short stories, and some of his best-known work used historical settings, including the novel Efter ofreden (1910).

Bergh died in Porvoo in 1939. A confirmed portrait image was not available from the pages I could verify, so no profile image is included.