author
Juudas Puustinen
1874–1934
A Finnish schoolteacher and humorist, this early 20th-century writer became known for lively stories in Savonian dialect that turn everyday village life into comedy. His work has a warm, playful feel and a strong sense of place.
3 Audiobooks
Savolaisia murrejuttuja
by Juudas Puustinen
Savolaisia sutkauksia ja letkauksia
by Juudas Puustinen, Ernst Lampén
Hiihtokilpailu : Leikillinen kertomus
by Juudas Puustinen
About the author
Born Albert Johannes Hämäläinen in Kuopio on April 14, 1874, he wrote under the pen name Juudas, or Juutas, Puustinen. He was a Finnish elementary school teacher as well as a writer, and he died in Helsinki on March 14, 1934.
Puustinen is especially remembered for humorous prose shaped by the Savonian dialect and by close observation of ordinary people, local customs, and small-town life. Works connected with him include Savolaisia murrejuttuja and Hiihtokilpailu: Leikillinen kertomus, both of which show his fondness for regional speech, comic situations, and everyday characters.
His writing still stands out for its light touch and strong local color. For listeners today, it offers a window into Finnish humor and spoken tradition from the early 1900s.