Kalle Aho

Born Kaarlo Kustaa Brofeldt in Lapinlahti in 1865, he later became known as Kalle Aho. He worked as an educator and administrator, serving as the first principal of the Kuopio business school and later in a leading role at the Finnish Businessmen’s Commercial Institute. He was also involved in founding educational initiatives, including support for the permit application of Kuopio co-educational school.

Alongside his school work, he played an important part in Finnish journalism. He was the first editor-in-chief of Kauppalehti, the business newspaper founded in 1898, which linked him closely to the growth of Finnish commercial life and public debate at the turn of the 20th century.

For audiobook listeners, he is best remembered as a writer of plays. His work includes the drama Epäilijä, first published in the 1880s. He died in Kotka in 1936. He was also part of the notable Brofeldt-Aho family and was the brother of the celebrated Finnish author Juhani Aho.