Kasimir Leino

Kasimir Leino was the pen name of Kasimir Agathon Lönnbohm, born in Paltamo, Finland, on November 17, 1866, and died in Helsinki on March 8, 1919. Sources consistently describe him as a writer, journalist, and man of the theater, active in Finnish cultural life at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.

He is often mentioned as the older brother of Eino Leino, but Kasimir had a substantial body of work of his own. Archive and reference sources note that his papers include poems, play manuscripts, writings on art and literature, drawings, letters, and press material, which suggests a wide range of interests and a serious engagement with the literary world.

Later biographical summaries describe him as an influential cultural figure who, despite doing important foundational work in several fields, has often remained somewhat overshadowed by his younger brother. That makes him an interesting author to rediscover: a versatile voice from Finland's literary and theatrical past.