Konrad Lehtimäki

Born in Vahto on January 18, 1883, Konrad Lehtimäki was a Finnish journalist, writer, and politician. He educated himself largely on his own after a hard childhood and early years spent earning a living in different jobs, experiences that shaped the grounded, socially aware perspective in his writing.

Lehtimäki became active in public life as a member of the Social Democratic Party and served in the Parliament of Finland from 1911 to 1917. Alongside his political work, he built a literary career and was regarded as an important prose writer among authors who emerged from Finland's labor movement in the early 20th century.

He died in Turku on May 25, 1937. Today he is remembered not only for his political engagement, but also for writing that brought working people's lives and struggles into Finnish literature.