author
Onni Wetterhoff
1835–1892
A Finnish writer and forester from Helsinki, he is remembered as one of the earliest authors in Finland to write vividly about hunting, fishing, and life in the wilderness. His work brings together practical outdoor experience and a storyteller’s eye for the rhythms of nature.
2 Audiobooks
Saloilta ja vesiltä: Metsästys- ja pyyntiretkiä
by Onni Wetterhoff
Bergön pyyntimiehet
by Onni Wetterhoff
About the author
Born in Helsinki on December 28, 1835, Kurt Alfred Onni Wetterhoff was a Finnish forester and writer. Reference works describe him as an early or even the first Finnish author to focus on wilderness themes, and his writing became closely associated with hunting and fishing life in the Finnish outdoors.
In addition to writing, he trained as a forester from 1859 to 1862 and worked in Finland’s forestry service. Earlier in life he also served as an officer, first in the old allotment army and then in the Russian army, giving his career a varied background before he turned more fully toward forestry and literary work.
Wetterhoff died in Helsinki on February 11, 1892. Today he is especially remembered for books such as Saloilta ja vesiltä, which helped establish nature and game writing as a recognizable part of Finnish literature.