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Otto Tuomi
1869–1930
A Finnish writer and public figure, he wrote fiction under the name Otto Tuomi while also taking part in civic and political life. His work reflects the world of late 19th- and early 20th-century Finland, with stories that helped carry Finnish-language literature to everyday readers.
2 Audiobooks
Kuningattaren romaani : ynnä alkuperäisiä suomalaisia kertomuksia
by Kauppis-Heikki, Emil Peschkau, Otto Tuomi
Pieniä kertomuksia
by Otto Tuomi
About the author
Born Otto Häggblom in Iisalmi on November 13, 1869, he became known by the pen name Otto Tuomi. In addition to writing, he was active in public life in Finland as a municipal councillor and a member of the Diet, and he also used the pseudonym Olli.
His surviving bibliography points to a writer interested in accessible storytelling. Works associated with him include Pieniä kertomuksia, and he is also linked in library and public-domain records with other Finnish prose published around the turn of the century.
Otto Tuomi died in Helsinki on November 30, 1930. A suitable verified portrait image could not be confirmed from the sources checked, so no profile image is included here.