author
Ruupert Kainulainen
1886–1962
A Finnish playwright remembered for lively folk plays and song-filled stage works, he wrote with a strong feel for popular theater and everyday characters. His work remains linked especially with Finnish drama of the early and mid-20th century.
2 Audiobooks
Ylioppilaan kosinta: 1-näytöksinen laulunsekainen kansannäytyelmä
by Ruupert Kainulainen
Laatokan kalastajat: 3-näytöksinen kansannäytelmä lauluineen ja tansseineen
by Ruupert Kainulainen
About the author
Born on February 7, 1886, in Suotniemi near Käkisalmi and later dying in Helsinki on July 15, 1962, Ruupert Kainulainen was a Finnish playwright. Reference sources consistently describe him as a writer for the stage, and Swedish-language summaries also note his work as a lyricist for songs.
Catalog and library records connect his name with a range of plays and other writings, including Ylioppilaan kosinta, Laatokan kalastajat, Rukkaset, and the poetry collection Runotarinoita. Theater databases also show that he wrote comedies and music-centered plays, suggesting a career closely tied to popular performance.
Only a small part of his dramatic output appears to be digitized today, but his name still turns up in Finnish literary and theater databases, which suggests a body of work that has stayed in circulation through archives, libraries, and performance records. He was also the brother of singer and actor Iivari Kainulainen, placing him within a family with visible ties to Finnish performing arts.