author
Saima
1863–1931
A Finnish writer and translator who published under the pen name Saima, she helped bring stories into Finnish while also writing her own fiction. Her career links literature, translation, and some of the earliest work by women in the Finnish press.
1 Audiobook
Kerkkiä : Kuvauksia ja pätkiä
by Saima
About the author
Saima Grönstrand was a Finnish author and translator, born on June 5, 1863, in Viitasaari and died on August 22, 1931, in Helsinki. She wrote under the names Saima, S. G., and S. G--d, and is remembered for both her original stories and her translations into Finnish.
Her work included fiction as well as translations of literature by other writers. Project Gutenberg listings for her books show that her writing continued to circulate long after her lifetime, which suggests a lasting place in Finnish literary history.
Available source material is fairly brief, but it clearly places her among the early Finnish women who worked as writers and translators in print culture. That makes her an interesting figure not only for readers of fiction, but also for anyone curious about the growth of Finnish literature and journalism.