author
Sakari Ruotsalo
1869–1935
A Finnish schoolteacher turned playwright, he wrote lively comedies and farces that found humor in everyday social ambitions and misunderstandings. His surviving plays suggest a sharp eye for village life and the small deceptions people tell themselves and each other.
3 Audiobooks
Ulkokullattu : 1-näytöksinen ilveily
by Sakari Ruotsalo
Kuka nyt vävyksi? Kaksinäytöksinen ilveily
by Aukusti Edvard Korhonen, Sakari Ruotsalo
Perttunen kiinni! : 1-näytöksinen ilveily
by Sakari Ruotsalo
About the author
Born in Raahe on May 17, 1869, Sakari Aleksander Ruotsalo was a Finnish teacher and playwright. He was originally surnamed Burman, studied at the University of Helsinki, and completed advanced degrees in philosophy before working in education.
Ruotsalo is remembered especially for comic stage works, including one-act farces and collaborations written for Finnish audiences in the early 20th century. Project Gutenberg lists works such as Ulkokullattu, Perttunen kiinni!, and Kuka nyt vävyksi?, which point to his talent for brisk, humorous dramatic writing.
He died in Raahe on November 8, 1935. Although he is not widely known outside Finnish literary circles today, his plays remain of interest as examples of Finnish popular theater from his era.