author
Sakari Ruotsalo
1869–1935
A Finnish schoolteacher and playwright from Raahe, he is remembered for light, lively farces that kept everyday characters and comic misunderstandings at center stage. His work belongs to the early decades of modern Finnish-language drama and still survives through digitized editions.
3 Audiobooks
Kuka nyt vävyksi? Kaksinäytöksinen ilveily
by Aukusti Edvard Korhonen, Sakari Ruotsalo
Ulkokullattu : 1-näytöksinen ilveily
by Sakari Ruotsalo
Perttunen kiinni! : 1-näytöksinen ilveily
by Sakari Ruotsalo
About the author
Sakari Aleksander Ruotsalo, originally Burman, was born in Raahe on May 17, 1869, and died there on November 8, 1935. He was a Finnish secondary-school teacher as well as a playwright, a combination that helps explain the clear, stage-ready style of his writing.
Ruotsalo is best known for short comic plays and farces. Works connected with his name include Ulkokullattu and Perttunen kiinni!, and his writing has remained accessible through digital library projects, which has helped keep his work in circulation long after his lifetime.
Though not a widely known international figure, he has a place in Finnish literary and theater history as a writer of entertaining popular drama. For listeners today, his plays offer a glimpse of humor, social manners, and stage comedy in Finland in the early 20th century.