author
Santeri Rissanen
1880–1939
A Finnish journalist, teacher, and writer, he brought the voices of Northern Savonia into print with humor, local color, and a strong sense of place. His work ranged from fiction and plays to local history, giving readers a lively picture of everyday life in early 20th-century Finland.
6 Audiobooks
Nikkinen nyrkkeilee : Sanomalehtineekerin näperryksiä
by Santeri Rissanen
Puhettako parantelemaan? : Yksinäytöksinen näyttämökohtaus
by Santeri Rissanen
Uusia savolaisjuttuja
by Santeri Rissanen
Savolaisjuttuja : Seitsemän murrehumoreskia
by Santeri Rissanen
About the author
Born in Iisalmi in 1880, Santeri Rissanen worked as a journalist, elementary-school teacher, and author. Finnish reference sources describe him as Aino Aleksanteri Rissanen, and note that he also wrote under the pen name Sav'ojan Samppa.
He studied at Kemi secondary school and qualified as a public-school teacher at the Kajaani teacher seminary in 1906. Alongside teaching, he was closely connected with the newspaper Salmetar in Iisalmi, serving first as assistant editor and later as editor-in-chief. He was also active in local adult education.
Rissanen is remembered for writing in a distinctly Savo-flavored voice. Catalog and library sources list plays, humorous dialect pieces, and local historical works among his publications, including writing connected with Iisalmi and the home region of Juhani Aho. He died in Iisalmi in 1939.