author
Santeri Rissanen
1880–1939
A Finnish journalist, schoolteacher, and storyteller from Iisalmi, he wrote with a sharp eye for everyday life and often brought humor and local color into his work. He also published under the pen name Sav'ojan Samppa.
5 Audiobooks
Nikkinen nyrkkeilee : Sanomalehtineekerin näperryksiä
by Santeri Rissanen
Ukosta, akasta ja kahdesta kissanpojasta : Kesäinen kertomus sydänsalolaisten hiljaiselosta
by Santeri Rissanen
Savolaisjuttuja : Seitsemän murrehumoreskia
by Santeri Rissanen
Uusia savolaisjuttuja
by Santeri Rissanen
Puhettako parantelemaan? : Yksinäytöksinen näyttämökohtaus
by Santeri Rissanen
About the author
Born in Iisalmi on October 21, 1880, and dying there on November 12, 1939, Santeri Rissanen was a Finnish writer whose career also included teaching and newspaper work. Sources found during this search describe him as a journalist, an elementary school teacher, and an author.
Rissanen studied at Kemi Secondary School and trained as a teacher at the Kajaani seminary. He worked with the newspaper Salmetar in Iisalmi, serving both as assistant editor and later as editor-in-chief, and he is also noted for using the pen name Sav'ojan Samppa.
His writing appears to have ranged from fiction and humor to local history and translation. Project Gutenberg lists several of his works, which suggests that modern readers can still find him through digitized editions, especially in Finnish.