author
Toivo Tarvas
1883–1937
A sharp-eyed Finnish writer and journalist, remembered especially for bringing old Helsinki to life on the page. His stories capture vanished streets, local voices, and the feeling of a city changing fast.
6 Audiobooks
Legendoja
by Toivo Tarvas
Häviävää Helsinkiä : Novelleja
by Toivo Tarvas
Isä ja tytär : Näytelmä 4:ssä näytöksessä
by Toivo Tarvas
Rakkauden kirous : Romaani
by Toivo Tarvas
Eri tasoilta : Nykyaikainen romaani
by Toivo Tarvas
Kohtalon tuulissa : Nykyajan romaani
by Toivo Tarvas
About the author
Born in Helsinki on March 24, 1883, he was a Finnish writer and journalist who also published under several pen names, including Harri Kangas, Janne Kreivilä, Otto W. Siilivaara, and T.T-s. He was born Armas Toivo Dahlman and later used the surname Tarvas.
He is best known for writing about Helsinki, especially the city’s past and the everyday people who filled its streets. His work has been noted for its vivid picture of early-20th-century Helsinki, and he is remembered as one of the early writers to bring Stadin slangi, the local Helsinki slang, into literature.
He died in Helsinki on December 10, 1937. He was married to the children’s and young adult writer Aili Somersalo, linking two notable names in Finnish literature.