V. (Väinö) Arti

Born in Multia on September 4, 1885, Kaarlo Väinö Valve wrote under the name V. Arti. Finnish reference sources identify him as a writer, journalist, translator, lyricist, composer, and inventor, which gives a good sense of how wide-ranging his work was.

He is also listed in library and literary databases as the author of numerous books, and Project Gutenberg includes a large selection of his works in digital form. That long record suggests a prolific career that reached readers in several genres.

He died in Espoo on December 10, 1963. Today he is remembered as a notably multi-talented Finnish cultural figure whose writing life extended well beyond a single role or medium.