author
Valter Juva
1865–1922
Best remembered for the beloved poem "Karjalan kunnailla lehtii puu," this Finnish writer also helped bring world literature into Finnish through a long and productive translation career.
4 Audiobooks
Kuvia ja säveliä
by Valter Juva
Maahengen salaisuus: Tohtori salapoliisina
by Valter Juva
Valkoinen kameeli ja muita kertomuksia itämailta
by Valter Juva
Runoja. Uusi sarja
by Valter Juva
About the author
Born as Valter Henrik Juvelius in Pyhäjoki on September 3, 1865, he wrote under the name Valter Juva and also used the pen name Heikki Kenttä. He was a Finnish poet, writer, and translator, and he belonged to an early generation of educated Finns who were schooled in Finnish and worked to expand the language's literary range.
Juva translated a large amount of world literature into Finnish over more than three decades. Alongside that work, he published his own poetry and became especially well known for the poem Karjalan kunnailla lehtii puu, which remained his most widely remembered piece.
He died in Viipuri on December 25, 1922. Today, he is remembered both as a poet in his own right and as a cultural bridge who helped Finnish readers encounter major works from abroad.