Veikko Korhonen

Born in Rautalampi on June 12, 1888, and later dying in Helsinki on January 17, 1942, Veikko Matias Korhonen was a Finnish journalist and writer. He lived in Rautalampi and also published under several pen names, including Erämies, Ville Heinämaa, Antti Karisuo, Eino Koivuranta, Epra Kujanpää, K. V. Kujansuu, and Olli Ojamaa.

Sources available for this profile describe him as both a newspaperman and a remarkably productive author. His books appeared mainly from the 1910s through the 1930s, and his work is considered part of early Finnish popular literature. The range was broad: social and rural novels, village stories, wilderness writing, plays, and books for children and young readers.

A number of his works have remained accessible in digital form, which helps show the scale of his output. Titles associated with him include Maattomia, Rämekorven laiskottelijat, Häpeä, Sydänmailta, and Metsänväkeä. No suitable verified portrait image was found from the pages checked, so this profile does not include one.