author
Vilho Malinen
1891–1947
A Finnish playwright, actor, and theater director whose work grew out of the lively stage culture of early 20th-century Finland. Best known for writing plays, he also led theater groups and helped bring performances to working-class and regional audiences.
1 Audiobook
Ties mikä lie! : Nelinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä
by Vilho Malinen
About the author
Born in Viipuri on May 7, 1891, and later dying in Turku on March 13, 1947, he was a Finnish playwright, actor, and theater director. Finnish reference sources describe him as an active figure in theater both onstage and behind the scenes.
He worked as the leader of acting troupes and theaters, including the Kymi Workers' Stage and Innon näyttämö in Turku. That mix of writing, performing, and directing suggests a practical theater career closely tied to everyday audiences rather than literary circles alone.
His plays have remained accessible through library records and digital editions, which has helped keep his name in circulation for readers interested in older Finnish drama. For audiobook listeners, he represents a strand of Finnish theater writing shaped by performance, humor, and local stage tradition.