Vilho Malinen

Born in Vyborg on May 7, 1891, and later dying in Turku on March 13, 1947, he worked across several sides of the stage world: writing plays, acting, and leading theater companies. Finnish reference sources describe him especially as a playwright and theater director, showing how closely his writing was tied to practical stage life.

His career included leadership roles in acting troupes and theaters, including work with Kymin Työväen Näyttämö and Innon näyttämö in Turku. That background helps explain the direct, performable feel of his work: it came from someone who knew audiences, actors, and production from the inside.

Today he is remembered mainly for his plays, including the comedy "Ties mikä lie!" His legacy belongs to a period when Finnish theater was expanding through local stages and touring companies, and his work reflects that energetic, community-centered tradition.