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Viljo Kojo
1891–1966
A restless creative spirit in Finnish culture, this early 20th-century writer moved easily between poetry, journalism, and visual art. His work is remembered for its range and for the energy he brought to several forms at once.
4 Audiobooks
Aamutuuli: Runoja
by Viljo Kojo
Kylä ja kaupunki : Laatukuvia
by Viljo Kojo
About the author
Born in Kaukola on December 13, 1891, and later dying in Helsinki on April 21, 1966, Viljo Kojo was a Finnish writer, journalist, and visual artist. Sources consistently describe him as an unusually multi-talented figure who also worked as a painter, illustrator, and caricaturist.
Kojo published across several genres and built a long literary career alongside his work in the press. The Finnish biographical and library sources found for him emphasize the breadth of his output and suggest that his career is best understood as wider than that of a poet or novelist alone.
That mix of literature, journalism, and art is what makes him stand out today. For listeners coming to his work now, he offers a glimpse of a writer whose imagination was not confined to one medium, but kept finding new ways to speak.