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Ville Vuoksinen

1894–1974

A Finnish writer and playwright from Karelia, he published under several pen names and is remembered for popular dramatic works as well as fiction. His career left a wide trail in early 20th-century Finnish literature, with many of his texts still preserved in library and public-domain collections.

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About the author

Born on March 12, 1894, in Jääski and later dying in Helsinki on July 22, 1974, he was a Finnish author whose earlier surname was Akkanen. He also wrote under the pen names Ville Jääskeläinen, A. Vuoksinen, and V. Vuoksinen.

Library and author records identify him especially as a playwright, and public-domain listings show that a number of his works have remained accessible to later readers. That lasting availability suggests a writer who was active and versatile across popular literary forms.

Reliable sources found for this overview did not provide enough confirmed personal detail to go much further, but they do show a solid place for him in Finnish literary history as a working writer with multiple published works and identities on the page.