author
Volmar Lindman
1861–1939
A Finland-Swedish journalist, poet, and author, he moved between teaching, journalism, and library work while writing in Swedish. Best remembered today for the poem "Sparfven i julqvällen," he was part of the lively literary world of late 19th- and early 20th-century Finland.
3 Audiobooks
Arvid Kurck och hans samtida
by Volmar Lindman
Linnamäen taru; Kaksi yötä: Kaksi historiallista kertomusta
by Volmar Lindman
Turun linnassa: Kertomus Juhana-herttuan ajoilta
by Volmar Lindman
About the author
Born in Turku on March 30, 1861, and dead in Helsinki on February 19, 1939, Volmar Lindman was a Finland-Swedish writer and journalist. Sources describe him as a journalist and author, and also connect him with library work, showing a career that reached beyond literature alone.
He studied at a lyceum and began his working life as a primary school teacher in Pernå from 1884 to 1888. After that he moved to Turku, later worked in journalism, and was active in Swedish-language literary culture in Finland.
Lindman published books of poetry and other works, and library records confirm him as the author of titles including Skuggor och dagrar and Fosterländska tankar. He is especially associated with the Christmas poem Sparfven i julqvällen, written as a response to a well-known poem by Zachris Topelius.