Yrjö Koskelainen

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Yrjö Koskelainen

1885–1951

A Finnish writer, journalist, and politician, he moved between public life and the world of books with ease. His career reflects a time when literature, newspapers, and national politics were closely intertwined in Finland.

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Saaristoväkeä :  Novelleja

Saaristoväkeä : Novelleja

by Yrjö Koskelainen

About the author

Born in 1885, he was a Finnish writer and journalist who also took an active role in politics. Reliable sources available here identify him as a public figure whose work connected literature, the press, and civic life.

He is also noted as a member of the Finnish Parliament, which helps explain the strong link between his writing and the social questions of his era. That mix of author, newspaperman, and politician makes him an especially interesting figure for readers curious about early 20th-century Finland.

The source we found presents him as Yrjö Koskelainen and shows him in a portrait photograph from Wikimedia Commons. One detail about his death year appears inconsistent across sources provided here, so it is best to state only the confirmed birth year, 1885, unless a fuller reference is available.