List of Finnish poets

An A–Z list of poets from Finland and poets who have written either in the Finnish language or Swedish language with dates of birth and death:

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Aleksanteri Aava (1883–1956)
• Catharina Ahlgren (1734–1800)
• August Ahlqvist (1826–1889)
• Isa Asp (1853–1872)

B

• Christina Regina von Birchenbaum (died 1651)

C

• Paavo Cajander (1846–1913)
• Fredrik Cygnaeus (1807–1881)

E

• Rabbe Enckell (1903–1974)

F

• Kati-Claudia Fofonoff (born 1947)
• Frans Michael Franzén (1772–1847)
• Jacob Frese (1690–1729)

G

• Arvid Genetz (1848–1915)
• Beata Sofia Gyldén (1804–1864)

H

• Paavo Haavikko (born 1931)
• Martti Haavio (1899–1973)
• Helvi Hämäläinen (1907–1998)
• Galit Hasan-Rokem (born 1945)
• Aaro Hellaakoski (1893–1952)
• Immi Hellén (1861–1937)
• Anselm Hollo (1934–2013)
• Elsa Holmsten (1709/1710–1735)

I

• Jouni Inkala (born 1966)
• Markku Into (born 1945)

J

• Helvi Juvonen (1919–1959)

K

• Uuno Kailas (1901–1933), poet, author, translator
• Anu Kaipainen (1933–2009)
• Viljo Kajava (1909–1998), poet and writer
• Ilmari Kianto, also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto (1874–1970)
• Väinö Kirstinä (1936–2007)
• Anna-Reeta Korhonen (1809–1893)
• Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (1886–1962)
• Julius Krohn (1835–1888), folk poetry researcher, professor of Finnish literature, poet, hymn writer, translator and journalist
• Kirsi Kunnas (born 1924), poet, children's literature author and translator

L

• Jarkko Laine (1947–2006)
• Joel Lehtonen (1881–1934)
• Eino Leino (1878–1926)
• Rakel Liehu (born 1939)

M

• Pali-Maija (1784–1867)
• Ingeborg Malmström (1831–1919)
• Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921–1995)
• Otto Manninen (1872–1950)
• Arto Melleri (1956–2005)
• Barbara Catharina Mjödh (1738–1776)
• Agatha Lovisa de la Myle (1724–1787)

N

• Mikaela Nyman (born 1966)
• Carita Nyström (1940–2019)

O

• L. Onerva (1882–1972)

P

• Larin Paraske (1833–1904)
• Jyrki Pellinen (born 1940)

R

• Risto Rasa (born 1954)
• Elsa Rautee (1897–1987)
• Mirkka Rekola (1931–2014)
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), the national poet of Finland

S

• Pentti Saarikoski (1937–1983)
• Leif Salmén (1952–2019)
• Kaarlo Sarkia (1902–1945)
• Juhani Siljo (1888–1918)
• Maria Simointytär (?)
• Axel Gabriel Sjöström (1794–1846)
• Edith Södergran (1892–1923)
• Catharina Charlotta Swedenmarck (1744–1813)

T

• Örnulf Tigerstedt (1900–1962)
• Zachris Topelius (1818–1898)
• Ole Torvalds (1916–1995)

U

• Uusitalo Arja (born 1951)

V

• Katri Vala (1901–1944)
• Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943–2001)
• Anja Vammelvuo (1921–1988)
• Lauri Viita (1916–1965)
• Augusta Vörlund (1807–1869)
• Einari Vuorela (1889–1972)

W

• Josef Julius Wecksell (1838–1907)
• Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa (1870–1946)

Y

• A. W. Yrjänä (born 1967)

See also

• Lists of poets