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Raija Siekkinen (pronounced Ri-a) (1953–2004) was a Finnish writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1998. [1]
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.
The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers in Finland since 1956, with particular emphasis on poets.
