Harri Sakari Vaalio also known by his artist name Wallu, is a Finnish cartoonist

Cartoonist

A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...

. He is known of his "Punaniska

Punaniska

Punaniska was a Finnish comic strip drawn by Harri "Wallu" Vaalio and written by Rauli "Rallu" Nordberg in the 1990s....

" (Finnish

Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...

 for "redneck") comic albums and his strips in Finnish magazines such as the "Mikrokivikausi

Mikrokivikausi

Mikrokivikausi is a Finnish comic strip drawn by Harri "Wallu" Vaalio.Mikrokivikausi is a humorous comic set in a nondescript period of prehistory...

" (Finnish for "computer stoneage") strip in the computer magazine MikroBitti

MikroBitti

MikroBitti is a Finnish computer magazine, founded in May 1984 and published by Sanoma Magazines, a division of the Sanoma Group. MikroBitti is aimed mainly for beginner to mid-level computer users...

. He has also written and drawn 12 Winnie the Pooh stories for the Finnish Winnie the Pooh magazine in 1986-1988. His other comics includes Hessu-kissa (1985- ), Armas, also known as Lämsänperäläiset (1977- ), and KyöPelit (1993- ). In the early 1980s he was a teacher in the local elementary school, now known as Vuokkoharjun ala-aste.

External links

• Mr. Vaalio's homepage