Veikko Ennala
Encyclopedia
Veikko Ennala was a Finnish
journalist. His best-known work was for the magazine Hymy
, published by Urpo Lahtinen
.
The journalist character in the Risto Jarva
film Kun taivas putoaa is transparently based on Veikko Ennala.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
journalist. His best-known work was for the magazine Hymy
Hymy
Hymy is a Finnish magazine, which was launched in 1959 by publisher Urpo Lahtinen and was named after his wife Hymy Lahtinen. In the 1960s and 1970s Hymy became a success with sensationalist stories containing lots of sex and gossip about Finnish celebrities, often verging on the invasion of privacy...
, published by Urpo Lahtinen
Urpo Lahtinen
Urpo Lahtinen was a Finnish magazine publisher. He was born on 22 April 1931 in Helsinki and died in 1994. Urpo Lahtinen started his journalistic career in 1952 writing for the Social Democratic paper Eteenpäin in Kotka, continuing in Kansan Lehti of Tampere...
.
The journalist character in the Risto Jarva
Risto Jarva
Risto Antero Jarva was a Finnish filmmaker. His last film was Jäniksen vuosi . He died in a car accident on his way back from a private showing of the film, and the subsequent party....
film Kun taivas putoaa is transparently based on Veikko Ennala.