Virpi Hämeen-Anttila
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Virpi Hämeen-Anttila is a Finnish
writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize
in 2002 along with Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
.
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...
writer and recipient of the Eino Leino Prize
Eino Leino Prize
The Eino Leino Prize is an annual prize award to top writers in Finland since 1956, with particular emphasis on poets.-Recipients:*1956 Viljo Kajava*1957 Helvi Juvonen*1958 Rabbe Enckell*1959 Aapeli *1960 Olavi Paavolainen...
in 2002 along with Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila is a Finnish academic researcher, serving as a professor of the Arabic language and Islamic studies at the University of Helsinki. He is one of the leading researchers of Islam in Finland. He has written many popular books on Islamic culture, history and poetry...
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