Väinö Linna
Väinö Valtteri Linna was a Finnish author and a former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941–44). Linna gained literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas, and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla. Both have been adapted to a film format on several occasions; The Unknown Soldier was first adapted into a film in 1955 and Under the North Star in 1968 as Here, Beneath the North Star, both directed by Edvin Laine.
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- Born in
- Urjala
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- 🏆 Nordic Council Literature Prize🏆 Jussi Awards🏆 Aleksis Kivi Award🏆 Kalevi Jäntti Award🏆 Memorial medal of the Winter War
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Trending topics shown first"'See that officer out in front? Soon as his shadow hits that lil' spruce there, he's meetin' his maker. That's what I say. 'Nen after him, I start in on'na rest of 'em. Look at them all lined up! Wadd…"
"'Finnish president Risto Ryti and the National Orchestra proudly present ... a polka: "Up Shit Creek Without a Fucking Paddle".'"
"They made it to the swamp and Kaarna pounced immediately. 'What's going on here? What's this? Look here, you boys have made a mess of this whole thing. Ay-ay-ay! Boys, boys, this isn't how you fight a…"
"'Are you motherfuckers deaf? Shoot here ... down here ... follow my voice ... my gun ... aaahh ...'"
"'The battalion can operate very well without you. No man is indispensable in a war, no matter who he is.'"
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1920
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