Eino Leino

Eino Leino (1878-1926) is a well-loved classic author of Finnish lyrics. In 1948, the Eino Leinon society, the Finnish Cultural Foundation and the publishing company Otava organized a competition for a memorial to Eino Leino. The results first came in 1951 when the best participants of the first round were invited to the second round. The memorial was finally commissioned from Lauri Leppänen (1895 ...