Veikko Antero Koskenniemi
Veikko Antero Koskenniemi (8 July 1885 – 4 August 1962) was a Finnish poet born in Oulu.
From 1921 to 1948, Koskenniemi served as Professor of Literary History at the
V. A. Koskenniemi is one of Finland's most popular writers. Koskenniemi was well known for his poems, travel books, and essays. He was influenced by
Goethe, Runeberg, French Parnassans and Symbolists. He is perhaps best known for writing the lyrics for the Finlandia hymn
.
1697 Koskenniemi
, discovered in 1940–1941, is named after him.
References
- ^ Juutilainen, Tero (2014). "Veikko Koskenniemi". 375 Humanists. Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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