Jarkko Laine

Finnish author, poet and translator (1947–2006)
Person human Q6160283
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Summary

Jarkko Laine was born on March 17, 1947[1], in Turku[2]. He died on August 19, 2006[3], in Turku[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], translator[7], and aphorist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Turku Cemetery[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Finland[11]
  • Native language: Finnish[12]
  • Position held: chairperson[13]
  • Employer: Parnasso[14]
  • Educated at: International Writing Program[15]
  • Award received: Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[16], Order of the White Star, 3rd Class[17], Finnish State Prize for Literature[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Family name: Laine[20]
  • Given name: Jarkko[21], Aarre[22], Juhani[23]
  • Pseudonym: Toivo Saksa[24], Lauri Kenttä[25]
  • Described by source: Kirjasampo[26], Writers in Finland 1945—1980[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish[28]
  • Birth name: Jarkko Aarre Juhani Laine[29]
  • Candidacy in election: 1999 Finnish parliamentary election[30], 2000 Finnish municipal elections[31]
  • Writing language: Finnish[32]
  • P14750: 800D-34FB-7283-9B85-2880[33]

Why It Matters

Jarkko Laine is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Jarkko Laine born?

Jarkko Laine's place of birth was Turku[2].

Where did Jarkko Laine die?

Jarkko Laine passed away in Turku[4].

What did Jarkko Laine do for work?

Jarkko Laine worked as a poet[5], writer[6], translator[7], and aphorist[8].

Where did Jarkko Laine go to school?

Jarkko Laine was educated at International Writing Program[15].

What awards did Jarkko Laine receive?

Honors received include Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[16], Order of the White Star, 3rd Class[17], and Finnish State Prize for Literature[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . KANTO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . KANTO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Kirjasampo. Retrieved . kirjasampo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Kirjasampo. Retrieved . kirjasampo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Kirjasampo. Retrieved . kirjasampo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Kirjasampo. Retrieved . kirjasampo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Kirjasampo. Retrieved . kirjasampo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Kirjasampo. Retrieved . kirjasampo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . KANTO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . KANTO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Kirjasampo. Retrieved . kirjasampo.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Finnusertop · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'en', 'eo', 'et', 'fi', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Award received: Order of the White Star, 3rd Class"
  2. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 800D-34FB-7283-9B85-2880
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46380|batch #46380]]: HAND ID (3)"
  3. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Turku Cemetery
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Finnish
    Aliases → —
    Position held → chairperson
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Dbnl author id: lain004, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/29281228|Jarkko Laine (#29281228)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/28|DBNL authors]] #mix'n'ma"
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