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Jaakko Syrjä
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Jaakko Syrjä
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-03-07 （Pälkäne）
- Died
- 2022-05-22 （Ylöjärvi） age 96
- Nationality
- Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
- Residence History
- Pälkäne (birth) → Korkeakoski → Tampere → Ylöjärvi
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Editor
- Active Years
- 1953-2016
- Affiliations
- Union of Finnish Writers, Väinö Linna Society
- Memberships
- Union of Finnish Writers (1970-1980), Väinö Linna Society
- Nominations
- Finlandia Prize nomination (1988)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | City of Tampere Literature Prize | — | — | City of Tampere | winner |
| 1988 | City of Tampere Literature Prize | — | — | City of Tampere | winner |
| 1966 | Thanks for the Book Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Väinö Linna Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | Pirkanmaa Art Prize | — | — | Pirkanmaa Arts Council | winner |
City of Tampere Literature Prize
1956
Organization:
City of Tampere
Result:
winner
City of Tampere Literature Prize
1988
Organization:
City of Tampere
Result:
winner
Thanks for the Book Award
1966
Result:
winner
Väinö Linna Prize
2005
Result:
winner
Pirkanmaa Art Prize
2016
Organization:
Pirkanmaa Arts Council
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Health
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COVID-192022年Cause of death
Legacy
Finnish writer who served as president of the Union of Finnish Writers and received several literary awards.
Trivia
- Married to poet and children's author Kirsi Kunnas.
- Won the Best Short Story prize in the Pirkanmaa Writing Competition in 1953.