| Birth Day | March 17, 1947 |
| Birth Place | Finland |
| Age | 73 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Aug 19, 2006 (age 59) |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Finnish poet, Novelist, and translator whose works include Muovinen Buddha and Futari. He served as President of the Finnish Writers Union for over a decade.
Before becoming the magazine's chief Editor in 1987, he worked as an editorial assistant for Parnasso.
He wrote lyrics for a Scandinavian band called Suomen Talvisota and for the vocalist Rauli Badding.
He was born and raised in Turku, Finland.
He and Lars Jansson were both twentieth-century Finnish authors whose works were inspired by popular culture.
