name was named after Väinö Linna in Tampere. Wikiquote has quotations related to Väinö Linna. Nummi, Jyrki (2003–2007). "Linna, Väinö (1920–1992)". 100 Faces...

The Väinö Linna Square (Finnish: Väinö Linnan aukio) is a courtyard-type square at the Finlayson's old factory area in Tampere, Finland. It is part of...

Swedish: Okänd soldat) or Unknown Soldiers is a war novel by Finnish author Väinö Linna, considered his magnum opus. Published in 1954, The Unknown Soldier chronicles...

by Väinö Linna Unknown Soldier (1968 film), a film by Donald Shebib The Unknown Soldier (1985 film), a Finnish film based on the novel by Väinö Linna The...

alla) is a trilogy published between 1959 and 1962 by Finnish author Väinö Linna. The novel follows the life of a Finnish family from 1880, through the...

Olympic medalist Väinö Linna (1920–1992), Finnish author Väinö Mäkelä (1921–1982), Finnish long-distance runner and Olympic competitor Väinö Malmivaara (1879–1958)...

Antero "Antti" Rokka is a fictional character in Väinö Linna's 1954 war novel The Unknown Soldier. Antero Rokka is a well-known figure in the story, and...

politician Ivo Linna (born 1949), Estonian singer Miriam Linna (born 1955), American drummer, journalist, humorist and producer Väinö Linna (1920–1992),...

Soldier (novel), a 1954 novel by Väinö Linna The Unknown Soldier (1955 film), a film adaption based on the novel by Väinö Linna, directed by Edvin Laine The...

adaptation of the bestselling 1954 Finnish classic novel of the same name by Väinö Linna, literature considered part of the national legacy. Directed by Aku Louhimies...

premiered in December 1955. It is based on The Unknown Soldier, a novel by Väinö Linna. The story is about the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet...

cultural life. Some of the most popular writers in Finland, such as Väinö Linna, Kalle Päätalo, and Hannu Salama, hail from Tampere. These authors are...

Kesäillan valssi 1993–94 Väinö Linna: Akseli ja Elina 1995–96 Väinö Linna: Täällä Pohjantähden alla (Under the North Star) 1997 Väinö Linna: Tuntematon sotilas...

Manner, Hilja Pärssinen, Hannes Ryömä, Yrjö Sirola, Väinö Tanner, Karl H. Wiik, Elvira Willman, Väinö Voionmaa, Sulo Wuolijoki, Wäinö Wuolijoki (called...

A Finnish author Väinö Linna (left) and his translator Nils-Börje Stormbom (right) in the middle of a ball at the 1968 Independence Day reception at the...

this final banknote series, the Bank of Finland used a photograph of Väinö Linna on the 20 Mk note without permission from copyright holders. This was...

pianist Akseli Koskela, in the Finnish novel Täällä Pohjantähden alla by Väinö Linna Axel, a Belgian steam locomotive in the Thomas & Friends film The Great...

Nobel Prize in Literature in 1939, historical novelist Mika Waltari, and Väinö Linna with his The Unknown Soldier and Under the North Star trilogy. Beginning...

Norway and Sweden–also represent Christianity. Varpio, Yrjö (1980). Väinö Linna: toisen tasavallan kirjailija. Söderström. p. 235. ISBN 9789510100813...

Rokka in Edvin Laine's movie The Unknown Soldier, based on a book by Väinö Linna. Tolvanen fought in the Finnish army, navy and air force during the Winter...

Samuel Beckett (awarded in 1969), Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, André Chamson, Väinö Linna and Carlo Levi. The nominee with the highest number of nominations –...

Finnish novelists and writers such as Ivar Lo-Johansson, Jan Fridegård, Väinö Linna (Under the North Star trilogy) and Moa Martinson. The Statare system...

Renaissance-set novel series by Dorothy Dunnett Under the North Star, by Väinö Linna The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold White Teeth, by Zadie Smith...

International Film Festival. The film is based on the first two volumes of Väinö Linna's novel trilogy Under the North Star. The third volume was adapted into...

– Willi Boskovsky, Austrian violinist and conductor (b. 1909) 1992 – Väinö Linna, Finnish author (b. 1920) 1996 – Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer...

writer and philosopher Joel Lehtonen Eino Leino (1878–1926) Rosa Liksom Väinö Linna – author of The Unknown Soldier (1920–1992) Johannes Linnankoski Elias...

Theatre (Fourth Mansions) Alistair MacLean, Royal Navy (HMS Ulysses) Sgt. Väinö Linna, served in the Finnish army Norman Mailer, served in South Pacific (The...

In September 2021, Finland's first steampunk festival was held at the Väinö Linna Square and the Werstas Workers' House in Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland...

him the first Finnish Nobel Prize winner. Another notable author is Väinö Linna. Other works known worldwide include Michael the Finn and The Sultan's...

selling Finnish novel by the same name written by Väinö Linna. It is the second film adaptation of Linna's novel, the first one being the 1955 film of the...