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Väinö Linna, Finnish author (born 1920)

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Väinö Linna

Finnish author (1920–1992)

Väinö Linna was a Finnish author and a former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941–44). Linna gained literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas, and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla. Both have been adapted to a film…
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April 21

Day of the year

April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 254 days remain until the end of the year.
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