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May 07, 1874 Pulkkila, Oulu Province, Finland Died on 27 Apr 1970 (aged 95)
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About Ilmari Kianto
- Ilmari Kianto (7 May 1874 - 27 April 1970), also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto, was a Finnish author.
- He was born in Pulkkila, Northern Ostrobothnia, and is best known for his books Punainen viiva ("The Red Line", published 1909) and Ryysyrannan Jooseppi (published in 1924).
- In his books, he describes people and living at Suomussalmi municipality in Kainuu region.
- He died in Helsinki, aged 95.
- Composer Jean Sibelius used Kianto's poem 'Lastu lainehilla' (Driftwood) as the lyric for the last of his Seven Songs, Op.17 (1902).
