Johan Ludvig Runeberg
Johan Ludvig Runeberg (February 5 or February 7, 1804 - May 6, 1877) was a Finland-Swedish poet, and is held to be the national poet of Finland. Runeberg was born in Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) and studied at the Academy of Åbo, where he befriended Johan Vilhelm Snellman and Zacharias Topelius.
Runeberg's most famous work is the Fänrik Ståls Sägner (The Tales of Ensign Stål, Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat in Finnish) written between 1848 and 1860. It is considered the greatest Finnish classical epic poem and contains tales of the Finnish War of 1808-09, that was fought between Sweden and Russia. The first poem "Vårt land", (Our Land) became the Finnish National Anthem.
See also: List of Swedish language writers
Referenced By
Adolf Erik Nordenskiold | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld | Albert Edelfelt | Borgå | Famous Finnish people | Famous Swedish people | Fennoman | Finland-Swede | Finland-Swedes | Finland-Swedish | Finlandssvensk | Finnish War | Fredrik Pacius | Friedrich Pacius | Georg Carl von Döbeln | Jakobstad | Jean Sibelius | Johan August Sandels | Johan Snellman | Johan Vilhelm Snellman | List of Finland-Swedes | List of Finnish people | List of Finns | List of Swedes | List of Swedish authors | List of Swedish language poets | List of Swedish language writers | List of Swedish writers | List of famous Finnish people | List of famous Swedish people | List of notable poets | List of people by name: Ru | List of poets | Maamme | National anthem of Finland | Pietarsaari | Porvoo | Sibelius | Swedish poets | The Finnish War
|
