Arto Paasilinna date of birth:
April 24, 1942
How old is Arto Paasilinna?
84
Where was Arto Paasilinna born?
Kittilä, Lapland, Finland
Arto Paasilinna body shape:
Average
What color are Arto Paasilinna's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Arto Paasilinna's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Arto Paasilinna gay or straight?
Straight
What is Arto Paasilinna's ethnicity?
White
What is Arto Paasilinna nationality?
Finnish
What is Arto Paasilinna's occupation?
Journalist, Novelist, Poet
What genre is Arto Paasilinna's work?
Picaresque, Comedy, Satire
Short Biography
Arto Tapio Paasilinna (born 20 April 1942 in Kittilä) is a Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of the most successful novelists of Finland, he has won a broad readership outside of Finland in a way few other Finnish authors have before. Translated into 27 languages, over seven million copies of his books have been sold worldwide, and he has been claimed as "instrumental in generating the current level of interest in books from Finland".