Olavi Paavolainen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Olavi Paavolainen

Finnish essayist, journalist, writer, and poet

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1903

Place of Birth: Pervomayskoye, Leningrad Oblast, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1964

Profession: poet, author, journalist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Olavi Paavolainen (17 September 1903 – 19 July 1964) was a Finnish writer, essayist and poet.
He was one of the prominent figures of the literary group Tulenkantajat (?The Flame Bearers?), and one of the most influential Finnish writers of the inter-war period.Paavolainen was interested in Fascism and National Socialism, but after the World War II he turned to the political left.
Paavolainen's notable works include the 1936 travel report Kolmannen valtakunnan vieraana (?A Guest of the Third Reich?) and the 1946 Synkkä yksinpuhelu (?A Gloomy Soliloquy?), based on his war diaries.Paavolainen was bisexual.
In the 1930s, he had a long relationship with the writer Helvi Hämäläinen.
In 1945–1953 Paavolainen was married with the actress Sirkka-Liisa Virtamo.
After the divorce he was in a relationship with the communist leader Hertta Kuusinen.