Aaro Hellaakoski (June 22, 1893 – November 23, 1952) was a Finnish poet whose work includes some of the earliest examples of modernism in Finnish literature.
Hellaakoski was born in Oulu. By profession he was a geographer conducting studies in physical geography and geomorphology and working as a school teacher of geography as well as a university teacher. As a geographer he published scientific studies on topics such as the geological history of lake Saimaa and the geological history of lake Puula and spent his summers in geomorphological fieldwork in the Finnish Lakeland for many years. He also wrote some geography textbooks for schools together with other scholars.
Examples of poetry
1943
1946
Bibliography
Poetry Runot, 1916 Nimettömiä lauluja, 1918 Me kaksi, 1920 Elegiasta oodiin, 1921 Maininki ja vaahtopää, 1924 Jääpeili, 1928 Valitut runot, 1940 Vartiossa, 1943 Uusi runo, Huojuvat keulat, 1946 Hiljaisuus, 1949 Sarjoja, 1952 Huomenna seestyvää, 1953, Nimettömiä lauluja, 1918
Prose Suljettujen ovien takana, 1923. (novel) Iloinen yllätys, 1927. (short stories)
Essays and art criticism Kuuntelua, 1950. T. K. Sallinen, 1921. Niinkuin minä näin, 1959.
Scientific works Puulan järviryhmän kehityshistoria, 1928. Suursaimaa, 1922.
References
Tikkanen Matti: Aaro Hellaakoski - runoileva maantieteilijä [Aaro Hellakoski, a poet and a geographer]. Terra, 1993, 105:2, pp. 67–82. Helsinki: Geographical Society of Finland.
External links
(in Finnish)