Poet, writer, translator Aila sea islet is dead on Monday. He was in death of 95-year-old. The matter announced to STT her daughter over the phone.

the sea islet born in Pieksämäki, finland, teacher of the couple’s child. He published his first work in glass painting at the age of 22 in 1946. In 1952 appeared the collection of poems the Sick girl’s dancing, which äänekkäimpiin ylistäjiin include V. A. Koskenniemi .

the sea islet has been awarded, inter alia, three State prize for literature and one of the Pro Finlandia -medal.

Aila sea islet in 1979.Kalle Kultala

the sea the islet is also remembered for her marriage to the writer Lauri Viidan with director Heikki Kujanpää dramatic play Falling angels. Sea islet and Blyth were married for eight years.

after the resignation of the sea islet moved to Sweden four Viidan with received children. In sweden, the sea, the islet was focused on the prose, and translation, as well as publishing four collections of poems.

When the sea islet returned to Finland in 1974, he wrote WSOY:n at the request of Viidan biography. In 1979, he married economist, professor Jouko culture for the university (1928-2004) with. Sea the islet’s latest collection of poems were Shrill forest, a Man-shaped hole as well as This fullness, this weight, which was published in 2002, 2005 and 2011.

Hours a person image Yle Arena :

Aila sea islet of the the life more among yle’s Life in the archive :

Aila sea islet – the poet and the little muusakin (Live archives, 1996)

Aila sea islet, praised and denigrated the poet

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