WRITER

Arto Paasilinna

1942 - 2018

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Arto Tapio Paasilinna (Finnish: [ˈɑrto ˈpɑːsiˌlinːɑ], approximately AR-toh PAH-see-LEEN-nah; 20 April 1942 – 15 October 2018) was a Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of Finland's most successful novelists, he won a broad readership outside of Finland in a way few other Finnish authors have before. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arto Paasilinna has received more than 160,818 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Arto Paasilinna is the 702nd most popular writer (down from 700th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 19th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Writer.

Arto Paasilinna is most famous for his novel "The Year of the Hare."

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Auta armias
1989
Karhunkaataja Ikä-Alpi
1964
Volomari Volotisen ensimmäinen vaimo
1994
Die Giftköchin
1998
Piruparat
1992
Hirttämättömien lurjusten yrttitarha
1998

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arto Paasilinna ranks 702 out of 7,302. Before him are Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, Naim Frashëri, Luis de Góngora, Periander, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, and Andrea Camilleri. After him are Jack Vance, Maurice Denis, Max Jacob, Louise Hay, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, and Agathias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Arto Paasilinna ranks 55. Before him are Giancarlo Giannini, Walter Hill, George Vella, Věra Čáslavská, Leo Beenhakker, and Manuel Castells. After him are Françoise Dorléac, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, Michael Bloomberg, Caetano Veloso, Stanley B. Prusiner, and Vladimír Mečiar. Among people deceased in 2018, Arto Paasilinna ranks 27. Before him are Hubert de Givenchy, Billy Graham, Ursula K. Le Guin, Burt Reynolds, Riccardo Giacconi, and Lys Assia. After him are Richard E. Taylor, Jens Christian Skou, Arvid Carlsson, Robert Venturi, Stéphane Audran, and Charles K. Kao.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Arto Paasilinna ranks 23 out of 751. Before him are Mikael Agricola (1510), Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895), Risto Ryti (1889), Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832), and Vissarion Belinsky (1811). After him are Johan Gadolin (1760), Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865), Ragnar Granit (1900), Linus Torvalds (1969), Kyösti Kallio (1873), and Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Arto Paasilinna ranks 5. Before him are Tove Jansson (1914), Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), Mika Waltari (1908), and Mikael Agricola (1510). After him are Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804), Aleksis Kivi (1834), Zachris Topelius (1818), Eino Leino (1878), Väinö Linna (1920), Juhani Aho (1861), and Minna Canth (1844).

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