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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 153,282 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Arto Paasilinna is the 701st most popular writer (down from 691st in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Finland (down from 15th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Writer.

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

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arto Paasilinna ranks 701 out of 5,755. Before him are Neal Cassady, Berossus, Carlos Fuentes, Jacinto Benavente, Dashiell Hammett, and Jean Froissart. After him are John Dos Passos, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Frederick Forsyth, Chevalier d'Éon, and Joseph Campbell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Arto Paasilinna ranks 59. Before him are Tony Buzan, Stanley B. Prusiner, Manuel Castells, Maurizio Pollini, Jacob Zuma, and Martin Seligman. After him are Bob Hoskins, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Lee Kun-hee, Peter Greenaway, Felipe González, and Leo Beenhakker. Among people deceased in 2018, Arto Paasilinna ranks 25. Before him are France Gall, Burt Reynolds, Peter Grünberg, Hubert de Givenchy, Billy Graham, and Ursula K. Le Guin. After him are Arvid Carlsson, Jin Yong, Stéphane Audran, Lys Assia, Richard E. Taylor, and Paul Allen.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Arto Paasilinna ranks 19 out of 642. Before him are Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832), Risto Ryti (1889), Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917), Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895), Elias Lönnrot (1802), and George Gaynes (1917). After him are Ragnar Granit (1900), Helene Schjerfbeck (1862), Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Aki Kaurismäki (1957), Johan Gadolin (1760), and Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Arto Paasilinna ranks 4. Before him are Tove Jansson (1914), Mika Waltari (1908), and Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888). After him are Mikael Agricola (1510), Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804), Aleksis Kivi (1834), Zachris Topelius (1818), Väinö Linna (1920), Eino Leino (1878), Minna Canth (1844), and Juhani Aho (1861).

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