WRITER

Mikael Niemi

1959 - Today

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Mikael Niemi (born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish author. He wrote the novel Populärmusik från Vittula (in English as Popular music from Vittula). It is the story of a young boy, Matti, growing up in Pajala in the 1960s and is recounted in a humorous way. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mikael Niemi has received more than 51,383 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mikael Niemi is the 6,251st most popular writer, the 1,160th most popular biography from Sweden and the 90th most popular Swedish Writer.

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  • 51k

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  • 50.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mikael Niemi ranks 6,251 out of 7,302Before him are Alfred Domett, Thomas Heywood, Swami Rama, Andrew Vachss, Ferenc Juhász, and Donald A. Wollheim. After him are Cheryl Strayed, Charles Eastman, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Akif Pirinçci, R. C. Sherriff, and Studs Terkel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mikael Niemi ranks 477Before him are Ryan Stiles, José Leandro Ferreira, Sergey Dorenko, Valeria Ciavatta, Tomomi Inada, and Sergey Gotsmanov. After him are Rudolf Koelman, Akif Pirinçci, Franco Chioccioli, Catherine Mouchet, Omar Hakim, and Eben Moglen.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Mikael Niemi ranks 1,160 out of 1,879Before him are Jonas Eriksson (1974), Knut Torell (1885), Stig Claesson (1928), Kent Nilsson (1956), Bo Ralph (1945), and Ivar Otto Bendixson (1861). After him are Henry Jonsson (1912), Bosson (1969), Hugo Wieslander (1889), Hannes Holm (1962), Kristina Hautala (1948), and Anders Wejryd (1948).

Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Mikael Niemi ranks 90Before him are Göran Sonnevi (1939), Kristina Lugn (1948), Karin Alvtegen (1965), John Ajvide Lindqvist (1968), Birger Sjöberg (1885), and Stig Claesson (1928). After him are Sonja Åkesson (1926), Klas Östergren (1955), Helena Norberg-Hodge (1946), Eva Ström (1947), Martin Österdahl (1973), and Rick Falkvinge (1972).