WRITER

Paavo Haavikko

1931 - 2008

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Paavo Juhani Haavikko (January 25, 1931 in Helsinki – October 6, 2008) was a Finnish poet, playwright, essayist and publisher, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paavo Haavikko has received more than 43,417 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Paavo Haavikko is the 3,589th most popular writer (up from 3,892nd in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Finland (up from 179th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Finnish Writer.

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  • 43k

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  • 51.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paavo Haavikko ranks 3,589 out of 7,302. Before him are Leonhard Frank, Gunter d'Alquen, Françoise d'Eaubonne, Ishaq ibn Hunayn, I. A. Richards, and Aphthonius of Antioch. After him are Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, Georgi Pulevski, António Ferreira, Christopher Hampton, Mazo de la Roche, and Thorkild Hansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Paavo Haavikko ranks 265. Before him are Kyōko Kagawa, Richard Ratsimandrava, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Donald Barthelme, Stelios Kazantzidis, and Gene Wolfe. After him are Alex Soler-Roig, José Alencar, Vizma Belševica, Mikael Tariverdiev, Nicole Courcel, and Ram Dass. Among people deceased in 2008, Paavo Haavikko ranks 171. Before him are Simon Hantaï, Jürgen Ehlers, John Phillip Law, Cornell Capa, René Harris, and Germaine Tillion. After him are Levy Mwanawasa, Heinz Kwiatkowski, Vija Artmane, Evelyn Keyes, Choi Jin-sil, and Gary Gygax.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Paavo Haavikko ranks 157 out of 751. Before him are Paavo Talvela (1897), Toivo Mikael Kivimäki (1886), Ilmari Salminen (1902), Gustaf Molander (1888), Christian von Steven (1781), and Erkki Aaltonen (1910). After him are Volmari Iso-Hollo (1907), Aino Ackté (1876), Juha Mieto (1949), Amélie Lundahl (1850), Esko Aho (1954), and Juhani Suutarinen (1943).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Paavo Haavikko ranks 17. Before him are Juhani Aho (1861), Minna Canth (1844), Pentti Linkola (1932), Fredrika Bremer (1801), Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943), and Bo Carpelan (1926). After him are Johannes Linnankoski (1869), Lydia Chukovskaya (1907), Frans Michael Franzén (1772), Sofi Oksanen (1977), August Ahlqvist (1826), and Adolf Ivar Arwidsson (1791).

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