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About Reino Sylvander
- Reino Vilho (Wilhelm) Silvanto (until 1929 Sylvander; 21 February 1883 Helsinki – 29 January 1943 Helsinki) oli Finnish diplomat and author.
- He used pen names as R.W.S, Reino Silva ja Reino Silvala as he was translator. Silvano's parents were carpenter Karl Kristoffer Sylvander and Elviira Kallentytär.
- He graduated from Helsinki in 1903 and graduated from the University of Helsinki to Bachelor of Philosophy in 1908 and Master's degree in 1910. Silvanto was initially a teacher at various educational establishments in Helsinki, Forssa and Kotka.
- He was employed by the Finnish News Agency in 1918 and then served as a Head of the Department of the Sarkanen & Helmee's lawfirm in 1918-1920. Reino Silvanto served as Finland's representative in Latvia since 1920 and Envoy of Finland to Latvia in 1926-1927.
- Silvanto left for Foreign Affairs in 1929 and later worked as a writer and translator in Helsinki. Silvanto translated Polish, Czech and Russian literature to Finnish (Anton Chekhov , Nikolai Gogol, Maksim Gorky, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Wladyslaw Reymont, Karel Capek).
- He also wrote Sammatti's history and published two new Polish prose presenting anthologies: Young Poland (1916) and White Eagle (1937). Silvanto had been married to Olga Saastamoinen since 1912.
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