Väinö Kirstinä, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Väinö Kirstinä

Finnish writer, poet and translator

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1936

Place of Birth: Tyrnävä, Northern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 23-Sep-2007

Profession: writer, poet, translator, author

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Väinö Kirstinä (29 January 1936 - 23 September 2007) was a Finnish poet, journalist, translator and critic.
He worked for the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation.
He was the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1981.Kirstinä was born in Tyrnävä and went to school in Oulu.
He later moved to central Helsinki, which inspired some of his later work.