Kari Hotakainen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kari Hotakainen

Finnish writer

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1957

Place of Birth: Pori, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, playwright, journalist, children's writer

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kari Hotakainen (born 9 January 1957 in Pori, Finland) is a Finnish writer.
Hotakainen started his writing career as a reporter in Pori.
In 1986, he moved to Helsinki.
He became a full-time writer in 1996.
He has two children with his wife, sound technician Tarja Laaksonen, whom he married in 1983.
He has also worked as a copywriter and as a columnist for the Helsingin Sanomat.