Pedar Jalvi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pedar Jalvi

Finnish Sami writer

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1888

Place of Birth: Utsjoki, Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland, Finland

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1916

Profession: writer, teacher, author

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Pedar Jalvi or Pedar Jalvi (10 April 1888 in the village of Outakoski in Utsjoki, Finland – 8 August 1916 in Inari, Finland) was Finland's first Sámi writer and has been called the principal figure of Sámi literature.
He attended the Jyväskylä Teachers College, from which he graduated in 1915.
While he was teaching in Savitaipale, he wrote his first book, Muohtacalmmit (Snowflakes), which was published in 1915. Pedar Jalvi was also known by the following names: Pekka Pohjansäde Piera Klemetinpoika Helander Lemehaš-Biehtár