Awards & Winners

Väinö Linna

Date of Birth 20-December-1920
Place of Birth Urjala
(Finland)
Nationality Finland
Also know as Vaino Linna
Profession Writer, Author
Väinö Linna was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas, and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla.

Awards by Väinö Linna

Check all the awards nominated and won by Väinö Linna.

1963


Nordic Council's Literature Prize
Honored for : Under the North Star 3: Reconciliation
(Finland)

Nominations 1963 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Nordic Council's Literature Prize Under the North Star 3: Reconciliation
Finland

1962


Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Nordic Council's Literature Prize Under the North Star 2: The Uprising
Finland