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Pentti Holappa
Finnish writer (1927-2017).
Born August 11th, 1927 in Ylikiiminki. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2017 at 90 years old in Helsinki (respiratory failure). [ref]
Occupations
journalist, linguist, poet, politician, translator, writer
Website
Wikipedia
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