Paavo Haavikko

Comprehensive information about Paavo Haavikko including biographical information, facts, literary works, and more. Paavo Juhani Haavikko (January 25, 1931, Helsinki – October 6, 2008) was a Finnish poet and playwright, considered one of the country's most outstanding writers. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1984. This educational Paavo Haavikko resource has information about the author's life, works, quotations, articles and essays, and more.