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Jarkko Tontti

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Jarkko Tontti is a writer, living in Helsinki, Finland

Tontti studied law, philosophy and literature at the universities of Helsinki, Edinburgh, Berlin and Brussels. Doctor of Laws 2002. He has published collections of poems, novels and essays. His first poetry collection Vuosikirja (Book of Years, 2006) won the Kalevi Jäntti literature prize for young authors.

His poems have been translated into twenty languages, English, French, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Estonian, German, Greek, Slovenian, Polish, Latin, Czech, Romanian, Marathi, Croatian, Hebrew and Portuguese.

Tel: +358400784313
E-mail: jarkkotontti@jarkkotontti.net

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Vuosikirja (Book of Years, poems, 2006)

Luokkakokous (Class reunion, novel, 2007)

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	Koti, uskonto ja isänmaa 2.82 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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15. toukokuuta 2026 kokoontui jälleen Kulttuuriykkösen Perjantaistudio. Aiheita: Euroviisujen ideologiat, lahjakkaiden oppilaiden kohtalo, demokratian tila ja tulevaisuus, Väestöliiton ehdotus vauvarahastosta ja somen vaikutus taiteen sisältöihin ja tekemiseen. Jarkon kanssa studiossa olivat Ville Hänninen ja Aino-Mari Tuuri. Toimittajana Jonni Roos.

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Series by Jarkko Tontti

Vedeera (3 books)
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Filosofien oikeus (2 books)
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Kaisa Mäkelä (editor)

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Seitsemän veljestä

by Aleksis Kivi

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Tuli, aurinko ja seitsemän veljestä: Tutkimus Aleksis Kiven romaanista (Tietolipas) (Finnish Edition)

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Le philosophe et le président (Essais - Documents) (French Edition)

by François Dosse

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