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Jarkko Tontti

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Fiction, Poetry, Fantasy

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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

Books

Vuosikirja (Book of Years, poems, 2006)

Luokkakokous (Class reunion, novel, 2007)

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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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3.06 avg rating — 33 ratings

Filosofien oikeus (2 books)
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Jarkko Tontti (Goodreads Author) (editor),

Kaisa Mäkelä (editor)

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

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