Uuno Kailas

@Finnish Men, Birthday and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Uuno Kailas was a Finnish poet, one of the most popular ones in the period between the two World Wars Tuberculosis Depression Schizophrenia Finnish Writers Poets Aries Celebrities Uuno Kailas was a Finnish poet, one of the most popular ones in the period between the two World Wars. Considered to be the archetypal tragic poet, he lived a short and sad life, never enjoying the popularity he deserved during his lifetime, and died in poverty, struggling with mental sickness and disease. Yet within the span of his tragically short life—he died days short of his 32nd birthday—he wrote such poignant poetry that he became immortal in the annals of the history of literature. Topics such as death, darkness, burden, and illness were recurring motifs in his poetry, a stark reminder of the era he lived in, which was marked by escalating political unrest, wars, mass destruction and loss of faith in humanity. The tragedies of his own sad life were also reflected in his poems. His childhood difficulties began when his mother died in childbirth when he was hardly two. His bohemian father was largely absent from his life and he was raised by his strict grandmother. He also suffered from mental illnesses and never enjoyed robust physical health. Always in a state of mental turmoil, writing poetry was the only respite in his lonely life. He was a prolific poet and several collections of his poetry were published both during his lifetime and posthumously.

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Birthday: March 29, 1901 Died on: March 22, 1933 Nationality: Finns Famous: Finnish Men, Writers, Poets Known as: Frans Uno Salonen Cause of death: Tuberculosis Birth Place: Heinola Information Detail Birthday March 29, 1901 Died on March 22, 1933 Nationality Finns Famous Finnish Men, Writers, Poets Known as Frans Uno Salonen Cause of death Tuberculosis Birth Place Heinola Diseases Disabilities Schizophrenia Gender Male Father Eevert Kailanen Mother Olga (Honkapää) Salonen Sun Sign Aries Born in Heinola Famous as Poet Died at Age 31

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He was deeply in love with Lyyli Pajunen with whom he shared a home in 1926. However, their relationship came to an end when Lyyli had an abortion. Also his increasing mental instability made it difficult for Lyyli to continue her relationship with him. In addition Kailas also suffered from sexual problems. Unsplash Personal Life

He suffered from depression and was never of sound physical health. In 1929, he was hospitalized due to schizophrenia and shortly afterwards he became ill with tuberculosis. He died in Nice, France, on 22 March, 1933. His ashes were brought to Finland and buried in Helsinki. Unsplash Personal Life

A memorial by the sculptor Yrjö Liipola was erected in his memory in 1939. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born as Frans Uno Salonen on 29 March 1901 in Heinola, Finland, into a family of farmers to Eevert Kailanen and Olga (Honkapää) Salonen. His mother died while giving birth to twins when Uuno was two. The twins too did not survive. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His father lived a bohemian life and did not care much about the boy. As a kid Uuno grew up in the homes of his grandmother, uncles, and aunts. His grandmother, Maria Fredrika Juhontytär, was a very religious Christian, and her values would influence the works of the poet in future. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He received his early education from the schools in Heinola. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He participated in a Finnish guerilla raid into the Soviet territory, known as the Aunus expedition, in 1919. During that time he wrote patriotic poetry calling for national unity while facing the enemy. His close friend Bruno Schildt died during this raid and this affected the young poet tremendously. Unsplash Career

In 1920, he enrolled at the University of Helsinki to study aesthetics and history of literature and continued his studies till 1926. During his time at the university he also wrote a lot, devoting much of his time to literary pursuits. Unsplash Career

Along with writing poetry he also translated the works of others and wrote criticisms of others’ works. Many of his writings were published in the newspaper ‘Helsingin Sanomat’ and the literary magazine ‘Nuori Voima’. Unsplash Career

He was exposed to expressionism through some of the works he translated and was influenced by the ideals of this movement. Unsplash Career

His first collection of poetry, ‘Tuuli ja tähkä’ (The wind and the corn's ear) was published in 1922. This collection was not a huge success, but Kailas was not disappointed. He continued writing. Unsplash Career

He was awarded the State Literary Award thrice: 1926, 1928, and 1931. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	March 29, 1901
Died on	March 22, 1933
Nationality	Finns
Famous	Finnish Men, Writers, Poets
Known as	Frans Uno Salonen
Cause of death	Tuberculosis
Birth Place	Heinola
Diseases Disabilities	Schizophrenia
Gender	Male
Father	Eevert Kailanen
Mother	Olga (Honkapää) Salonen
Sun Sign	Aries
Born in	Heinola
Famous as	Poet
Died at Age	31

Uuno Kailas

Finns

Mar 29, 1901

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