Syrjä was born in Pälkäne, the son of Martta née Niemiö and Juho Nestori Syrjä, who were both cattle traders and farmers.[2] At the age of seven, he and his family moved from Hirsilä to Korkeakoski.[2] Syrjä then moved to Tampere,[2] where he worked for the railroad equipment and steam locomotive manufacturing company Lokomo.[4] In 1953 his story "There came the Bear" win Best Short Story in the Pirkanmaa Writing Competition.[2]
Syrjä (left) with his wife, Kirsi Kunnas and his two children
Syrjä won the City of Tampere Literature Prize three times from 1956 to 1988.[6] He also was a winner of the Thanks for the Book Award in 1966.[6] Syrjä was nominated for the Finlandia Prize in 1988.[1] He was a winner of the Väinö Linna Prize in 2005.[6] In 2016, Syrjä was awarded the Pirkanmaa Art Prize by the Pirkanmaa Arts Council.[7]
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^Aaltio, Marja. "90-year-old writer Jaakko Syrjä would have liked to have written more". Aamulehti (in Finnish). from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ abMajander, Antti (8 March 2016). "This man summed up the texts of Kalle Päätalo: during the barning phase, the author just tapped the end of the work". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^Writers' Gallery (16 June 2004), "Tampere City Library", Pirkanmaan Aluetietokanta (in Finnish)
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January 01, 1970
jaakko, syrjä, march, 1926, 2022, finnish, writer, served, president, union, finnish, writers, from, 1975, 1980, syrjä, center, back, with, harri, kaasalainen, veikko, pihlajamaki, soile, kaukovalta, ilpo, kaukovalta, 1958born, 1926, march, 1926pälkäne, finlan. Jaakko Syrja 7 March 1926 2 22 May 2022 was a Finnish writer 3 He served as the president of the Union of Finnish Writers from 1975 to 1980 1 Jaakko SyrjaSyrja center in the back with Harri Kaasalainen and Veikko Pihlajamaki Soile Kaukovalta and Ilpo Kaukovalta in 1958Born 1926 03 07 7 March 1926Palkane FinlandDied22 May 2022 2022 05 22 aged 96 Ylojarvi FinlandOccupationWriterSpouseKirsi Kunnas 1 Children2 1 Biography editSyrja was born in Palkane the son of Martta nee Niemio and Juho Nestori Syrja who were both cattle traders and farmers 2 At the age of seven he and his family moved from Hirsila to Korkeakoski 2 Syrja then moved to Tampere 2 where he worked for the railroad equipment and steam locomotive manufacturing company Lokomo 4 In 1953 his story There came the Bear win Best Short Story in the Pirkanmaa Writing Competition 2 nbsp Syrja left with his wife Kirsi Kunnas and his two children He later worked as an editor for Gummerus and WSOY 5 Syrja was a member of the Union of Finnish Writers from 1970 to 1975 2 and president from 1975 to 1980 1 He worked with novelist Kalle Paatalo adapting works for publication 4 Syrja was a member of the Vaino Linna Society 2 Syrja won the City of Tampere Literature Prize three times from 1956 to 1988 6 He also was a winner of the Thanks for the Book Award in 1966 6 Syrja was nominated for the Finlandia Prize in 1988 1 He was a winner of the Vaino Linna Prize in 2005 6 In 2016 Syrja was awarded the Pirkanmaa Art Prize by the Pirkanmaa Arts Council 7 Syrja died of COVID 19 in May 2022 aged 96 at a care home in Ylojarvi 1 References edit a b c d e f Author Jaakko Syrja is dead Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish 22 May 2022 Retrieved 22 May 2022 a b c d e f g Jaakko Syrja in Finnish Archived from the original on 30 May 2015 Retrieved 22 May 2022 via Wayback Machine Aaltio Marja 90 year old writer Jaakko Syrja would have liked to have written more Aamulehti in Finnish Archived from the original on 4 August 2016 Retrieved 22 May 2022 a b Majander Antti 8 March 2016 This man summed up the texts of Kalle Paatalo during the barning phase the author just tapped the end of the work Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish Retrieved 22 May 2022 Writers Gallery 16 June 2004 Tampere City Library Pirkanmaan Aluetietokanta in Finnish a b c Syrja Jaakko Book Ampoule in Finnish Retrieved 22 May 2022 Ruissalo Pekka 16 November 2016 Jaakko Syrja receives the Pirkanmaa Art Prize Tamperelainen in Finnish Retrieved 22 May 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jaakko Syrja amp oldid 1211565754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
