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Memorial plaque to Katri Vala
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Katri Vala (Karin Alice Heikel, née Wadenström) was one of the foremost poets in Finland in the 1920s and 1930s; for instance, she established free verse in Finnish poetry. Katri Vala was a member of the Tulenkantajat (Torch bearers, a group of modernist writers and artists) group and edited the literature supplements of their magazine Tulenkantajat. Katri Vala's memorial, placed in the park named ...
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Katri Valan puisto, Sörnäinen
00500 Helsinki
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Updated: 23/3/2024