Kaarlo Sarkia
1902–1945 (age 43)
Biography
Born in 1902, Kaarlo Sarkia emerged as one of Finland's most delicate lyricists, blending romantic yearning with modernist clarity in poems that explored love, solitude and the stoic beauty of nature.
His meditative lines provided comfort in turbulent times and continue to resonate with readers, while his remains rest among fellow luminaries at Hietaniemi cemetery.