Unto Mononen
1930–1968 (age 38)
Biography
Unto Mononen (1930–1968) composed tangos whose gentle melancholy captured the ache of longing, most famously with melodies that still stir dance halls from Somero to Helsinki.
His friends remember him as a sensitive creator whose ability to translate feeling into music keeps his tunes alive in the hearts of Finns who cherish tradition and tenderness.