Arvo Salo

Arvo Jaakko Henrikki Salo (born May 2, 1932 in Merikarvia , Finland ; † July 9, 2011 ibid) was a Finnish journalist , writer and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP).

Life

After attending school and studying, Salo worked as a journalist and was the editor of the student newspaper Ylioppilaslehti , the highest circulation and most influential daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat and Uutispäivä Demari , the party newspaper of the SDP. For his journalistic work and his articles he received the Eino-Leino-Preis in 1964 as well as the journalist 's award of the weekly newspaper Suomen Kuvalehti .

He began his writing career in the mid-1960s. His literary work includes poems , lyrics and a drama . With Lapualaisooppera (1966) he created a milestone in the history of radical theater in Finland.

In addition to his literary career, Salo was involved as a politician in the Social Democratic Party of Finland and was elected to the Finnish Parliament for the first time in 1966 , to which he initially belonged until 1970. Between 1979 and 1983 he was again a member of the SDP in Parliament and from December 31, 1982 to May 6, 1983 Minister of Culture in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Kalevi Sorsa .

Burial place in the cemetery at the church in Merikarvia

Filmography

• 1967: The Bride of Lapua (Original: Lapualaismorsian) co-script
• 1981: The Sign of the Beast (Original: Pedon merkki), screenplay

Publications (selection)

• Tilauksia , 1966
• Kirjeitä hyllystäni , 1977
• Koetut runot , 1978
• Yks perkele, yks enkeli , 1985
• Kirjavat päivät , 1986
• Vallan miehet , 1986

Web links

• Bibliography . Online at openlibrary.org.
• Lotta Staffans: Arvo Salo är död . Swedish. In: NYHETER of July 12, 2011. Online at svenska.yle.fi.
• Mark of the Beast, Das . Online film database, viewed June 30, 2013.
• Arvo Salo / Kaj Chydenius: "Lapualais-Oopera" . Online on Die Zeit: "DIE NEUE SCHALLPLATTE", September 15, 1967, No. 37, viewed June 30, 2013.