Elmer Rafael Diktonius (20 January 1896 – 23 September 1961) was a Finnish

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and

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, who wrote in both Swedish and in Finnish. He was born in

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. In 1922, he established an avant-garde magazine, ''

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'', which had Finnish and Swedish editions. He was also involved in the establishment of another avant-garde magazine '' Quosego''. He mainly lived in Tuomistonoja of the Röykkä village. Diktonius died in

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, and is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.

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* 1896 births 1961 deaths Writers from Helsinki Musicians from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Writers from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish socialists Finnish male composers Finnish poets in Swedish 20th-century Finnish poets Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery 20th-century Finnish male musicians 20th-century Finnish composers Finnish magazine founders {{Finland-composer-stub