Urho Karhumäki (June 7, 1891,
Multia
Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or 11.5%, is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finni ...
– February 26, 1947,
Vihti
Vihti (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Vihti is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Vihti is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Fin ...
) was a
Finnish poet. In 1936 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Avoveteen" ("Into free water").
Some works
*Syöttöpaikassa, 1929
*Kymi nousee, 1930
*Herpmanin pojat, 1931
*Kerhoista ja kotoa, 1931
*Juoksijan rata, 1932
*Korpiherra, 1932
*Hiihtäjän latu, 1933
*Ukkonen uhkaa, 1934
*Elämännälkä, 1935
*Tuli ja leimaus, 1935
*Vorttuuna ja Tiapolo, 1935
*Avoveteen, 1936
*Elämän kouluun, 1936
*A.I.V.-rehua, 1938
*Testamentti, 1938
*Yli rajan, 1938
*Työ Suomen Hyväks', 1939
*Tunturille, 1940
*Miesten matkassa, 1941
*Voittajana maaliin, 1942
*Rantasuon raivaajat, 1943
*Terve sielu terveessä ruumiissa, 1944
*Viulu ja posetiivi, 1944
*Kylä järven rannalla, 1945
*Valitut teokset, 1960
References
Sources
Biography in Biographykeskus*Suomen elämäkerrasto. Helsinki, 1955. page 373. Ilmari Heikinheimo
External links
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Kansallisbiografia
1891 births
1947 deaths
Finnish male poets
Olympic gold medalists in art competitions
Art competitors at the 1936 Summer Olympics
20th-century Finnish poets
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
20th-century Finnish male writers
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