Harri Sakari Vaalio (born 1956 in Järvelä,

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), also known by his artist name Wallu, is a Finnish

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. He is known for his strip ''

Punaniska ''Punaniska'' ( Finnish for "redneck") was a Finnish western comics comic strip drawn by Harri "Wallu" Vaalio and written by Rauli "Rallu" Nordberg between 1990 and 1993. Concept ''Punaniska'' was set in the Wild West, much like Belgian comic ...

'' ( Finnish for "

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") comic albums and his strips in Finnish magazines such as the ''

Mikrokivikausi ''Mikrokivikausi'' ( Finnish for "Micro Stone Age") is a Finnish comic strip drawn by Harri "Wallu" Vaalio. ''Mikrokivikausi'' is a humorous comic set in an undistinguished period of prehistory. Although named after the Stone Age, it has include ...

'' (Finnish for "

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") strip in the computer magazine ''

MikroBitti ''Mikrobitti'' (formerly called ''MB'', ''MikroBitti'' and ''MikroBITTI'') is a monthly Finnish computer magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. History and profile ''MikroBITTI'' was first published in May 1984. The original publisher was Tec ...

''. He has also written and drawn 12 ''

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'' stories for the Finnish ''Winnie the Pooh'' magazine in 1986–1988. His other comics includes ''Hessu-kissa'' (1985–), ''Armas'', also known as ''Lämsänperäläiset'' (1977–), and ''KyöPelit'' (1993–). In the early 1980s he was a teacher in the local elementary school, now known as Vuokkoharjun ala-aste.

References

External links

Vaalio's website
1956 births Living people People from Kärkölä Finnish editorial cartoonists Finnish comics artists Finnish comic strip cartoonists Finnish educators {{Europe-comics-creator-stub