Description

Eino Leino (Armas Einar Leopold Lönnbohm, 6 July 1878 – 10 January 1926) was a Finnish poet and journalist and is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry. His poems combine modern and Finnish folk elements. The style of much of his work is like the Kalevala and folk songs. Leino published over 70 books of poems and stories. In addition to writing poetry, Eino Leino wrote in newspapers about theatre and culture in general, and translated works of important writers such as Runeberg and Goethe. He was the first person in Finland to translate Dante's Divine Comedy into Finnish. Nature, love, and despair are frequent themes in Leino's work. He is beloved and widely read in Finland today.

In 2016, 100 years will have passed from the publication of the two-part poetry anthology Helkavirsiä (1903 and 1916), ranked amongst Leino's most influential work. Eino Leino and the Day of Poetry and Summer are celebrated with a national flag day on 6 July.

The golden Eino Leino collector coin is packaged in a protective clear plastic casing set in a wooden box. Each coin includes a certificate of authenticity that tells the coin's story. The numbered gold coins will be sold separately.

Issue date: 09.05.2016
Designer: Pertti Mäkinen (M)