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Hella Wuolijoki (née Ella Marie Murrik; 1886–1954), also known by the pen name Juhani Tervapää, was an Estonian-born Finnish writer. Wuolijoki wrote several books under the male pseudonym Juhani Tervapää that were characterised by strong female characters. The 1947 film The Farmer's Daughter was adapted from her 1937 play Juurakon Hulda, which she also wrote as Juhani Tervapää. She collaborated with Bertolt Brecht on the initial version of his Mr Puntila and his Man Matti.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Wuolijoki hosted a literary and political salon that discussed culture and promoted left-wing ideas. She had secret connections with the Soviet intelligence and security structures. The Finnish police suspected her of being an illegal resident spy, but there was no solid proof until 1943, when she was arrested for hiding Kerttu Nuorteva, a Soviet paratrooper spy on a mission to acquire information about the political sentiment and the German troops in Finland, and sentenced to life imprisonment. She was released in 1944, after the armistice that ended the Continuation War.
Engraver: Petri Neuvonen
Issue date: 19.3.2011
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Depicts a tree with a bird, the name of the writer and the dates of her life. The Mint of Finland (lion) logo below. The initial of the engraver (N) above. N |
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Reverse
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The design brings out Hella Wuolijoki’s work as a writer: life in the Finnish countryside, the strong female characters etc. The country name in Finnish and Swedish on the left. Value on the right. Date below. SUOMI FINLAND |
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10 Euro
125th Anniversary of Birth of Hella Wuolijoki
KM# 165 Schön# 168
125th Anniversary of Birth of Hella Wuolijoki