Mikael Niemi

Swedish author (born 1959)
Person human Q969020
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Mikael Niemi

Summary

Mikael Niemi is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pajala[2]. He was born on August 13, 1959[3]. He worked as a writer[4], science fiction writer[5], and poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Mikael Niemi was born in Pajala[2].
  • Mikael Niemi was born in Tärnaby[8].
  • Born in Sweden[9], Mikael Niemi…
  • Mikael Niemi was born on August 13, 1959[3].
  • Mikael Niemi held citizenship in Sweden[10].
  • Mikael Niemi's professions included writer[4].
  • Mikael Niemi worked as a science fiction writer[5].
  • Mikael Niemi worked as a poet[6].
  • Mikael Niemi's field of work was prose[11].
  • Mikael Niemi's field of work was poetry[12].
  • Mikael Niemi received the Piraten award[13].
  • Mikael Niemi received the August Prize[14].
  • Mikael Niemi received the Litteraturklubbens stora litteraturpris[15].
  • Mikael Niemi is recorded as male[16].
  • Mikael Niemi's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Mikael Niemi's Commons category is recorded as Mikael Niemi[18].
  • Mikael Niemi's family name is recorded as Niemi[19].
  • Mikael Niemi's given name is recorded as Mikael[20].
  • Mikael Niemi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Swedish[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: SE[23]

  • Began / founded: 1959-08-13[24]

  • Community tags: author[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f67be53-1b0c-4cb5-b6d1-2af605392536[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Pajala[2], an urban area in Sweden[27], in Sweden[28]; Tärnaby[8], an urban area in Sweden[29], in Sweden[30]; and Sweden[9], a sovereign state[31], founded in 0900[32]. Mikael Niemi was born on August 13, 1959[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], science fiction writer[5], and poet[6]. Fields of work include prose[11], a literary form[33] and poetry[12], a literary form[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Piraten award[13], a literary award[35], in Sweden[36]; August Prize[14], a literary award[37], in Sweden[38], founded in 1989[39]; and Litteraturklubbens stora litteraturpris[15], a literary award[40], in Sweden[41].

Why It Matters

Mikael Niemi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Works attributed to him include Popular Music from Vittula[44], a literary work[45].

FAQs

Where was Mikael Niemi born?

Mikael Niemi was born in Pajala[2].

What did Mikael Niemi do for work?

Mikael Niemi worked as writer[4], science fiction writer[5], and poet[6].

What awards did Mikael Niemi receive?

Honors received include Piraten award[13], August Prize[14], and Litteraturklubbens stora litteraturpris[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mikael Niemi. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mikael-niemi
MLA “Mikael Niemi.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mikael-niemi.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mikael-niemi_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mikael Niemi}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mikael-niemi}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Mikael Niemi — https://4ort.xyz/entity/mikael-niemi (retrieved 2026-04-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mikael-niemi · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Occupation writer, science fiction writer, poet
    Instance of human
    Family name Niemi
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32157|batch #32157]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.