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Sirkka Selja

Finnish poet
Person Human Q11893717

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[11]
Date of birth
March 20, 1920
Date of death
August 17, 2017
Place of birth
Hämeenkoski
Place of death
Hollola
Country of citizenship
Finland[7]
Occupation
poet, writer
Educated at
University of Helsinki[8]
Award received
Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1970), Aleksis Kivi Award (1987)[9][10]
Cause of death
pneumonia[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Finnish[18]
Described by source
The History of Nordic Women's Literature, Writers in Finland 1917–1944[16][17]
Family name
Selja[13]
Given name
Sirkka[14]
Manner of death
natural causes[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sirkka-Liisa Selja en Sirkka Selja zh 西卡·塞利亞
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000382896957
VIAF cluster ID
267584445
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79077466
GND ID
1089155123
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sirkka-Selja-1940.jpg ↗
BiographySampo person ID
p6465
Discogs artist ID
1359741
Freebase ID
/m/0q59fyy
Geni profile ID
6000000066651717973
IdRef ID
076553078
KANTO ID
000058704
Kansallisbiografia ID
9803
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MusicBrainz artist ID
f8e8223c-ba1a-443e-aecc-ff37ebbc8a54
Uppslagsverket Finland ID
SeljaSirkka
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxGRcwDPJyMVCbJbcbrv3
ČSFD person ID
105653

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Aleksis Kivi Award, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Occupation 2
writer, poet
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Country of citizenship 1
Finland
Described by source 1
The History of Nordic Women's Literature
Educated at 1
University of Helsinki
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Finnish
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Hämeenkoski
Place of death 1
Hollola
Sex or gender 1
female
← Winner 1
Poeta Finlandiae
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Summary

Sirkka Selja was born on March 20, 1920[1], in Hämeenkoski[2]. She died on August 17, 2017[3], in Hollola[4]. She worked as a poet[5] and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Sirkka Selja born?

Sirkka Selja's place of birth was Hämeenkoski[2].

Where did Sirkka Selja die?

Sirkka Selja died in Hollola[4].

What did Sirkka Selja do for work?

Sirkka Selja worked as a poet[5] and writer[6].

Where did Sirkka Selja go to school?

Sirkka Selja was educated at University of Helsinki[8].

What awards did Sirkka Selja receive?

Honors received include Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[9] and Aleksis Kivi Award[10].

Related Entities

Finland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . BiographySampo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . kaleva.fi. kaleva.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Hämeenkoski
    Sex or gender → female
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Described by source → The History of Nordic Women's Literature, Writers in Finland 1917–1944
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