Toivo Pekkanen

Finnish author (1902–1957)
Person human Q1322053
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Toivo Pekkanen

Summary

Toivo Pekkanen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kotka[2]. He was born on September 10, 1902[3]. He passed away in Copenhagen[4]. He died on May 30, 1957[5]. He worked as a writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Toivo Pekkanen's place of birth was Kotka[2].
  • Toivo Pekkanen died in Copenhagen[4].
  • Toivo Pekkanen was born on September 10, 1902[3].
  • Toivo Pekkanen died on May 30, 1957[5].
  • Toivo Pekkanen held citizenship in Finland[8].
  • Toivo Pekkanen held citizenship in Grand Duchy of Finland[9].
  • Finnish was Toivo Pekkanen's native language[10].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's professions included writer[6].
  • Toivo Pekkanen received the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[11].
  • Toivo Pekkanen received the Aleksis Kivi Award[12].
  • Toivo Pekkanen is recorded as male[13].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's Commons category is recorded as Toivo Pekkanen[15].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's family name is recorded as Pekkanen[16].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's given name is recorded as Toivo[17].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's work location is recorded as Kotka[18].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's work location is recorded as Helsinki[19].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's described by source is recorded as Writers in Finland 1917–1944[20].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Finnish[21].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Toivo Pekkanen's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Toivo Rikhart Pekkanen'}[23].

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.

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: FI[25]

  • Began / founded: 1902-09-10[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1957-05-30[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 21e9ba0c-d631-40ad-af2e-df96c216df32[28]

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Origins and Family

Toivo Pekkanen was born in Kotka[2]. He was born on September 10, 1902[3]. Finnish was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Toivo Pekkanen worked as a writer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[11], a grade of an order[29], in Finland[30], founded in 1943[31] and Aleksis Kivi Award[12], a literary award[32], in Finland[33], founded in 1936[34].

Death and Burial

Toivo Pekkanen died on May 30, 1957[5]. He died in Copenhagen[4].

Why It Matters

Toivo Pekkanen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Toivo Pekkanen born?

Toivo Pekkanen was born in Kotka[2].

Where did Toivo Pekkanen die?

Toivo Pekkanen died in Copenhagen[4].

What did Toivo Pekkanen do for work?

Toivo Pekkanen worked as writer[6].

What awards did Toivo Pekkanen receive?

Honors received include Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland[11] and Aleksis Kivi Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BiographySampo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship
    Country of citizenship Finland, Grand Duchy of Finland
    Family name Pekkanen
    Occupation writer
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