Erno Paasilinna (born 14 March 1935, Petsamo - died 30 September 2000, Tampere) was a Finnish writer and journalist. He received several literary prizes, the most notable being the Finlandia Prize in 1984 for his collection of essays Yksinäisyys ja uhma ("Loneliness and Defiance"). His works have been translated into Estonian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian and Russian. March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The area of Petsamo (Pechenga in Russian) in northern Lapland, indigenously inhabited by Samis, came to Finland in 1920 and to the Soviet Union in 1944. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Location within Finland Tampere (Swedish name Tammerfors) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes: Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. ... The Finlandia Prize is the most prestigious literary award in Finland. ...

Erno Paasilinna has been titled the "national cynic laureate" and "official state critic" due to his uncompromising views and lack of admiration for his human fellows. His incisive analysis of power and the powerful shook the fundaments of finnish society, but were widely recognized to be impartial, swiping those ideologically close to his heart as heavily as those whose ideology was diametrically opposed to his own.

The writer Arto Paasilinna and the MEP Reino Paasilinna are his brothers. Arto Paasilinna (born April 20, 1942 in Kittilä) is a Finnish author and ex-journalist. ... Reino Paasilinna (born 5 December 1939 in Arctic Ocean) is a Finnish politician and Member of the European Parliament. ...

References

• http://www.tampere.fi/kirjasto/pirkanmaankirjailijat/paasilin.htm
• http://dbgw.finlit.fi/fili/kaan_tulos.php