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Leino, Eino (1878–1926)| Finnish poet. A leading exponent of the neo-Romantic idiom, his two collections of ballads and legends Helkavirsiä/Whitsongs 1903, 1916 remain the finest verse ever written in the traditional Kalevala metre. |
| He was born in Paltamo. After entering Helsinki University he soon acquired a reputation as a journalist and critic and gave up his studies to devote himself to writing. His best work dates from before 1916. |
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