Juhani Aho

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Juhani Aho
Juhani Aho

Juhani Aho (originally Johannes Brofeldt) (September 11, 1861 - August 8, 1921) was a Finnish author and journalist.

Aho's literary output is wide-ranging since he pursued different styles as time passed.

He started as a realist and his first novel Rautatie (Railroad), which is considered one of his main works, is from this period. Later he moved towards neoromanticism with novels Panu and Kevät ja takatalvi as well as Juha, which is one of his most famous works, and has been adopted to film most recently in 1999 by Aki Kaurismäki.

In addition to his novels Aho wrote a number of short stories of distinct style, called "splinters" ("lastuja" in Finnish). Their topics could vary from political allegories to depictions of everyday life.

The first and most famous of the short stories is When Father Brought Home the Lamp, depicting the effect of the innovation on people living on countryside. Nowadays the title is a Finnish saying used when something related to new technology is introduced.

Aho was one of the founders of Päivälehti, the predecessor of the biggest newspaper in Finland today, Helsingin Sanomat.

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