The day of poetry and summer in Finland

6th July is not only the day of poetry and summer, but also Eino Leino day. He was was a Finnish poet and journalist  and is considered one of the pioneers of Finnish poetry.    

Leino published over 70 books of poems and stories. The most famous of these are the two poem collections Helkavirsiä (1903 and 1916), in which he extensively uses Finnish mythology and folklore.

In addition, Leino was the first person in Finland to translate Dante's Divine Comedy into Finnish.