Kari Aronpuro
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File:KariAronpuro99.jpgKari Aronpuro (born 30 June 1940) is a Finnish poet."A History of Finland's Literature", 1998, {{ISBN|0803241895}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=J9Dctlzud-EC&pg=PA251 p.251] He worked in the library industry for over 40 years. He worked as a librarian at the University of Tampere course library from 1964 to 1971, Rääkkylän municipal library in 1972, Kemin {{Interlanguage link multi|Syväkangas|fi}} library from 1972 to 1981 and the Tampere {{Interlanguage link multi|Lamminpää|fi}} library from 1981 to 2003.{{cite book| author = Paavilainen, Ulla (päätoim.)| title = Kuka kukin on. Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista 2015| location = Helsinki| publisher = Otava| year = 2014| ISBN= 978-951-1-28228-0| pages = 57–58}}
Awards and decorations
- 2004: Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- 2011: Eino Leino Prize
- 1987: Runeberg Prize
- 1964: J. H. Erkko Award
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