Henrik Tikkanen

Henrik Tikkanen

1924 1984

Finland-Swedish author and illustrator (1924–1984)

Georg Henrik Tikkanen was a Finland-Swedish author, known primarily for anti-war literature. Several of his works are either autobiographical or semi-autobiographical. Though Finnish, he published primarily in his mother tongue, Swedish. He was born and lived much of his life in Helsinki, and died of leukemia in Espoo. He was married to the Finnish writer Märta Tikkanen.

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