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* ''Eva Arnio: a story for young people.'' Werner Söderström, 1901.
* ''Eva Arnio: a story for young people.'' Werner Söderström, 1901.
* ''A Christmas book for young adults.'' Zachris Schalin, suom. Immi Hellén. Werner Söderström, 1901.
* ''A Christmas book for young adults.'' Zachris Schalin, suom. Immi Hellén. Werner Söderström, 1901.
* ''Kotitanhuvilla, (With the comfort of home.'' lapsille omisti Tohtori-Eno, suomeksi sovitti Immi Hellén. Otava, 1915.
* ''With the comfort of home.'' lapsille omisti Tohtori-Eno, suomeksi sovitti Immi Hellén. Otava, 1915.
* ''Captain of the Black Eagle.'' C. M. Bennett, suom. Immi Hellén. Valistus, 1929.
* ''Captain of the Black Eagle.'' C. M. Bennett, suom. Immi Hellén. Valistus, 1929.
* ''Children's poetry book: dedicated to Finnish boys and girls.'' Valistus, 1930.
* ''Children's poetry book: dedicated to Finnish boys and girls.'' Valistus, 1930.

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Immi Hellén
Immi Hellén ,Early 1880s
Immi Hellén ,Early 1880s
BornJanuary 14, 1861
Kuorevesi, Finland
DiedJanuary 20, 1937
Helsinki
Resting placeHietaniemi Cemetery
Occupationpoet
Alma materJyväskylä Teacher Seminary
Notable worksJoulukirkkoon

Ingeborg (Immi) Hellén (January 14, 1861 in Kuorevesi – January 20, 1937 in Helsinki) was a Finnish poet. Hellén's most famous works are poems for children and nursery rhymes.[1][2]

Her poems were later collected in two books: Lapsuuden lauluja (1991) and Punaposki Kultasuu (2000).[3]

Life

Immi Hellén studied at a Swedish girls' school in Tampere and in 1884 graduated as an elementary school teacher[failed verification] at the seminary in Jyväskylä. She then worked as a teacher in Vaasa and 1885–1927[failed verification] in Helsinki. She was involved in the temperance movement and the animal welfare community. Hellén wrote more than a thousand poems, most of which were published in children's magazines.[4] In Kuorevesi in 1998, 2001 and 2004 poetry competitions were held in her name.[5]

Lullaby

Famous lullabies she wrote: English title

  • A child's path through the heart of the earth
  • Just a little riding boy
  • It's already five o'clock, children, wake up
  • The others slept in the morning
  • Squirrel nest
  • The finch built a nest on a high birch branch
  • The bells are ringing)
  • I'm so small[2][6]

Works

  • Anne: For young people. Otava, 1896.
  • Children's poems 1: home and school. Werner Söderström, 1898.
  • Children's songs. koonnut Immi Hellén. WSOY, 1899.
  • Eva Arnio: a story for young people. Werner Söderström, 1901.
  • A Christmas book for young adults. Zachris Schalin, suom. Immi Hellén. Werner Söderström, 1901.
  • With the comfort of home. lapsille omisti Tohtori-Eno, suomeksi sovitti Immi Hellén. Otava, 1915.
  • Captain of the Black Eagle. C. M. Bennett, suom. Immi Hellén. Valistus, 1929.
  • Children's poetry book: dedicated to Finnish boys and girls. Valistus, 1930.
  • Basic school reading list. Muut tekijät Tyyni Kontuniemi ja J. K. Santala. Valistus, 1930.
  • Christmas night in fairyland: five small fairy-tale plays. Astrid Wång-Mariani, kuv. Margit Broberg, suom. Immi Hellén. Kuvataide, 1930.
  • Poems. toim. Ilona Merikoski, somistaneet Alf Danning ja Heikki Paaer. Valistus, 1951.
  • Miracle of miracles: fairy tales illustrated by Rudolf Koivu. kuvat Rudolf Koivu, sadut: Immi Hellén...ja muita, toim. Marja Peltonen. Valistus, 1977.
  • Castle of the Elves Venny. Soldan-Brofeldtin, Alexander Paischeffin ja Onni Muusarin kuvittamia satuja, sadut: Immi Hellén...ja muita, toim. Marja Peltonen. Valistus, 1978.
  • Red cheek, golden mouth: poetic treasures. Karisto, 2000.
  • The joys of children. luonnonkirjaa lukemassa Immi Hellén, toim. Anna-Liisa Alanko. WSOY, 2008
  • Good morning, Little Red Riding Hood! Tuula Korolainen, kuv. Karoliina Pertamo. Tammi, 2011.
  • Mother's legacy: a collection of Immi Hellén's letters and poems from the treasure chest of heritage. toim. Riitta Erwe. Immi Hellén seura, 2011.

Literature

  • Alanko, Anna-Liisa (1997). Kotiveräjältä maailman turuille: Kansalliset kasvatusaatteet Immi Hellénin runoissa. Väitöskirja. Joensuun yliopiston kasvatustieteellisiä julkaisuja, 35. Joensuu: Joensuun yliopisto. ISBN 951-70849-3-5. ISSN 0781-0334.
  • Jyväskylän seminaari 1863–1937 (matrikkeli). Valistus 1937.

References

  1. ^ "As a teacher". www.museo24.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  2. ^ a b Hellén, Immi. "Etusivu". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  3. ^ "Great Women from the Teacher Seminary". www.jyu.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. ^ "Seminaarin uranuurtajanaisia". www.jyu.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  5. ^ "Heritage". www.museo24.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  6. ^ "LIBRIS - sökning: forf:(Immi Hellén)". libris.kb.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-10-09.
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