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11-495: Kivi is regarded as the national writer of Finland and his birthday, 10 October, is celebrated as Finnish Literature Day . Aleksis Stenvall was born in Palojoki village, Nurmijärvi , Grand Duchy of Finland . His parents were the village tailor Erik Johan Stenvall (1798–1866) and Anna-Kristiina Hamberg (1793–1863). Aleksis had three older brothers – Johannes, Emanuel, and Albert – and a younger sister, Agnes, who died in 1851 at

22-1033: Is named after Aleksis Kivi , the Finnish national author, is one of the most important streets in Tampere, both in terms of location and status. Along it are, among other things, the city's most important administrative buildings, the Tampere City Central Office and the Tampere City Hall . On the pedestrian section of Aleksis Kiven katu is Radoslaw Gryta 's 19-piece work of art Kivikirjasto (2002), which consists mainly of poetic and prose texts carved into granite tiles. They are quotes from works by writers who have lived and worked in Tampere, of which Yrjö Jylhä , Viljo Kajava , Väinö Linna , Eeva-Liisa Manner , Erno Paasilinna , Kalle Päätalo , F. E. Sillanpää and Lauri Viita are represented. This Western Finland location article

33-586: The flag of Finland and the lion featured on the Finnish coat of arms . Aleksis Kiven katu (Tampere) Aleksis Kiven katu is a north–south street in the center of Tampere , Finland , in the districts of Tammerkoski and Nalkala . The street runs along the western edge of Tampere Central Square , and its southern end extends to Laukontori . At the north end of the street is Satakunnankatu . Other cross streets are Puutarhakatu, Kauppakatu, Hämeenkatu and Hallituskatu . Aleksis Kiven katu, which

44-592: The Finnish lands." It is known that no other critic hated Kivi's writings as much as Ahlqvist, in which case the situation could almost be called "persecution", but the Fennomans also disapproved of Kivi's not-so-virtuous depictions of rural life, which were far from their idealized point of view, and Kivi's excessive drinking may have alienated some. In 1865, Kivi won the State Prize for his still often performed comedy Nummisuutarit ( Heath Cobblers ). However,

55-626: The age of 13. In 1846, Kivi left for school in Helsinki . In 1859, he was accepted into the University of Helsinki , where he studied literature and developed an interest in the theatre. His first play was Kullervo (1860), based on a tragic tale from the Kalevala , Finland's national epic. He also met the famous journalist and statesman Johan Vilhelm Snellman who became his supporter. During his time at school Kivi read world literature from

66-544: The early 20th century, young writers Volter Kilpi and Eino Leino raised Kivi to the status of national icon. Eino Leino – and later Väinö Linna and Veijo Meri – also identified with Kivi's fate as an author. In 1936, the Aleksis Kivi Prize , awarded for contributions to Finnish literature, was established. In 1939, the Aleksis Kivi Memorial , a bronze statue of Kivi by Wäinö Aaltonen ,

77-517: The less-than-enthusiastic reception of his books was taking its toll and he was already drinking heavily. His main benefactor Charlotta Lönnqvist , with whom Kivi lived in Siuntio at the time of his creative writing, could not help him after the 1860s. By 1870, while he was living at Franzén's cottage in Tapanila , Helsinki, Kivi's health collapsed. Assailed by typhoid and attacks of delirium, he

88-547: The library of his landlord, and during his university studies, he saw plays by Molière and Schiller at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki. Kivi also became friends with Fredrik Cygnaeus and Elias Lönnrot . From 1863 onwards, Kivi devoted his time to writing. He wrote twelve plays and a collection of poetry. The novel Seitsemän veljestä ( Seven Brothers ) took him ten years to write. Literary critics, especially

99-481: The prominent August Ahlqvist , disapproved of the book, at least nominally because of its "rudeness" ( Romanticism was at its height at the time). Ahlqvist also wrote "It is a ridiculous work and a blot on the name of Finnish literature". In a review published in Finlands Allmänna Tidning , Ahlqvist wrote that "the brothers' characters were nothing like calm, serious and laborious folk who toiled

110-1066: Was erected in front of the Finnish National Theatre . Many streets in Finnish cities and towns have also been named after Kivi, such as Aleksis Kiven katu in Tampere . In 1941 the Aleksis Kivi Society  [ fi ] was founded. In 1995 to 1996, Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara wrote an opera about Kivi's life and works. Two films have also been made: "I Live"  [ fi ] (Finnish title: Minä elän ) from 1946, directed by Ilmari Unho ; and The Life of Aleksis Kivi (Finnish title: Aleksis Kiven elämä ) from 2002, written and directed by Jari Halonen . Finnish national symbols#Prominent national figures Finnish national symbols are natural symbols or Finnish national works and prominent figures that are commonly associated with Finland . The most recognized national symbols include

121-499: Was hospitalised. His doctor diagnosed melancholia due to his "injured dignity as a writer". The psychiatrist Kalle Achté concludes, based on a documentary survey, that Kivi was suffering from of schizophrenia, although advanced borreliosis has also been suggested. Kivi died in poverty in 1872 (aged 38) in Tuusula , at the home of his brother Albert. According to legend, his last words were, "I live" ( Finnish : "Minä elän" ). In

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