Ingeborg (Immi) Hellén (14 January 1861 in Kuorevesi – 20 January 1937 in Helsinki) was a Finnish poet. Hellén's most famous works are poems for children and nursery rhymes.[1][2]
Immi Hellén | |
|---|---|
 Immi Hellén ,Early 1880s | |
| Born | 14 January 1861 Kuorevesi, Finland |
| Died | 20 January 1937 (aged 76) Helsinki |
| Resting place | Hietaniemi Cemetery |
| Occupation | poet |
| Alma mater | Jyväskylä Teacher Seminary |
| Notable works | Joulukirkkoon |
Her poems were later collected in two books: Lapsuuden lauluja (1991) and Punaposki Kultasuu (2000).[3]
Life edit
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]
Poems edit
Some of Hellén's most famous poems include:[2]
- Kotiin
- Paimenpoika
- Oravan pesä
- Joulukirkkoon
- Enkeli ohjaa
Works edit
- Aune: nuorisolle. Otava, 1896.
- Lasten runoja 1: Kodin ja koulun varalle. Werner Söderström, 1898.
- Lasten lauluja. Collected by Immi Hellén. WSOY, 1899.
- Eeva Aarnio: kertomus nuorille. Werner Söderström, 1901.
- Joulukirja nuorisolle nousevalle. Zachris Schalin, transl. Immi Hellén. Werner Söderström, 1901.
- Kotitanhuvilla. Written by pseudonym Tohtori-Eno, transl. Immi Hellén. Otava, 1915.
- Mustan Kotkan kapteeni. C. M. Bennett, transl.. Immi Hellén. Valistus, 1929.
- Lasten runokirja: Suomen pojille ja tytöille omistettu. Valistus, 1930.
- Alakansakoulun lukemisto. Together with Tyyni Kontuniemi and J. K. Santala. Valistus, 1930.
- Jouluilta satumaassa: viisi pientä satunäytelmää. Astrid Wång-Mariani, ill. Margit Broberg, transl. Immi Hellén. Kuvataide, 1930.
- Runoja. Ed. Ilona Merikoski, ill. Alf Danning ja Heikki Paaer. Valistus, 1951.
- Ihmeitten ihme: Rudolf Koivun kuvittamia satuja. Ill. Rudolf Koivu, fairy tales by Immi Hellén and others, ed. Marja Peltonen. Valistus, 1977.
- Haltiattarien linna. Ill. Venny Soldan-Brofeldtin, Alexander Paischeffin and Onni Muusarin. Fairy tales by Immi Hellén and others, ed. Marja Peltonen. Valistus, 1978.
- Punaposki, kultasuu: runoaarteita. Karisto, 2000.
- Lasten riemut: luonnonkirjaa lukemassa. Immi Hellén, ed. Anna-Liisa Alanko. WSOY, 2008
- Hyvää huomenta, punahilkka!. Ed. Tuula Korolainen, ill. Karoliina Pertamo. Tammi, 2011.
- Äidin perintö : kokoelma Immi Hellénin kirjeitä ja runoja perintöjen aarrearkusta. Ed. Riitta Erwe. Immi Hellén seura, 2011.
Literature edit
- Alanko, Anna-Liisa (1997). Kotiveräjältä maailman turuille: Kansalliset kasvatusaatteet Immi Hellénin runoissa (PhD thesis). Joensuun yliopiston kasvatustieteellisiä julkaisuja. Vol. 35. Joensuu: Joensuun yliopisto. ISBN 951-70849-3-5. ISSN 0781-0334.
- Jyväskylän seminaari 1863–1937 (register). Valistus 1937.
References edit
- ^ "As a teacher". www.museo24.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ a b Alanko, Anna-Liisa (8 June 2004). "Hellén, Immi (1861–1937)". National Biography of Finland. Studia Biographica (in Finnish). Vol. 4. Finnish Literature Society. ISSN 1799-4349.
- ^ "Great Women from the Teacher Seminary". www.jyu.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "Seminaarin uranuurtajanaisia". www.jyu.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Heritage". www.museo24.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-09.