Henrik Tikkanen Biography

Georg Henrik Tikkanen (9 September 1924, Helsinki – 19 May 1984, Espoo) was a Finnish 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.