Aleksanteri Aava, bornAleksanteri (Santeri) Kuparinen, (18 April 1883 – 11 March 1956) was aFinnish poet andsmallholder.[1]
Aava was born inSakkola in theGrand Duchy of Finland. His parents were Matti Juhonpoika Kuparinen, a farmer and atanner, and Emilia Martintytär Karvanen (or Karvonen). He attended elementary school and graduated on 1901 infolk high school ofUusikirkko. Aava then worked as a smallholder in Sakkola until 1939 and was also a member of the Sakkola Town Council. Aava had been married to Helena Riikonen since 1911 and they had seven children: Kauko, Arvo, Aune Emilia, Kerttu, Jouko, Toivo Santeri and Vuokko Sisko. After theWinter War, Aava's family evacuated to the village of Mikkolanniemi,Saari,South Karelia, where Aava then spent his last years of life; his eldest sons, Kauko and Arvo, died in theContinuation War between 1941 and 1944.[2][3]
Aleksanteri Aava received the State Prize for his poem collection,Musta lintu (literally translated "black bird"), published in 1917.[4] Thebust of Aava by Otto Pursiainen was erected in 1961 inLempäälä.[5]
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