Pentti Haanpää
Finnish author
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Pentti Haanpää was a Finnish author. He was born in Pulkkila, and is best known for his books Vääpeli Sadon tapaus 1935 and Noitaympyrä 1931. He drowned on a fishing trip on Iso Lamujärvi in Pyhäntä, aged 49. Wikipedia
Born: October 14, 1905, Leskelä, Finland
Died: September 30, 1955 (age 49 years), Pyhäntä, Finland
Children: Elsa Hyvärinen
Spouse: Aili Haanpää (m. 1940–1955)
Parents: Mikko Haanpää and Maria Susanna Haanpää