About Kati Hiekkapelto
Born 1970. Kati Hiekkapelto is a Finnish novelist, writer, special education teacher, crime fiction writer and teacher.
Kati Hiekkapelto (born 8 September 1970 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish novelist, performance artist and punk singer.
Career Following her studies in special education, Hiekkapelto worked as a special-needs teacher for a time in Serbia among its minority Hungarian population.
The third book in the series, Tumma (The Exiled) was published in 2016.
Hiekkapelto lives on Hailuoto, an island in northern Finland.
Hiekkapelto performs in a punk band Parrakas nainen (The Bearded Woman).
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Who is Kati Hiekkapelto?
Finnish writer
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Kati Hiekkapelto was born on 8 September 1970 in Oulu.
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Kati Hiekkapelto is a novelist, writer, special education teacher, crime fiction writer and teacher.
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Kati Hiekkapelto is Finnish.
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