Ragnar Relander
Finnish painter
About Ragnar Relander
Lived 1910 – 1970 (aged 60). Ragnar Relander was a Finnish.
Ragnar Olavi Kristian Relander (August 10, 1910 – August 26, 1970) was a Finnish painter and the son of Lauri Kristian Relander, the second president of Finland.
Biography Relander was born in 1910 to Lauri Kristian Relander, who at the time was an agricultural researcher for the Finnish government, and Signe Relander. He also had a sister, Maja-Lisa.
In 1930, Relander graduated from the , and studied from 1931 to 1934 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, followed by the Académie de la Grande Chaumière from 1937 to 1938. His first art exhibition was in Helsinki in 1931.
Among his works include the 1961 Savings Bank medal, which features his father on the obverse.
Relander died in 1970.
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Who was Ragnar Relander?
Finnish painter (1910–1970)
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Ragnar Relander was born on 10 August 1910.
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Ragnar Relander died on 26 August 1970.
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Ragnar Relander was Finnish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ragnar Relander. https://biography.guide/ragnar-relander/
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