About Simo Puupponen
Lived 1915 – 1967 (aged 51). Simo Puupponen was a Finnish writer and journalist.
Simo Tapio Puupponen (23 October 1915 – 11 October 1967), better known by the pen name Aapeli, was a Finnish journalist and novelist.
Aapeli was born in Kuopio, and became a journalist for the Pohjois-Savo and Savon Sanomat newspapers. In 1959, Aapeli won the Eino Leino Prize and the State literature prize.
He died, aged 51, in Helsinki. His novels were turned into films and plays in the 1970s. In 1977, his historical novels of the Aika hyvä ihmiseksi series were made into a feature film, People Not as Bad as They Seem.
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Who was Simo Puupponen?
Finnish writer and journalist (1915-1967)
When was Simo Puupponen born?
Simo Puupponen was born on 23 October 1915 in Kuopio.
When did Simo Puupponen die?
Simo Puupponen died on 10 October 1967 in Helsinki.
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Simo Puupponen was a writer and journalist.
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Simo Puupponen was Finnish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Simo Puupponen. https://biography.guide/simo-puupponen/
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