Quote by: Väinö Linna

Liberty medals...Are they trying to bribe me with coloured ribbons? I wouldn't kill a man for one of those things. Or go and be killed. Any shooting I do is to save my own life, and not for a ribbon and a hunk of bronze. [says Mäkelä]


Author Bio


  • NameVäinö Linna
  • Descriptionauthor
  • AliasesVaino Linna
  • BornDecember 20, 1920
  • DiedApril 21, 1992
  • CountryFinland
  • ProfessionWriter
  • WorksThe Unknown Soldier; Under The North Star
  • AwardsKalevi Jäntti Award; Nordic Council's Literature Prize