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Mika Waltari
1908 – 1979
Mika WaltariMika Waltari was born on September 19, 1908 in Helsinki, Finland. His parents were Olga Johansson and Toimi Waltari; Toimi was a Lutheran pastor at one time, teaching religion in Porvoo, and Olga was a pupil of his. When Mika was just five years old, he lost his dad suddenly to illness on July 5, 1914, and his 25 year old mom was left, with some vital support from Toimi’s brother Toivo, to support her three kids: Samuli, Mika, and Erkki.
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