Writers
- Juhani Aho – first professional writer
- Minna Canth – first notable woman author (1844 – 1897)
- Bo Carpelan
- Marco Casagrande
- Jörn Donner – author and politician
- Pentti Haanpää
- Aarne Haapakoski – pulp writer with pseudonym Outsider
- Paavo Haavikko
- Saima Harmaja – poet (1913 – 1937)
- Laila Hietamies
- Veikko Huovinen
- Antti Hyry
- Anna-Leena Härkönen
- Risto Isomäki – science fiction writer
- Tove Jansson – children's author of Moomin fame (1914 – 2001)
- Maria Jotuni (1880 – 1943)
- Markus Kajo – comedy writer (1957 –)
- Taito Kantonen
- Volter Kilpi
- Marko Kitti
- Aleksis Kivi – first significant author in Finnish (1834 – 1872)
- Leena Krohn
- Torsti Lehtinen – writer and philosopher
- Joel Lehtonen
- Kimmo Lehtonen – science fiction novelist
- Eino Leino (1878 – 1926)
- Rosa Liksom
- Väinö Linna – author of The Unknown Soldier (1920 – 1992)
- Johannes Linnankoski
- Elias Lönnrot – Compiled the Kalevala (1802 – 1884)
- Veijo Meri
- Pertti Nieminen
- Sofi Oksanen
- Arto Paasilinna
- Erno Paasilinna
- Olavi Paavolainen
- Onni Palaste – war novelist (1917 – 2009)
- Antti Puhakka – national romantic poet & politician (1816 – 1893)
- Kalle Päätalo (1919 – 2000)
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg – national poet (1804 – 1877)
- Pentti Saarikoski
- Frans Emil Sillanpää – Nobelist (1888 – 1964)
- Johanna Sinisalo
- Tommy Tabermann – also known from TV-series Have I Got News For You aka Uutisvuoto
- Marton Taiga – pseudonym of Martti Löfberg
- Jari Tervo – also known from TV-series Have I Got News For You aka Uutisvuoto
- Märta Tikkanen
- Zacharias Topelius – author and historian (1818 – 1898)
- Jouko Turkka
- Antti Tuuri
- Kaari Utrio
- Hella Wuolijoki
- Mika Waltari (1908 – 1979)
- Kim Weckström
- Lauri Viita – poet and novelist known for extreme rhyme skill
- Kjell Westö
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