Tuija Lehtinen

Who is Tuija Lehtinen?

Tuija Lehtinen is a Finnish writer. In 1973 she graduated from high school in Kuopio, then in 1978 graduated with a BS from the University of Oulu, majoring in statistics. Lehtinen was a freelance journalist from 1979-1984 and has since worked as a freelance author. Her best known works include the Mirkka, Laura and Janne novel series. They have been translated into Danish, Swedish, German, Estonian and Japanese.

Lehtinen lives in Espoo, is married with two children and has three dogs. She is Chairperson of the Finnish youth writers.