Arvid Järnefelt

Arvid Järnefelt (November 16, 1861 – December 27, 1932) was a Finnish judge and writer born in Pulkovo, Russia.

Järnefelt was among the founders of the Finnish language literary and cultural magazine Valvoja which was launched in 1880. Järnefelt translated Progress and Poverty to Finnish.

Life and career

Järnefelt was born in Pulkovo (now part of Saint Petersburg), in the Tsarskoselsky Uyezd of the Saint Petersburg Governorate of the Russian Empire, to Alexander Järnefelt, a lieutenant general, and Elisabeth Clodt von Jürgensburg. He was married to Emilia Fredrika Parviainen. Järnefelt completed his matriculation exam in 1880, earned a Bachelor of Philosophy in 1885, and became a lawyer in 1890. He pursued studies in Moscow from 1887 to 1888. He served as a parliamentary secretary and interpreter in 1891 and was also a farmer in Lohja. Järnefelt received the state literature prize in 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1925, and 1927.