Reino Rinne: writer, journalist, and conservationist

Reino Rinne, born in Suonnansaari in Kitkajärvi in 1913 and died in Kuusamo in 2002, is one of the most famous Kuusamo influencers. He was a self-taught strong wordsmith, a young man with a desire to learn who started his career in the lumberyards of Lapland. Inspired by his cousin, he started writing poems in the corner of a log cabin and developed into a distinctive writer over the years.

Through correspondence courses, Reino Rinne completed folk school and took part of the secondary school subjects. After his military service in Mikkeli, he returned home to Posio as a state forest ranger.

Website texts written by Jouni Alavuotunki

From Kitkalainen to TK man

After the Winter War, the employment in Kaleva continued as a journalist, from where he moved to Rovaniemi as the editorial secretary of Lapin Kansa.
From critical journalist to environmental philosopher

The Great Partition started in Kuusamo was a giant project, as was the settlement of the emigrants and the construction of road connections.
From writer to editor-in-chief

The name of the paper became Koillissanomat, which referred to the provincial Koillismaa concept created by Rinne, who was chosen as editor-in-chief.