Hjalmar Dahl

Hjalmar Karl Emil Dahl (15 May 1891 – 19 October 1960) was a Finnish-Swedish journalist, translator and author.^[1]

Hjalmar Dahl
Born	Hjalmar Karl Emil Dahl (1891-05-15)15 May 1891 Parikkala, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russia
Died	19 October 1960(1960-10-19) (aged 69) Porvoo, Finland
Occupation	Writer translator journalist
Language	Swedish

Biography

Hjalmar Dahl was born in Parikkala to pharmacist Johan Dahl (1861–1908) and Betty Kiljander (1865–1927).^[2] After graduating in Helsinki in 1910, he moved to the University of Lausanne, where he graduated in 1913.^[1] After returning to Finland, he began his almost 30-year career as a journalist in the Russian-language department of Hufvudstadsbladet,^[3] in addition to which he was editor-in-chief of Nya Tidningen from 1922 to 1925.^[4] He was also the editor-in-chief of Helsingfors-Journalen from 1929 to 1944, the editor of Månads-Revyn from 1940 to 1944 and the editor-in-chief of Aftonposten from 1944 to 1945.^[4]

His debut work was Erik Åmark's Anxieties (1931).^[5]

Dahl was the executive director of the Artists' Association of Finland [fi] from 1923 to 1926,^[1] and from 1945 Dahl was a freelance writer.^[5] Dahl translated many Russian literary classics as well as works by F. E. Sillanpää into Swedish.^[6][4]

From 1955, Dahl lived in Porvoo,^[6] where he died on October 19, 1960.^[4] He was buried in Näsinmäki Cemetery.^[7]

Bibliography

• Erik Åmarks oro. Schildts, 1931
• Uppbrott. Schildts, 1932
• Herrarna till Kaukola. Schildts, 1941
• Store dvärgen. Schildts, 1946
• Helsingfors – det havsomflutna. Schildts, 1949
• Finlands svenskar : upplagsverk. Söderström, 1956