Mikael Agricola
Finnish clergyman and de facto founder of literary Finnish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mikael Agricola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmikɑel ˈɑɡrikolɑ] 
pronunciation (help·info)) (c. 1510 – 9 April 1557) was a priest who is often called the "father of written Finnish".[1] In addition, Agricola, Aleksis Kivi and Elias Lönnrot are regarded fathers of a national literature in Finnish.[2]
In his time, Finland was part of Sweden, a Catholic country. He learned the ideas of the Reformation, and thought everyone should be able to read the Bible. To help people in Finland to learn to read, Agricola published a ABC book and a prayer book in Finnish around year 1544. He also translated large sections of the Bible into Finnish.[3]
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