Arvid Mörne

Arvid Mörne
Born	6 May 1876(1876-05-06) Kuopio, Finland
Died	15 June 1946(1946-06-15) (aged 70) Kauniainen, Finland

Arvid Mörne (born 6 May 1876 in Kuopio, dead 15 June 1946 in Kauniainen) was a Finnish author and poet.

He obtained a Masters degree in literature and history at the University of Helsinki in 1897, and a Ph.D. in 1910. He worked as a superintendent at the Nyland's folk high school Finns between 1899–1909, and as a teacher at the same school between 1909-11. He was forced to leave this position after his involvement in the General Strike of 1905.

He became a docent of domestic literature at the University of Helsinki in 1913, a position he held until 1943. He worked at the newspapers Nyländska posten (1900–1902) and Veckans Nyheter (1902–1904) and also at Arbetaren and Helsingforsposten. He was also a literature critic for the newspapers Dagens Press and Svenska Pressen.

His socialistic viewpoints would be reflected in his poetry, but he also felt strong for the weakest and for the Finnish archipelago nature. He also wrote the lyrics for the popular Swedish song "Båklandets vackra Maja" (with music composed by Hanna Hagbom).

He was married to the actress Signe Hagelstam and had three children. His works would eventually become more popular after his death in 1946 and today he is considered one of the prime Finnish poets of the 20th century.

The Arvid Mörne competition in literature is named after him and given every year by Svenska Folkskolans Vänner.

Prizes and awards

• De Nios stora pris 1931
• De Nios stora pris 1940

Works

• Rytm och rim (lyric poetry) (1899)
• Nya sånger (lyric poetry) (1901)
• Bland bränningarna. Interiör i 2 tablåer (1903)
• Ny tid (lyric poetry) (1903)
• Josef Julius Wecksell. En studie (academic dissertation) (1909)
• Döda år (lyric poetry) (1910)
• Alexis Kivi och hans novel "Seitsemän veljestä" (litteraturhistory) (1911)
• Skärgårdens vår (1913)
• Den helige Henricus. Drama i tre akter. Ödemarksdramer I (1914)
• Den svenska jorden. En nyländsk short story. Strandbyggaröden (1915)
• Från "Saima" till "Vikingen". En studie över den svenska nationalitetsidéns utveckling i Finlands press. (1916)
• Sommarnatten. Dikter (1916)
• Den röde våren (1917)
• Fädernearvet. Skådespel i fyra akter (1918)
• Offer och segrar från Finlands kampår (lyric poetry) (1918)
• Sverige och det svenska Finland (1918)
• Höstlig dikt (1919)
• Samlade dikter 1-9 (1919)
• Nya Wecksell-studier (literature history) (1920)
• Solens återkomst. Skådespel i tre akter (1920)
• Inför havets anlete (novel) (1921)
• Kristina Bjur (novel) (1922)
• Karl-Kristians julnatt (short story) (1923)
• Vandringen och vägen (1924)
• Ett liv (novel) (1925)
• Dikter i urval (1926)
• Mörkret och lågan (1926)
• Axel Olof Freudenthal och den finlandssvenska nationalitetstanken (history) (1927)
• Morgonstjärnan (lyric poetry) (1928)
• Någon går förbi på vägen (short storyer) (1928)
• Den förborgade kvällen (lyric poetry) (1930)
• Det ringer kväll (lyric poetry) (1931)
• Under vintergatan (lyrik) (1934)
• Hjärtat och svärdet (lyric poetry) (1935)
• Axel Olof Freudenthal. Liv och gärning (bibliography) (1936)
• Vandringsdagen. Lyrik i urval 1924-1935. (1936)
• Atlantisk bränning (lyric poetry) (1937)
• Lyriker och berättare. Finlandssvenska studier (literature history) (1939)
• Över havet brann mars (lyric poetry) (1939)
• Sånger i världsskymningen (lyric poetry) (1941)
• Det övergivna samvetet. Uppsatser i urval (1943)
• Sfinxen och pyramiden (lyric poetry) (1944)
• Det förlorade landet och andra berättelser (1945)
• Solbärgning. Efterlämnade dikter (1946)

Sources

• Ekman, Michel (red.): Finlands svenska litteraturhistoria II, uppslagsdelen, Helsingfors 2000
• Warburton, Thomas: Åttio år finlandssvensk litteratur, Jakobstad 1984

Persondata
Name	Morne, Arvid
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 May 1876
Place of birth	Kuopio, Finland
Date of death	15 June 1946
Place of death	Kauniainen, Finland