Bengt Schalin

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name = Bengt Michael Schalin


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birth_date = birth date|1889|1|7|mf=y
birth_place = flagicon|Finland Nykarleby, Finland
death_date = death date and age|1982|11|9|1889|1|7|mf=y
death_place = flagicon|Finland Esbo, Finland
occupation = garden architect
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Bengt Schalin (January 7, 1889 – November 9, 1982) was a well known garden architect and botanist in Finland during the 20th century.

Life

Schalin obtained his secondary school diploma in 1907 in Turku and went on to study horticulture in Belgium and Germany, where he obtained a degree in gardening in 1912. He ran his own garden design office in Helsinki from 1916 until 1922. From 1922 until 1944, he had his own garden and nursery in Kyrkslätt in Finland.

He was employed as the city gardener in Helsinki from 1946 until his retirement in 1957. He was considered one of Finlands leading experts in the field of garden archicture, with a speciality in perennial plants and decorative bushes.

He designed a large number of private and public gardens, including the botanical garden in Jakobstad and the park at Vanögård ("Finnish: Vanajanlinna").