Joel Lehtonen

Joel Lehtonen was a Finnish author, translator, critic and journalist. He was born in Sääminki. His childhood was fatherless and poverty-stricken, his mother suffered from mental frailties and Lehtonen himself was forced into paupery. Lehtonen's foster mother supported his schooling. He was able to study literature for a few years in the University of Helsinki, but dropped out without completing a degree.