Arto Salminen (22 October 1959 – 15 November 2005) was a Finnish writer known for his social commentary.
Salminen, who was born on 22 October 1959[1] in Helsinki, had also worked as a journalist and taxi driver; he wrote six novels which criticised, with a morbid black sense of humour,[2] such current phenomena in Finnish society as neoliberal politics, the decline of the welfare state, tabloid media,[2] reality television and so on.
His books gained a small cult following in Finland and they also received excellent reviews even though they did not sell particularly well.
[2] He died of a sudden stroke at Hausjärvi on 15 November 2005.
[1][3] Salminen's novel Varasto was posthumously adapted as a comedy film, The Storage, in 2011.