Hannu Väisänen

Hannu Pekka Antero Väisänen (born 2 October 1951) is a graphic artist, painter and writer from Finland.

He now lives in France, and his work has been shown in numerous European countries.

[2] Väisänen has written a series of partially autobiographical novels, describing the young boy Antero growing up in a garrison area in a small town in Northern Finland, leaving his home, gradually opening himself up to the world, and becoming an artist.

[3] Väisänen received the Finlandia Prize for literature in 2007 for the second novel in the series, Other Shoes.

[2] Väisänen has lived in France since 1989, and he also holds French citizenship.