Ole Torvalds

Ole Torvalds (4 August 1916 – 8 February 1995) was a Finnish-Swedish journalist and poet.

In 1935 when he had moved to Helsinki for studies he changed his name to Torvalds.

[1] In 1944 he was awarded a literature prize from Svenska Dagbladet (shared with Harry Martinson, Lars Ahlin and Elly Jannes).

His career as journalist was started as editor of Västra Nyland in Ekenäs where he stayed until after World War II.

[2] In addition, Ole Torvalds participated in compiling several cultural historical books and other works.