![]() Electric power wasīrought into Simskäla in 1965. Years, they built a new house in Strömmen, Simskäla. Sailor's wife, Blomqvist took care of the cows, sheeps, and children,Īnd went to fishing, while her husband was at sea. Year Blomqvist gave birth to twin sisters, who lived only four hours.īengt, their last child, was born in 1945 he drowned in 1987. Tommy, their first son, was born in 1939. Moreover, letter-writing became an outlet for her, a way toĮxpress her thoughts. They had known each other fromĬhildhood, and had been in correspondence since Anni's confirmation. ![]() In 1936 she married Valter Blomqvist, a sailor from the age ofįourteen before becoming a fisherman. Working among others as a caretaker of the school. Sally Salminen (1906-1976), whose debut novel Katrina, published by Holger Schildts Förlag, appeared in 1936.Īfter finishing elementary school, Blomqvist wasĮducated as a seamstress in Marianhamn. Five of them became writers – the most famous was A number of Blomqvist's small cousins lived on The Bible was in every house and worldĮvents were followed from the newspaper Ålandstidningen they also read HufvudsstatsbladetĪnd religious magazines. Blomqvist also learned to read omens that warned of danger. People, dealing with stange occurences, ghosts, treasures buried in the Often in the evenings theĬhildren sang together or listened to stories told by older Three generations lived under the same roof. Reading and writing were her favorite past-times. Kristina Törnroos, who died in 1933 at the age of eighty-seven Ĭhild, Anni helped her parents with fishing and on the farm.īecause the children had no ready-made toys, they invented their ownįantasy plays, and used whatever material they had at hand. Mother, exhausted by pregnancies and childbirth, as she was with herįather, brother Viktor, born with a hare-lip, and gradmother, Anna Was called Anni. Her mother Anna Xenia was a deeply Officially her first name was Anna but from early on, she ![]() Viktor Hjalmar Karlsson, a farmer, and his wife, Anna Xenia Island in the archipelago of Åland Islands, located between SwedenĪnd Finland. Att inte stanna." (from Vägen från Stormskäret, 1973)Īnni (Blomqvist) Karlsson was born in Simskäla, Vårdö, small Den är omsorger och bekymmer, och fordrar Kämpa sig över det väldiga tomrum som dödens slag lämnade efter sig. Väntar på dem som med blytunga fötter och sönderkrossade hjärtan måste Låter sig inte hejdas av dödens framfart. Literature Blomqvist has become an encouraging model for other Her first book, the autobiographical I stormens spår (1966), grew out of personal tragery: Blomqvist's husband and oldest son drowned while on a fishing trip. Novels about the harshly beautiful Åland Islands. Anni Blomqvist gained popularity with her Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, a fisherman's wife who began her A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZĪnna (Anni) Viktoria Blomqvist (1909-1990)
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