Inger-Mari Aikio
Inger-Mari Aikio (prev. Inger-Mari Aikio-Arianaick; born 1961 in Utsjoki, Finland) is a Sámi poet who writes in Northern Sámi.[1] In addition to writing poetry, she has worked as a reporter, photographer and proofreader for the newspaper Sámi Áigi from 1982 to 1988, after which she went to work as a news journalist for YLE Sámi Radio.
Inger-Mari Aikio | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 61–62) |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Education | University of Oulu |
| Occupation | poet |
Biography
After graduating from high school in 1980, Aikio studied languages at the University of Oulu. In 1992, she passed the official translator exams from Northern Sámi to Finnish and from Finnish to Northern Sámi.
Aikio has also published seven collections of poetry and children's books.[2] Her poems have been translated in English, German, Finnish, Swedish, Hungarian.
Works
- Gollebiekkat almmi dievva (1989)
- Jiehki vuolde ruonas giđđa (1993)
- Silkeguobbara lákca (1995)
- Máilmmis dása (2001)
- 69 čuoldda (2018)
References
- "Inger-Mari Aikio-Arianaick | Finnland. Cool". finnlandcool.fi. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- "Aikio, Inger-Mari". Nordic Women's Literature. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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