1865
Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Finnish artist (died 1931)
Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Finnish artist (died 1931)
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Finnish painter (1865–1931)
- Born
- 1865
Akseli Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. His work is considered a very important aspect of the Finnish national identity. He finnicized his name from Gallén to Gallen-Kallela in 1907.