Väinö Kirstinä (29 January 1936 - 23 September 2007) was a Finnish poet, journalist, translator and critic. He worked for the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation. He was the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1981. Kirstinä was born in Tyrnävä and went to school in Oulu. He later moved to central Helsinki, which inspired some of his later work. Works Poetry Lakeus (1961) Hitaat auringot (1963) Puhetta (Tammi, 1963) Pitkän tähtäyksen LSD-suunnitelma (Long-term LSD Plan) (Tammi, 1967) Säännöstelty eutanasia (Tammi, 1973) Elämä ilman sijaista (Tammi, 1977) 951-30-4218-9 Hiljaisuudesta (Tammi, 1984) Yötä, päivää (Tammi, 1986) Vieroitusoireita (Tammi, 1994) Essays Kirjarovioiden valot (Tammi, 1977) 951-30-3268-X Puutarhassa (Tammi, 2003) Kirjailijan tiet (Tammi, 2005) Other Talo maalla (Tammi, 1969; diary) Runo ja lukija (Weilin + Göös, 1971; textbook) O niin kuin omena (Runogalleria, 1997) References 1936 births 2007 deaths People from Tyrnävä Finnish writers Writers from Northern Ostrobothnia Recipients of the Eino Leino Prize