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Algot Untola (28 November 1868, Tohmajärvi – 21 May 1918, Helsinki) was a Finnish writer and journalist. Untola was born to the ''Tietäväinen'' family and his real name was ''Algoth'', but he changed the name to ''Algot Untola''. Untola had many pen names including Irmari Rantamala, Maiju Lassila, Algoth Tietäväinen, Väinö Stenberg, J.I. Vatanen, Liisan-Antti and Jussi Porilainen. Untola's profession was teacher. He graduated in 1891 from Sortavala. Untola's most famous books were ''Harhama'' (1909) which he wrote under the name ''Irmari Rantamala'', and ''Tulitikkuja lainaamassa'' (1910) under the name ''Maiju Lassila''. Untola refused to take the state literature prize which he got from these books. Untola first supported the Finnish Party but he didn't agree with their views and he changed his party to Social Democratic Party of Finland. During the Finnish Civil War in 1918 he actively supported the Red side as a newspaper editor. He was arrested by White troops after the Battle of Helsinki and shot dead in 21 May 1918 on a transport of rebel prisoners to the Suomenlinna island. ==External links== * (Finnish) * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Algot Untola」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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