Saima Harmaja Society

The Saima Harmaja Society (Finnish: Saima Harmaja -seura ry) is a Finnish literary society dedicated to the poetry and life of Saima Harmaja (1913–1937), one of Finland's most beloved poets. It was founded in November 2003 to mark the 90th anniversary of the poet's birth, and it operates as a registered association (rekisteröity yhdistys, ry). Its stated aims are to make Harmaja's poetry and life story better known and to increase the number of poetry enthusiasts more generally. The society's membership is concentrated in Helsinki, the poet's birthplace, and in the Lohja region, where Harmaja spent her summers. By October 2006 the society had around 150 members, and the membership has since grown to roughly two hundred. The society maintains an official website at saimaharmaja.fi and a Facebook presence, and it organizes member evenings, annual meetings and other events. In 2013 it celebrated the centenary of Harmaja's birth, and in 2023 it marked both the 110th anniversary of the poet's birth and the 20th anniversary of its own founding. The society is a small, non-commercial cultural membership organization rather than a commercial brand, but it functions as the principal institutional custodian of the Saima Harmaja name and legacy in Finland.

The Saima Harmaja Society was founded in November 2003 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the poet Saima Harmaja (8 May 1913 – 21 April 1937). Harmaja is one of Finland's most loved poets, and the society was established to make her poetry and life story better known and to encourage poetry appreciation more broadly. The society is a registered association (ry) and its membership is concentrated in Helsinki, the poet's birthplace, and in the Lohja region, where Harmaja spent her summers. By October 2006 the society had approximately 150 members; the membership later grew to around two hundred. The society has organized events including member evenings and annual meetings, and it maintains an official website and Facebook page. In 2013 it celebrated the centenary of Harmaja's birth, and in 2023 it marked the 110th anniversary of the poet's birth together with the 20th anniversary of its own founding. The society continues to be active, with events such as a member evening scheduled for 15 September 2026 featuring a talk on pilot, writer and journalist Tapani Harmaja.

• 2026

  Member evening scheduled for 15 September 2026 featuring a talk on Tapani Harmaja.

• 2023

  110th anniversary of the poet's birth and 20th anniversary of the society's founding.

• 2013

  Centenary of Saima Harmaja's birth celebrated.

• 2006

  By October 2006 the society had approximately 150 members.

• 2003

  Society founded in November 2003 to mark the 90th anniversary of Saima Harmaja's birth.

A small, non-profit Finnish literary society preserving and promoting the legacy of poet Saima Harmaja.

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1. 1Saima Harmaja -seura official websitesaimaharmaja.fi
2. 2Saima Harmaja -seura (Finnish Wikipedia)fi.wikipedia.org
3. 3Saima Harmaja Society (Wikidata)wikidata.org