Sirpa Tuulikki Kaukinen
Finnish North American Literature Association
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Biographical Information
Sirpa Tuulikki Kaukinen is a Finnish-Canadian author who works both in the English
and Finnish languages. She was born in September of 1938 in Turku, Finland, and
spent part of her youth there before immigrating to South Porcupine, Ontario,
Canada. Her father is from Lappajarvi and her mother from Kuusjoki, both of
Finland.
Sirpa Kaukinen was educated in Finland and Canada. She received a Bachelor of
Arts in English Literature in 1987 from York University, Toronto, Canada, and
worked for 23 years as an Executive Secretary and Fund Raising Coordinator for
the Toronto Hospital Auxiliary and Volunteer Department. Her work has centered on
writing and producing small publications and public relations documents.
She married Reijo with whom she has three children, and together enjoy their four
grand children. Her interests include writing, reading, music, and walking. She was
charter president of the Toronto-Finlandia Lions Club and she continues to be an
active member.
Pertinent Publications
"The Will." Written in English. Winner of the Mirror Newspaper competition and was
published in 1973.
"The First Winter." Written in Finnish. Second Place Winner in a 1974/75 North
American Finnish Writing contest and published in a book, Lännen Kultaan
Kurkottamassa, Finland: Werner Soderstrom Oy, 1979.
"Migratory Birds and Clay Whistles." Third Place Winner in the "Finn Fling '06"
writing contest and published in the Canadan Sanomat in 2007. This piece is
written in both Finnish and English.
"Celebration '92'." Program Booklet for unique Canadian and Finnish musical
celebration with was performed in Canada at Rideau Hall and at the President's
residence in Finland in 1992. At these venues, a concerto was commissioned by
composer Srul Irving Glick and performed by the Finlandia Sinfonietta. The
historical materials for this event are published by Oma Press of Toronto and are
available in the Canadian National Archives and the Migration Institute in Turku
Finland.
Finnish-Canadian Heritage Recipes. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Gateway
Publishing, 2004. A collection of traditional Finnish-Canadian recipes as written and
compiled by sisters Sirpa Kaukinen and Sointu Fulcher.
Sirpa Tuulikki Kaukinen is a Finnish-Canadian author who works both in the English
and Finnish languages. She was born in September of 1938 in Turku, Finland, and
spent part of her youth there before immigrating to South Porcupine, Ontario,
Canada. Her father is from Lappajarvi and her mother from Kuusjoki, both of
Finland.
Sirpa Kaukinen was educated in Finland and Canada. She received a Bachelor of
Arts in English Literature in 1987 from York University, Toronto, Canada, and
worked for 23 years as an Executive Secretary and Fund Raising Coordinator for
the Toronto Hospital Auxiliary and Volunteer Department. Her work has centered on
writing and producing small publications and public relations documents.
She married Reijo with whom she has three children, and together enjoy their four
grand children. Her interests include writing, reading, music, and walking. She was
charter president of the Toronto-Finlandia Lions Club and she continues to be an
active member.
Pertinent Publications
"The Will." Written in English. Winner of the Mirror Newspaper competition and was
published in 1973.
"The First Winter." Written in Finnish. Second Place Winner in a 1974/75 North
American Finnish Writing contest and published in a book, Lännen Kultaan
Kurkottamassa, Finland: Werner Soderstrom Oy, 1979.
"Migratory Birds and Clay Whistles." Third Place Winner in the "Finn Fling '06"
writing contest and published in the Canadan Sanomat in 2007. This piece is
written in both Finnish and English.
"Celebration '92'." Program Booklet for unique Canadian and Finnish musical
celebration with was performed in Canada at Rideau Hall and at the President's
residence in Finland in 1992. At these venues, a concerto was commissioned by
composer Srul Irving Glick and performed by the Finlandia Sinfonietta. The
historical materials for this event are published by Oma Press of Toronto and are
available in the Canadian National Archives and the Migration Institute in Turku
Finland.
Finnish-Canadian Heritage Recipes. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Gateway
Publishing, 2004. A collection of traditional Finnish-Canadian recipes as written and
compiled by sisters Sirpa Kaukinen and Sointu Fulcher.