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Kari Hotakainen


Born
in Pori, Finland
January 09, 1957

Genre
Humor


Kari Hotakainen is a Finnish writer. Hotakainen started his writing career as a reporter in Pori. In 1986, he moved to Helsinki. He became a full-time writer in 1996. He has two children with his wife, sound technician Tarja Laaksonen, whom he married in 1983. He has also worked as a copywriter and as a columnist for the Helsingin Sanomat.
His father, Keijo Hotakainen, worked as a storekeeper and photographer while his mother, Meeri Ala-Kuusisto, worked as a sales clerk. Kari Hotakainen passed his matriculation examination in 1976 and graduated from Rautalampi High School the same year. He has a Bachelor of Arts.

Hotakainen kicked off his career as an author in the beginning of the 1980s by writing poetry. His debut collection Harmittavat tak ...more

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“Kirjailijan ammatissa parasta on se, ettei tapaa uusia ihmisiä.”
― Kari Hotakainen
tags: me-naiset, meeting-new-people
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“Suuret päätökset tehdään kauppakeskuksen tuulikaapissa perjantaina puoli viisi ja tuntemattomien kuullen.”
― Kari Hotakainen, Finnhits
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“Self-confidence is the expression of stupidity.”
― Kari Hotakainen, Juoksuhaudantie
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