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Finnish author (born 1959) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jari Tervo (born 2 February 1959)[1] is a Finnish author, columnist, and former TV personality. He is a major name in Finnish literature.[2]
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Tervo mainly writes traditional plot-driven prose fiction, in genres ranging from comedy (Poliisin poika) to detective fiction (Myyrä). His works often include autobiographical elements; for example, Kallellaan is a diary, and Minun sukuni tarina has a protagonist who is the author himself, all but in name.[citation needed] Despite his renown in Finland, only one of his novels has been translated into English: Pyhiesi Yhteyteen, translated as Among the Saints in 2014.[citation needed]. Tervo has also written books of poetry, as well as newspaper columns for Yle Uutiset, Helsingin Sanomat, and Iltalehti, among other publications.[citation needed]
He was given the Veijo Meri Award in 2018.[3]
Tervo was published by WSOY until 2016, but followed his editor, Harri Haanpää, to Otava.[2]
Tervo was a team captain on Uutisvuoto,[2] a Finnish television panel show based on the BBC's Have I Got News For You,[4] from its debut in 1998 until he quit the show in 2017.[5]
Tervo is married to the writer Kati Tervo.[2]
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