Jorma Gallen-Kallela

Gallen-Kallela was born in Ruovesi. He studied arts in Buenos Aires in 1915–17, in Copenhagen in 1918–19, under Maurice Denis in Paris in 1919–21, and lastly in Vienna in 1929. He fought in the Finnish Civil War on the side of the White Guard. He worked with his father on the Kalevala cupola frescoes at the lobby of the National Museum of Finland in 1928. In 1931, after his father had died and a fire destroyed his father's frescoes in the Jusélius Mausoleum, he used his father's sketches as basis to repaint the frescoes. His independent works were the artworks for the Kalevala and Rintamamies postage stamps. He fought in the Winter War, having risen to the rank of lieutenant. While he was inspecting a downed plane of the Soviet Air Force with captain Adolf Ehrnrooth on either the first or the second day of the war, he and Ehrnrooth were ambushed. He saved Ehrnrooth by throwing himself over him, but he himself died from his wounds. He was survived by his wife and their two children.

The authorities additionally record the headings Jorma Gallén-Kallela, Kaius Jorma Gallen-Kallela, J. Gallen-Kallela and K. His recorded language was Finnish. He was the child of Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Mary Gallen-Kallela. He married Pirkko Gallen-Kallela. One child is recorded: Aivi Gallen-Kallela.