Laura Ruohonen
1=Biographies Laura Ruohonen (born October 9, 1960, in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish playwright and theatre director. She has worked also as Professor of Dramaturgy in Theatre Academy of Finland.
Also recorded as Laura Hannele Ruohonen
Laura Ruohonen

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- Full name
- Laura Hannele Ruohonen.
- Born
- 1960. · Helsinki.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Occupation
- playwright, dramaturge, writer, director and pedagogue.
- Fields
- theatre, directing, drama and pedagogy.
- Education
- Theatre Academy Helsinki, University of Helsinki, American Film Institute and Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu.
- Honours
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
- Languages
- Finnish.
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1=Biographies Laura Ruohonen (born October 9, 1960, in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish playwright and theatre director. She has worked also as Professor of Dramaturgy in Theatre Academy of Finland.
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Laura Ruohonen studied at Theatre Academy Helsinki, University of Helsinki and American Film Institute. The recorded working language is Finnish. The field of work recorded is theatre, directing and drama. Positions recorded include professor. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland.
• Olga (1995, Finnish National Theatre) • The Greatest of These is Love (Suurin on rakkaus, 1998, Finnish National Theatre) • The Swamp Man Never Sleeps (Suomies ei nuku, 2000, KOM-teatteri) • An Island Far From Here (Saari kaukana täältä, 2003, Royal National Theatre) • Razorbill (Yksinen, 2006, Teatteri Jurkka) • War Tourists (Sotaturistit, 2008, Finnish National Theatre)
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