Samuli Paulaharju

He studied in the Jyväskylä Teacher Seminary and graduated in 1901. After graduation, he first worked in Uusikirkko but in 1904 he moved to Oulu to work as a crafts and arts teacher in a school for deaf-mute children. Paulaharju spent summers for field trips collecting folklore, in the winter he wrote his works and taught in the school. He wrote 21 books, hundreds of journal articles, took over eight thousand photographs and made thousands of drawings on his trips. Since 1908 Paulaharju also worked as a curator for the Northern Ostrobothnia museum in Oulu. Nowadays Paulaharju's study and library can be found in the museum. Buried in the Oulu Cemetery.

Samuli Paulaharju studied at Jyväskylä Teacher Seminary. The recorded working language is Finnish. Places of work recorded in the authority are Oulu. Residence is recorded at The Blue House. Work by Samuli Paulaharju is recorded in the collections of Finnish Heritage Agency and Samuli Paulaharjun kokoelma. Distinctions recorded are Professor and Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.

• Name — Samuli Paulaharju • Honorific Prefix — Professor • Born — 14 April 1875 • Birthplace — Kurikka, Finland • Died — 6 February 1944 • Place of death — Oulu, Finland • Resting Place — Oulu Cemetery • Occupation — Teacher, ethnographer, writer • Language — Finnish