Kari Aronpuro (born 30 June 1940) is a Finnish poet.^[1] He worked in the library industry for over 40 years. He worked as a librarian at the University of Tampere course library from 1964 to 1971, Rääkkylän municipal library in 1972, Kemin Syväkangas [fi] library from 1972 to 1981 and the Tampere Lamminpää [fi] library from 1981 to 2003.^[2]

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• 2004: Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
• 2011: Eino Leino Prize
• 1987: Runeberg Prize
• 1964: J. H. Erkko Award