Kirsi Marjatta Kunnas (14 December 1924 – 8 November 2021) was a Finnish poet, children's literature author and translator into Finnish.^[2] Her oeuvre consists of poems, fairy tale books, drama, translations (e.g. Lewis Carroll, Federico García Lorca) and non-fiction. Her books have been translated into Swedish, English, German, French, Hungarian, Estonian and Polish. She received several awards in Finland for her life's work.

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Kirsi Kunnas
Kunnas in 2012
Born	Kirsi Marjatta Kunnas (1924-12-14)14 December 1924 Helsinki, Finland[1]
Died	8 November 2021(2021-11-08) (aged 96) Ylöjärvi, Finland
Occupation	Poet, translator
Nationality	Finnish
Spouse	Jaakko Syrjä

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Kunnas married author Jaakko Syrjä in 1957.^[3] Their sons are singer/songwriter Martti Syrjä and guitarist Mikko Syrjä of Eppu Normaali.

Her parents were visual artists Väinö and Sylvi Kunnas. Her father died when she was four. Her mother married art critic Einari Vehmas.^[3]

Kunnas died in her sleep at her home in Ylöjärvi on 8 November 2021, at the age of 96.^[4] Her widower Jaakko Syrjä died six months later on 22 May 2022, also at the age of 96.^[5]