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Mikael Niemi

1959 - Today

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Mikael Niemi (born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish author. He wrote the novel Populärmusik från Vittula (in English as Popular music from Vittula). It is the story of a young boy, Matti, growing up in Pajala in the 1960s and is recounted in a humorous way. It became a best-seller in Sweden and was subsequently translated into 30 languages and made into a film in 2004 by Reza Bagher. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikael Niemi is the 6,354th most popular writer (down from 6,250th in 2019), the 1,181st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,160th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mikael Niemi ranks 6,354 out of 7,302. Before him are Róža Domašcyna, Robert Hughes, Helen Gurley Brown, Reki Kawahara, Gregory Maguire, and Jakob Jakobsen. After him are Isaac D'Israeli, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Angus Wilson, Pavel Antokolsky, Zadie Smith, and Alan Garner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mikael Niemi ranks 510. Before him are Agustín, Steve Rothery, Alexander Belostenny, Maya Lin, Dave Coulier, and Perry Farrell. After him are Hari Kostov, Patxi López, Alik Sakharov, Abdelmajid Lamriss, Stanley Jordan, and Tim Van Patten.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Mikael Niemi ranks 1,181 out of 1,879. Before him are Anders Fridén (1973), Nils Silfverskiöld (1888), Tomas Svensson (1968), Pernilla Wahlgren (1967), Helena Bergström (1964), and Benno Magnusson (1953). After him are Eva Röse (1973), Magnus Hedman (1973), Jesper Strömblad (1972), Håkan Hardenberger (1961), Olle Nordin (1949), and Sverrir Gudnason (1978).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Mikael Niemi ranks 92. Before him are Eva Ström (1947), Martin Österdahl (1973), Kristina Lugn (1948), Stig Claesson (1928), Birger Sjöberg (1885), and Karin Alvtegen (1965). After him are Helena Norberg-Hodge (1946), Sonja Åkesson (1926), Rick Falkvinge (1972), Klas Östergren (1955), Kristina Ohlsson (1979), and Sara Stridsberg (1972).

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