| Nomination for Nobel Prize in Literature | |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Number: | 56 - 2 |
| Nominee: |
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| Name: | Väinö Linna |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1920 |
| Year, Death: | 1992 |
| Profession: | Finnish author |
| Country: | FINLAND (FI) |
| Nominator: |
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| Name: | Lassi Nummi |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1928 |
| Year, Death: | 2012 |
| Profession: | Chairman of the Finnish Writers Association |
| City: | Helsinki |
| Country: | FINLAND (FI) |