Biography
Pirkko Koskimies
Real name: Pirkko Tuulikki Koskimies (neé Mantere)
Finnish author and illustrator of children's books. She is best known as creator of finnish character Pupu Tupuna and she wrote lyrics for several children's song, most notably a song Ihme Ja Kumma which she co-wrote with Marjatta Pokela.She was born on March 8, 1925 in Hollola, Finland and died on September 22, 2011 in Tampere, Finland.