Olli Heikkonen is a Finnish poet born on May 28, 1965, in Kontiolahti. He won the Helsingin Sanomien literary prize in 2000 for his debut poetry collection, 'Jakutian aurinko.' His subsequent collections include 'Kuinka maa muuttui musiikiksi' (2003), 'Jäätikön ääri' (2007), and 'Teoria kaikkein pienimmästä' (2015), the latter being a candidate for the Tanssiva karhu award. In 2017, Heikkonen received the Einari Vuorela poetry award. He studied Finnish literature at the University of Helsinki.