Kiila

Kiila was a group of left-wing writers formed in Finland in 1936. Most of their significant works were published after World War II. The group's writing often expressed left-wing ideas, with notable examples including Elvi Sinervo's novel Viljami Vaihdokas (1946) and the work of Pentti Haanpää, who used sharp irony to depict the lives of the rural poor and criticized institutions like the army and the church. Hella Wuolijoki, a prominent dramatist, collaborated with Bertolt Brecht. The formation of Kiila reflected broader literary trends in Finland during the 1930s, which included romanticism, depth psychology, and social criticism.1