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jouko halmekoski on his 70th anniversary in 2007 . asikkala , finland biography , war finnish jouko halmekoski 27 may 1937 non-fiction jouko halmekoski.jpg jouko halmekoski
 jouko halmekoski technical director , novelist
jouko halmekoski

jouko antero halmekoski -lrb- born 1937 asikkala -rrb- is a finnish writer who lives in kalkkinen , a village near by asikkala 's municipality with his wife leena halmekoski .
jouko worked most of his life as a technical director in asko furniture company .
halmekoski started his writing career rather late in life , at the age of 69 .
jouko has also become known by a family chapel , `` temple of peace '' , he built near his childhood birthplace .
