Background
Ihonen, Maria Leena was born on November 4, 1960 in Helsinki, Finland.
Ihonen, Maria Leena was born on November 4, 1960 in Helsinki, Finland.
Master of Arts, University Tampere, 1997.
Junior assistant professor University Tampere, since 2001. Director Finnish Institute Childrens Literature, since 2009.
Lecturer, launcher marriage work Young Men’s Christian Association, Kampala, Uganda, 2008. Member of Finnish Literature Society.
Married Markku Henrik Ihonen, December 12, 1981. Children: Matias, Pyry, Juha, Iiris Annukka Kosonen, Joonas.