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Kari Hotakainen (born 9 January 1957 in Pori, Finland) is a Finnish writer. Hotakainen started his writing career as a reporter in Pori. In 1986, he moved to Helsinki. He became a full-time writer in 1996. He has two children with his wife, sound technician Tarja Laaksonen, whom he married in 1983. He has also worked as a copywriter and as a columnist for the Helsingin Sanomat.[1]
- ^ "Hotakainen, Kari" (in Finnish). Kuopion kaupunginkirjasto. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2012.