Gunnar Lönnqvist

Arthur Gunnar Lönnqvist (4 January 1891 Helsinki – 26 December 1978 Helsinki) was a Finnish photographer and businessman. Lönnqvist started his career as an atelier photographer, but soon turned into amateur photography. He photographed his home city Helsinki and the surrounding countryside's landscapes and people. Lönnqvist also photographed in other Finnish cities and during his travels in Europe. He is known especially of photographs taken during the battle of Helsinki in the Finnish civil war in April 1918. Lönnqvist has won several photography awards in Finland and abroad. * *

Gunnar Lönnqvist

Arthur Gunnar Lönnqvist (4 January 1891 Helsinki – 26 December 1978 Helsinki) was a Finnish photographer and businessman. Lönnqvist started his career as an atelier photographer, but soon turned into amateur photography. He photographed his home city Helsinki and the surrounding countryside's landscapes and people. Lönnqvist also photographed in other Finnish cities and during his travels in Europe. He is known especially of photographs taken during the battle of Helsinki in the Finnish civil war in April 1918. Lönnqvist has won several photography awards in Finland and abroad. * *