| Nomination for Nobel Prize in Literature | 
| Year: | 1935 | 
| Number: | 5 - 1 | 
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Frans E Sillanpää | 
| Gender: | M | 
| Year, Birth: | 1888 | 
| Year, Death: | 1964 | 
| Profession: | Author | 
| Country: | FINLAND (FI)  | 
| Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 1939 | 
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Yrjö  Hirn | 
| Gender: | M | 
| Year, Birth: | 1870 | 
| Year, Death: | 1952 | 
| Profession: | Cultural historian, member of the Finnish Scientific Society, aesthetician | 
| University: | Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters | 
| Country: | FINLAND (FI)  | 
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| Comments: |  
F. Sillanpää was nominated by R. Erich, E. Setälä, and Y. Hirn, all members of the Finnish Academy of Science (see entries 5-0 through 5-2). | 
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