Veijo Baltzar

Veijo Baltzar
Born (1942-06-09) 9 June 1942
Kuopio, Finland
Period1968–present
Website
veijobaltzar.net

Veija "Veijo" Oskari Baltzar (born June 9, 1942) is a Romani author and visual artist from Finland.

Baltzar's artistic output comprises over 72 literary works, including novels, short stories, plays and musicals, a film, librettos and TV screenplays. Baltzar has described his childhood as extremely poor but very rich socially and spiritually.

In 2011, President Tarja Halonen granted Baltzar the honorary title of Cultural Counselor, which President Alexander Stubb revoked at the end of 2025. Finnish author and actress Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari called for the removal of his honorary title of Cultural Counselor based on Baltzar’s previous and recent criminal convictions.

Baltzar was found guilty of having committed sexual crimes on April 2025. He was convicted on two counts of sexual abuse committed between 2016 and 2019 and sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison. Enkelsaari has publicly stated that she is one of the victims.

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