Elmer Rafael Diktonius (20 January 1896 – 23 September 1961) was a Finnish poet and composer, who wrote in both Swedish and in Finnish.
He was born in Helsinki. In 1922, he established an avant-garde magazine, Ultra, which had Finnish and Swedish editions.[1] He was also involved in the establishment of another avant-garde magazine Quosego.[2] He mainly lived in Tuomistonoja of the Röykkä village.[3][4]
Diktonius died in Kauniainen, and is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[5]