Reino Rinne seems to rove in a neglected corner of Finnish literature. This has been the case particularly since he began specializing in the deep-drilling of his great fundamental issue – the relationship between man and nature. A conversion was not necessary, however. Even the tittle of his first novel was symptomatic: Tunturit hymyilevät - "The artic fells are smiling" (1945). His third book was entidled Erämaan omia ihmisiä – "People of the wilds" (1949).

As a prosaist of the 40s, Reino Rinne was a promising portrayer of traditional artic Lapland. The writer’s first step were followed by the top critics of the time: Academician Toivo Pekkanen, professor Unto Kupiainen, Kauko Kare MA.

At the beginning of the 70s, after thisty years of journalism, Reino Rinne decided to become a freelance writer – and switched gear. This is indicated by the very titles of his books: Anna minulle atomipommi – "Give me an atomic bomb" (poems), Ihminen evp. "Man rtd." (short stories). Since then his flow of production has been impetuous. From having published six books when working as a journalist in 1945-68, he has produced fifteen during the following thirteen years.

Reino Rinne’s message has aroused feelings of amazement, resentment, and delight. It is true that the angry growls rarely have been heard in the open, but the writer’s flashing message has from time to time received considerable attention in our press, both in the Finnish and Swedish languages.

"Give me an atomic bomb", in which the water, as pacifist and protector of life, invites the poets of all the world to ’dismantle’ the bomb – startled even the cultural authorities: the author was granted the state literature prize. In 1978 Rinne received the state prize for the dissemination of information in appreciation of his essays on the protection of life.

For the rest, the keepers of cultural funds have proved lukewarm. Rinne has not received one single artist’s grant, not one advance subsubsidy. This official ’muffling’ has failed, however. Reino Rinne has not been silenced. Over and over again he has tackled our domectic dissipation and pollution as caused by human greed and negligence. But he has also taken part in the digging out of the wordwide problems which undermine the future of the field of life and which have been buried unsolved.

It has been said "in a larger linguistic terrotory, Rinne would no doubt be an acknowledged artist and a great influence. It seems as if he were wasted here, in a small country and uncomprehending climate" (Teuvo Suominen Suomen Luonto- "Finnish Nature). It is true that Juhan af Grann’s TV film Luonnonluomaa – "Nature’s creation", based Rinne’s literaty message and manuscript, brought even international fame – but Divine Water is the first real attempt to surmount the language barrier for Rinne’s poems and uforisms.