 Vieno Severin Alanne, known to friends and family as Severi Alanne, was born in Hämeenlinna, Finland, on October 23, 1879.He was well educated, attending both preparatory school and a classical lyceum in his native Hämeenlinna, from which he graduated in 1897.After leaving the Hämeenlinna Lyceum, Alanne relocated to Helsinki to attend the Helsinki Polytechnic Institute, from which he graduated in 1902.