Vaino Vahing


Vaino Vahing, was an Estonian writer, prosaist, psychiatrist and playwright.
Starting from 1973, he was a member of Estonian Writers Union.

Education and career

Vaino Vahing has written many articles about psychiatry, but also literature – novels, books and plays with psychiatric and autobiographical influence.
He has played in several Estonian films.

List of works

Vaino Vahing has been married to writer Maimu Berg and actress Heli Vahing. From the marriage with Maimu Berg he has a daughter Julia Laffranque, former justice at the Supreme Court of Estonia and current European Court of Human Rights judge.