Henrik Tikkanen was a Finnish-Swedish writer and artist. He worked as a columnist and cartoonist for Hufvudstadsbladet and later Helsingin Sanomat, and as an advertising illustrator.
He wrote a number of novels, mostly in Swedish. His breakthrough was the autobiographical series beginning with Brändövägen 8 (1975, translated to English as Snob's Island / A Winter's Day). Several of his books have anti-war themes.