Eino Markus Rautio (17 May 1891 – 14 February 1973), also known as Uncle Markus (Finnish: Markus-setä), was a Finnish radio journalist and presenter.

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Markus Rautio
Markus Rautio (right) in 1936
Born	(1891-05-17)17 May 1891 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	14 February 1973(1973-02-14) (aged 81) Helsinki, Finland
Resting place	Hietaniemi Cemetery
Career
Show	Markus-sedän lastentunti
Station	National Radio of Finland

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Between 1926 and 1956 he presented the children's radio show Children's Hour with Uncle Markus (Finnish: Markus-sedän lastentunti) on the National Radio of Finland.

On his show he said Father Christmas (Finnish: Joulupukki) lived in Lapland on Ear Mountain (Korvatunturi), on the basis that this was where he could hear everything to find out who was naughty and nice.^[1] The theme was later taken up by Mauri Kunnas in his books on Christmas, wherein Santa Claus lives in a remote village on the side of the Hill, with his elves and reindeer.

Rautio was buried in Hietaniemi Cemetery.