Ritva Heikkilä was born on January 12, 1920 in Terijoki, Finland. She was a writer, known for Mieliroolini (1964), Voimakas kuin meri (1959) and Novellin ja näytelmän mestari (1960). She was married to Lasse Matias Heikkilä. She died on August 11, 2016 in Helsinki, Finland.