L.A. Puntila was born on August 24, 1907 in Hattula, Finland. He was a writer, known for Kalevala -kansallinen -yleismaailmallinen (1949), Kohtalokkaat hetket (1963) and Sodan ja rauhan miehet (1978). He was married to Hilkka Annikki Huotinen. He died on May 24, 1988 in Helsinki, Finland.