Reino Lahtinen was born on January 8, 1918 in Helsingin mlk., Finland as Reino Johannes Lahtinen. He was a writer, known for Heikki ja Kaija (1961), Rintamäkeläiset (1972) and Me (1961). He was married to Taina Tuulikki Aitonen. He died on November 27, 1988 in Tampere, Finland.