Anu Kaipainen was born on March 14, 1933 in Muolaa, Finland as Aune Helinä Mustonen. She was a writer, known for Tuhannen ja yhden työn tarinat (1970), Magdaleena ja maailman lapset (1971) and Sijan tiijän kussa synnyin... (1981). She was married to Osmo Kaipainen. She died on September 29, 2009 in Helsinki, Finland.