Veikko Sinisalo was born on September 30, 1926 in Riihimäki, Finland as Veikko Antero Sinisalo. He was an actor and writer, known for Tuntematon sotilas (1955), Sven Tuuva (1958) and Aleksis Kiven elämä (2001). He was married to Raija Anneli Hurri and Kaija Sinisalo. He died on December 16, 2003 in Tampere, Finland.