Oiva Sala was born on October 31, 1900 in Helsinki, Finland as Oiva Arttur Salin. He was an actor, known for Pikku pyhimys (1962), Sissit (1963) and Oikeusjuttu (1969). He was married to Saima Ingeborg Maria Blomkvist. He died on March 7, 1980 in Helsinki.