Ilmari Turja was born on October 28, 1901 in Isokyrö, Finland as Kaarlo Ilmari Turja. He was a writer, known for Päämaja (1970), Lapatossu (1937) and Särkelä itte (1947). He was married to Salli Katariina Alanen. He died on January 6, 1998 in Helsinki, Finland.