Arvo Salo was born on May 2, 1932 in Merikarvia, Finland as Arvo Jaakko Henrikki Salo. He was a writer, known for Das Zeichen der Bestie (1981), Erään oopperan synty (1996) and Die Braut von Lapua (1967). He died on July 9, 2011 in Merikarvia, Satakunta, Finland.