Toivo Pekkanen was born on September 10, 1902 in Kotka, Finland as Toivo Rikhart Pekkanen. He was a writer, known for Aika hyvä ihmiseksi (1977), Musta hurmio (1984) and Helsinki, ikuisesti (2008). He was married to Aino Halonen. He died on May 30, 1957 in Copenhagen, Denmark.