Armas Järnefelt was born on August 14, 1869 in Viipuri, Finland [now Vyborg, Russia]. He was a writer and composer, known for Das Lied der roten Blume (1919), Tukkipojan morsian (1931) and Muntra musikanter (1932). He was married to Olivia Edström and Maikki Pakarinen. He died on June 23, 1958 in Stockholm, Sweden.