Oscar Parland was born on April 20, 1912 in Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine] as Oscar Percival Parland. He is known for his work on Den förtrollade vägen (1986), Tjurens år (1989) and Diktonius - Ord lever! (1995). He was married to Heidi Runeberg Enckell. He died on September 27, 1997 in Helsinki, Finland.