Oscar Parland was born on April 20, 1912 in Kiev, Russian Empire 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.