A Finnish writer, born in Korpilahti, Grand Duchy of Finland. She graduated from the Finnish Girls' School of Tampere and worked as a teacher before marrying Armas Nuolivaara, principal of the Otava Folk High School. She is best known for her novel "Paimen, piika ja emäntä", which won the Otava book award in 1936 and was adapted into the anime series titled Makiba no shôjo Katori (1984).