Matti Puurtinen was born on May 31, 1949 in Savonlinna, Finland. He was a composer and actor, known for Eurovision laulukilpailu 1980 - Suomen karsinta (1980), Syksyn sävel (1968) and Eurovision 2006: Muistathan... (2006). He died on October 24, 2017 in Tampere, Finland.
