Kunto Karapää was born on January 8, 1913 in Mäntsälä, Finland as Kunto Gunnar August Wallin. He was an actor, known for Radio tekee murron (1951), Sellaisena kuin sinä minut halusit (1944) and Se alkoi omenasta (1962). He was married to Anita Pehkonen, Kirsti Hurme and Eija Karipää. He died on August 1, 1963 in Helsinki, Finland.