Paavo Hukkinen was born on October 27, 1911 in Hannover, Germany as Paul Yrjö Untamo Hukkinen. He is known for his work on Jäniksen vuosi (1977), Sininen viikko (1954) and Mies, joka ei osannut sanoa EI (1975). He was married to Ann-Mari Spjut and Anna-Liisa Hukkinen. He died on June 7, 1988 in Helsinki, Finland.