Matti Lehtelä was born on May 28, 1906 in Riihimäki, Finland as Matti Jalmari Johannes Lehtelä. He was an actor, known for Varjoja Kannaksella (1943), Radio tekee murron (1951) and Putkinotko (1954). He was married to Sylva Rossi. He died on April 13, 1971 in Helsinki, Finland.