Background
Matti Pitkanen was born on June 13, 1930, in Helsinki, Finland.
Matti Pitkanen was born on June 13, 1930, in Helsinki, Finland.
Matti Pitkanen studied at the Helsinki Lyceum.
A freelance studio photographer since 1956, Matti Pitkanen previously was a photographer for Finlandia Kuva Oy (1951-1955) and a laboratory worker for Kuvanauha Oy (1946-1950).
Matti Pitkanen made the television programs "The Sea," in 1980, "The Fairy-tale Forest," "Autumn in Lapland," and "The Swamp" in 1979, and "Finland's National Parks," "The Lake" and "The Flower Meadow" in 1978.