Career
He attended the Jyväskylä Teachers College, from which he graduated in 1915. While he was teaching in Savitaipale, he wrote his first book, Muohtačalmmit (Snowflakes), which was published in 1915. Pedar Jalvi was also known by the following names:
Pekka Pohjansäde
Piera Klemetinpoika Helander
Lemehaš-Biehtár.