Armas Hirvonen was born on May 25, 1896 in Krasnoye Selo, St. Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a cinematographer, known for
Juurakon Hulda (1937),
Kuudes käsky (1947) and
Women of Niskavuori (1938). He died on September 30, 1972 in Helsinki, Finland.