Osmo Kaila

Born in Helsinki, he was twice Finnish Champion (1939, 1954) and thrice Sub-Champion (1947, 1951, 1952).

[1] At the 20th Nordic Chess Championship (1939) in Oslo, Kaila was in 3rd place, behind Gideon Ståhlberg and Erik Lundin and won at Copenhagen 1946 (The 21st Nordic Championship).

[2] In 1947, he was tied for 7–8th in Helsinki (zonal, Eero Böök and Gösta Stoltz won).

[3] He represented Finland in the following Chess Olympiads: He was awarded the title of International Master (IM) in 1952.

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