Heikki Parkkonen was born on January 5, 1901 in Helsinki, Finland. He was a cinematographer, known for Meidän poikamme ilmassa - me maassa (1934), The Finnish Army (1927) and Newsreel of the Finnish Defence Forces No. 9: Viipuri, Karelia's Lock (1941). He died on July 14, 1956 in Helsinki, Finland.