Osmo Kaila


Osmo Ilmari Kaila was a Finnish chess master and chess problemist.
Born in Helsinki, he was twice Finnish Champion and thrice Sub-Champion.
At the 20th Nordic Chess Championship in Oslo, Kaila was in 3rd place, behind Gideon Ståhlberg and Erik Lundin and won at Copenhagen 1946. In 1947, he was tied for 7–8th in Helsinki.

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