Ilmar-Aleksander Talve (until 1936 Thalfeldt; 17 January 1919 Mga, Ingria â 21 April 2007 Turku) was an Estonian writer and ethnologist. He worked primarily in Sweden and Finland.
In 1943, he fled to Finland, and there he joined Finnish Infantry Regiment 200.
In 1946, he became a member of the literary group Tuulisui.
In 1959, he started teaching at the University of Turku, and in 1986 he became a professor emeritus.