An image from The Women of Niskavuori, one of the productions that also features Valentin Vaala.

Valentin Vaala

October 11, 1909 — Helsinki, Finland

Valentin Vaala was born in 1909 Helsinki to a Russian-Finnish family. Vaala began his career in the 20s and was noticed in Finland for his international and modern style. Overall his career was a long one, and he ended up directing 44 feature films between 1929 and 1963.

People in the Summer Night

1948

Linnaisten vihreä kamari

1945

The Women of Niskavuori

1938

Juurakon Hulda

1937

Vaimoke

1936

Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä

1946

Mieheke

1936

Mustalaishurmaaja

1929