Valentin Vaala

Moments in Helsinki (1971)

A compilation of excerpts from old Helsinki-themed documentaries and new material. ...

Näin syntyi Saimaan kanava (1969)

Finnish documentary film. ...

M/S Finlandia (1968)

Building and launching the cruise ship M/S Finlandia ...

Katoavaa Tamperetta (1967)

Totuus on armoton (1963)

A man sets out to prove his right against a District Court in a small town. The locals are not willing to accept anything but their own truth of the matter. ...

Through the Ice to Finland (1962)

A commissioned film about wintertime seafaring in Finland ...

Nuoruus vauhdissa (1961)

Laila and Lasse are two teenagers dreaming about careers as singers. Lasse's brother Rami dreams about motorbike racing and dates a pretty blond Anjukka. Her father works in the hot new field of TV advertising, which might be a good route to stardom for La ...

Taistelujen tie (1960)

The film depicts Finland's actions in the Winter War and Continuation War using a compilation of material collected from narrators, map images, and TK photographers. ...

Niskavuoren naiset (1958)

A story of the conflict between the old and new orders of living. ...

Nuori mylläri (1958)

A young man arrives in the village. He becomes a miller and delights the girls in the village, which evokes bitterness in others. He is subject to moralistic criticism, even though he is in fact only in love with the tailor's daughter. ...

Nummisuutarit (1957)

Esko is going to a neighboring village to marry Kreeta after her father arranged the marriage with Esko's father. Esko takes Mikko as his travel companion and that's where Esko's ordeals begin. ...

Yhteinen vaimomme (1956)

A story set in post-war Helsinki, where the last released prisoners of war arrive. They are accompanied by Captain Erkki Lahtinen, who returns to his home and back to his wife Jenni. However, during his four-year imprisonment, Erkki has been pronounced dea ...

Minä ja mieheni morsian (1955)

Tuulikki Tenho, who lied about her marital status to get a job as a secretary at a timber company, has to pretend that she is married to Yrjö Aaltonen, an architect she has just met. A romance begins to blossom between the couple, but it is revealed that ...

Minäkö isä! (1954)

A traditional misunderstanding story with an unfounded suspicion of jealousy at the beginning. Childhood friends Kati Jorma and Jalmari Karvi do not reveal their previous meetings to their suspicious spouses. ...

Siltalan pehtoori (1953)

The new steward of Siltala ends up falling in love with the beautiful widow of the house. Their romance is endangered by misunderstandings and the fact that the estate of Siltala is swimming in debt. And the new steward isn't quite what he seems to be. ...

Huhtikuu tulee (1953)

Frustrated housewife Elisabet Avovirta has a spring romance with a younger man, journalist Jaakko Huhtikuu. Love sprinkles in the rays of the spring sun and eventually bubbles over the edges. ...

Omena putoaa… (1952)

Ilona Jonsson deceives the old industrialist Österberg. He takes pity on the poor girl, who looks like the doppelganger of his dead daughter. Also involved in the plot are Ilona's father, who was supposedly at sea but has just been released from prison, h ...

Kulkurin tyttö (1952)

Baron Metter is threatening to evict a crofter family from their home. Lauri Vaara a student passing by, falls in love with Marja the family's daughter, and promises to help save their home. Baroness Olivia Metter falls for the young student and helps him ...

Gabriel, tule takaisin (1951)

A handsome young womanizer deceive tender women by first charming them and then taking their money. ...

Jossain on railo (1949)

Helsinki judge Wilhelm Thorén arrives to investigate the financial mess at Niementaustan Manor. The estate of the declining Carenius noble family is on the verge of bankruptcy and should be put up for sale. ...

Sinut minä tahdon (1949)

Katri Vesa, a young woman from Helsinki, has fallen in love with Erkki Kovalinna, an ambitious young official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is prepared to do anything to win his affection. At her friend's suggestion, Katri leaves the city to make ...

People in the Summer Night (1948)

A story set over one night in a small rural community we watch various relationships and actions among local people; these include birth, death, and conflicts fuelled by alcohol. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-fill ...

Maaret – tunturien tyttö (1947)

Arvo Raitamo, a surgeon from Helsinki, is focused on his career. At home, his wife, who suffers from loneliness with their young son, is kept company by Rolf Brenner, an engineer known as a ladies' man. When the family's son dies in an accident, Arvo, brok ...

Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä (1946)

Strong women take care of the property while the men focus on chasing women. ...

Viikon tyttö (1946)

The press gets excited about a girl from a fish factory who accidentally wins the Girl of the Week beauty contest and writes an imaginative story about her as a millionaire heiress. Soon, the factory manager's son and socialites who want a share of her pub ...

Vuokrasulhanen (1945)

A story about Meeri who is going through a divorce. She is hiding the relationship with a boxer. After seeing an advertisement in a magazine, she then hires a cavalier from an ad agency to escort her home from an upper-class party. ...

Vastamyrkky (1945)

A successful doctor moves back to her home village and notices severe flaws in its health services. ...

Linnaisten vihreä kamari (1945)

A nobleman in 1830's Finland has to contend with stuck-up relatives, his daughters' suitors, dark secrets from his family's past, mistaken identities and a haunted wing of his mansion. ...

Dynamiittityttö (1944)

A smart set girl wants more excitement in her life and ends being mixed up in criminal activities. ...

Tositarkoituksella (1943)

A young woman leaving the city for the countryside encounters the concept of voluntary work - new to her. She eventually does good, and charms the employer at the same time. ...

Neiti Tuittupää (1943)

Teacher's daughter Anna cannot enter the music college because of her family's opposition. At the request of her relatives she goes to Helsinki to study administrative sciences, but nasty fellow students make the girl leave the university and apply to beco ...

Keinumorsian (1943)

Jarvala's daughter Aliina and the miller Jalmari Hurttia are in love with each other. Jarvala's father does not approve of the miller as a son-in-law, because he wants his daughter to marry into wealth. The wealthy widower Elias Horha proposes to Aliina, w ...

Varaventtiili (1942)

Liisa Harju, a lively and quick-witted teacher from Savo, gets her first job in Latomeri, Ostrobothnia. She falls out of favor with the local women when the eligible bachelor, doctor Eino Korpinen, takes a liking to her. ...

From the Dictated Border to the Svir River (1941)

Documentary compilation of Finnish Defence Forces Newsreels keeping the people up-to-date with the latest about the war. ...

Puolustusvoimain katsaus 5 (1941)

War documentary short from Continuation war produced by Finnish armed forces. ...

Puolustusvoimain katsaus 7 (1941)

Documentary short from Continuation war produced by Finnish armed forces. ...

Puolustusvoimain katsaus 8 (1941)

War documentary from the Continuation war produced by Finnish armed forces. ...

Puolustusvoimain katsaus 9 (1941)

War documentary short from Continuation war produced by Finnish armed forces. ...

Morsian yllättää (1941)

Doctor's daughter Leila is getting married to engineer Lauri. Before the wedding, Lauri's ex-girlfriend Asta and poet Esko, who is in love with Leila, mess up the relationship between the happy couple. ...

Antreas ja syntinen Jolanda (1941)

Blind since birth, Antreas Tuurio earns a meager living selling brushes at the Market Square. Despite his disability, he is a cheerful and optimistic person. Kind high school girl Martta loves Antreas, while office worker Jolanda is the fulfillment of his ...

Jumalan myrsky (1940)

Kilian Melker, heir to a trading house, becomes head of a large enterprise on which the entire future of the financially troubled company depends. He falls in love with Hanna, the daughter of the Niskala family, but marries the wealthy Elisa Karhelin to sa ...

Puolustusvoimain katsaus 10 (1940)

Continuation War Review 10/41 Cannon operations. Pioneer repair work. Railway cannons. Hägglund's visit to Paalu. Views of the Aunus village, agricultural work. Military operations on the Isthmus. Capture of the village of Kiviniemi. ...

Vihreä kulta (1939)

After many years away a woman returns to her hometown in Lapland with her husband. There she falls in love with a handsome forester. ...

Rikas tyttö (1939)

A bored rich girl falls in love with a dock worker. ...

Wake Up, Helsinki! (1939)

Impressionistic short documentary of a Helsinki morning at the end of 1930s with a poetic narration. ...

Sysmäläinen (1938)

In 17th century Finland young Arvid is forced to marry Brita but their ways soon part when their respective fathers move to different places. Years roll by and Arvid grows up into a handsome and respected Thirty Years' War veteran known for his excellent f ...

The Women of Niskavuori (1938)

Aarne marries Martta because his mother tells him it is his duty as the eldest son to marry a wealthy girl. However, the attractive school teacher Ilona arrives in the village and causes complications when Aarne falls in love with her. ...

Juurakon Hulda (1937)

Poor but ambitious country girl Hulda arrives in the country's capital and gets a job as a maid for a bachelor Member of Parliament, Judge Soratie. She works hard, never loses her common sense, and starts taking evening classes. Keeping her studies secret ...

Koskenlaskijan morsian (1937)

Tornionjokilaakso at the end of the 19th century, Paloniemi's landlord Heikki tries to get out of his financial difficulties with the help of his son Juhan and Nuottaniemi's only daughter Hanna. The happiness of Hanna, who has fallen in love with Antti of ...

Mieheke (1936)

Irmeli wants a certain job as a secretary but finds out that she would have to be married in order to get the vacancy. She lies that she has recently married and then gets a stranger from a nearby restaurant to pose as her husband. Complications arise when ...

Vaimoke (1936)

Esko makes a bet that he will marry the first young woman he encounters. This turns out to be Kirsti, who promptly turns down the proposals. But when she finds about the bet, she agrees to marry him in order to get her revenge. ...

Herrain herkku jokamiehen ruuaksi (1936)

Originally made as an ad for reindeer meat but includes notable documentary material from Lapland. A young couple from Helsinki goes to a restaurant and gets to know reindeer meat. ...

Kaikki rakastavat (1935)

The romantic musical comedy Kaikki rakastavat is a key work in Finnish film history since it was the first feature film of Valentin Vaala as the house director of Suomi-Filmi and the film which launched the most beloved screen couple of Finland, Tauno Palo ...

Kun isä tahtoo… (1935)

Sock manufacturer August Lampaanpää finds himself in financial difficulties due to the upkeep of his girlfriend Kyllikki Mattler, appeasing his wife, and opposing his daughter Vappu's plans to marry car mechanic Manne Hietikko. ...

Helsingin kuuluisin liikemies (1934)

Mattila's relatives Konstu and Fransi travel to Helsinki to meet their friend Kalle Liljepeki, who runs a failing general store in Sörnäis. The companions get Maiki, the daughter of the house, and Sundi, a forest consultant. A lot of misunderstandings ar ...

Sininen varjo (1933)

The director's daughter, Raila Tuulo, is the only one who has seen the burglar terrorizing the city, the mysterious "Blue Overalls," and recognizes him as Joel Ormak. Under Raila's influence, Joel gives up his wild lifestyle and his former love interest, t ...

Laveata tietä (1931)

Master violist Anton Lardozo rounds around Europe by performing and spending all his free time in restaurants. While he is visiting in Finland, he leaves with his friend Eero for country and stays in the inn of Harakkala. Lardozo falls in love with country ...

Savupiippu (2014)

Everlasting summer and everlasting youth. ...

Vaalan kamerat pyörivät (1937)

Description of the film making, samples of the production of two long films of Finland-Film in summer 1937. Both are Valentin Vaala's guitars from Hella Wuolijoki's plays: Juurako Hulda (1937) and Niskavuori Naisten (1938). ...

Kun isä tahtoo… (1935)

Sock manufacturer August Lampaanpää finds himself in financial difficulties due to the upkeep of his girlfriend Kyllikki Mattler, appeasing his wife, and opposing his daughter Vappu's plans to marry car mechanic Manne Hietikko. ...