Valentin Vaala Movies

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...

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...

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

A prototype for a Finnish advertising film that is taking its first steps. The frame story is about an evening at a restaurant. Presentations include...

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...

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...

Originally made as an ad for reindeer meat but includes notable documentary material from Lapland.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

A commissioned film about wintertime seafaring in Finland

The director's daughter, Raila Tuulo, is the only one who has seen the burglar terrorizing the city, the mysterious "Blue Overalls," and recognizes...

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...

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...

Building and launching the cruise ship M/S Finlandia

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

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...

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...

Laila and Lasse are two teenagers dreaming about careers as singers. Lasse's brother Rami dreams about motorbike racing and dates a pretty blond...

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

Ilona Jonsson deceives the old industrialist Österberg. He takes pity on the poor girl, who looks like the doppelganger of his dead daughter....

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...

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