Valentin Vaala Movies

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

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...

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...

Master violist Anton Lardozo rounds around Europe by performing and spending all his free time in restaurants. While he is visiting in Finland, he...

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...

Sock manufacturer August Lampaanpää finds himself in financial difficulties due to the upkeep of his girlfriend Kyllikki Mattler, appeasing...

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...

Manjardo, a young Gypsy leader has spent a lively and joyful life with his young women, Glafira and very keen Akris. He will soon be married to the...

A commissioned film about wintertime seafaring in Finland

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

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

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

Everlasting summer and everlasting youth.

Blind since birth, Antreas Tuurio earns a meager living selling brushes at the Market Square. Despite his disability, he is a cheerful and optimistic...

Valentin Vaala's (and Teuvo Tulio's) first film. Only fragments survive.

Building and launching the cruise ship M/S Finlandia

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

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

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