Valentin Vaala Movies

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

Everlasting summer and everlasting youth.

A commissioned film about wintertime seafaring in Finland

Building and launching the cruise ship M/S Finlandia

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

Finnish documentary film.

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

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

Documentary short from Continuation war produced by Finnish armed forces.

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

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

Originally made as an ad for reindeer meat but includes notable documentary material from Lapland.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

Valentin Vaala's first sound film. Only fragments survive.

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

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...