Valentin Vaala

Valentin Vaala (born Valentin Ivanoff) (October 13, 1909 in Helsinki – November 21, 1976 in Helsinki) was a Russian-born Finnish film director, screenwriter and edited. His career spanned several decades, from 1929 to 1973, and has been called one of the most significant, in both quality and popularity, in the history of Finnish cinema.