Valentin Vaala was born in 1909 Helsinki to a Russian-Finnish family. Vaala began his career in the 20s and was noticed in Finland for his international and modern style. Overall his career was a long one, and he ended up directing 44 feature films between 1929 and 1963.

• Niskavuoren Naiset (1958)

  
• Koskenlaskijan morsian (1937)

  
• Ihmiset suviyössä (1948)

  
• Vaimoke (1936)

  
• Niskavuoren naiset (1938)