Nyrki Tapiovaara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nyrki Tapiovaara

Finnish film director

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1911

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 29-Feb-1940

Profession: screenwriter, film director, director

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nyrki Tapiovaara, born 10 September 1911 in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, died 29 February 1940, was a Finnish film director.
He belonged to the Tulenkantajat group which promoted modernist ideas in Finnish culture.
Tapiovaara's film career only lasted four years and resulted in five feature films, but had a lasting effect on Finnish cinema.
He died in the Winter War.