Karl Emil Ståhlberg (30 November 1862 – 27 June 1919) was a

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photographer and engineer. He founded and managed his own studio Atelier Apollo in

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. On 3 April 1904, K. E. Ståhlberg opened Finland's first film theater called ''Världen Runt – Maailman Ympäri''. He also became the country's first film producer, who initially specialized in creating short documentary films. In 1907, Ståhlberg started a screenplay contest which eventually led to the creation of the first Finnish

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, '' Salaviinanpolttajat''. Ståhlberg also produced the film and hired his friend, the painter

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to direct it. K. E. Ståhlberg was born in

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, and was the cousin of Finland's first president

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.Oikeusministeri Leena Luhtanen Eteläesplanadi 10:n käyttöönottojuhlissa 1.2.2006.
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1862 births 1919 deaths People from Kuhmo People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish film producers 20th-century Finnish photographers 19th-century Finnish photographers Photographers from the Russian Empire {{Finland-bio-stub