Vilho Siivola (10 April 1910 – 28 November 1984) was a Finnish

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and a member of the Council of Theatre. Siivola was born in

Valkeakoski Valkeakoski (; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located south of Tampere, north of Hämeenlinna and north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa regions of Finland, region. The municipality has ...

. His career included

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, where he was both an actor and a

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and

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. Notably, in 1953 he was one of the founders of 'Kivi-juhlat’ (a theatre festival based in the childhood town of

Aleksis Kivi Aleksis Kivi (; born Alexis Stenvall; 10 October 1834 – 31 December 1872) was a Finnish writer who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, '' Seitsemän veljestä'' (''Seven Brothers''), published in 1870. He is also known ...

) and was its first director in 1977. In addition he wrote two books, ''Myllykylästä Maailmalle'' (1975) and ''Maailmassa Maailmaa'' (1983). He died, aged 74, in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

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* 1910 births 1984 deaths People from Valkeakoski People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Festival directors Finnish film directors Finnish television directors Finnish theatre directors 20th-century Finnish male actors {{Finland-film-director-stub