Toivo Särkkä

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T.J. Särkkä

Toivo Jalmari Särkkä (20 November 1890, Mikkeli – 9 February 1975, Helsinki), born Toivo Hjalmar Silén, was a Finnish film producer and director. He was CEO of the production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus.

Before his career in filmmaking, Särkkä worked as a bank manager and chairman in Kotimainen Työ, an organization promoting Finnish work and products. After the death of Erkki Karu, founder and owner of Suomen Filmiteollisuus, Särkkä became the CEO thus producing 233 and directing 49 feature films.

In 1965, when Finnish film industry was in difficulties due to the coming of television, Särkkä initiated bankruptcy of Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Films directed by Särkkä are e.g. Suomisen perhe, Helmikuun manifesti, Kulkurin valssi and Vaivaisukon morsian.

Särkkä married Russian-Lithuanian Margariitta Beljavsky in 1914. They had one daughter.

Selected filmography

External links

Toivo Särkkä at the Internet Movie Database

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Persondata
Name	Särkkä, Toivo Jalmari
Alternative names	Särkkä, T.J.; Silén, Toivo Hjalmar
Short description	Finnish film producer and director
Date of birth	November 20, 1890
Place of birth	Mikkeli, Finland
Date of death	February 9, 1975
Place of death	Helsinki, Finland

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