T.J. Särkkä
Birthday
1890/11/20
Day of death
1975/02/09 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Mikkeli, Finland
Also know as
T. J. Särkkä, Toivo Jalmari Särkkä, Toivo Hjalmar Silén, Toivo Mattila, T J Särkkä, Toivo J. Särkkä, Toivo Särkkä, Тойво Сярккя, Т.Й. Сярккя, Т. Й. Сярккя
Biography
Toivo Jalmari Särkkä (20 November 1890, Mikkeli – 9 February 1975, Helsinki), born Toivo Hjalmar Silén, was a Finnish film producer and director. 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 difficulti...Read more
