Esko Elstelä
Finnish screenwriter, film director, song lyric translator
About Esko Elstelä
Lived 1931 – 2007 (aged 75). Esko Elstelä was a Finnish film director, screenwriter, translator, lyricist and director.
Esko Elstelä (15 November 1931 – 30 September 2007) was a Finnish screenwriter and film director. His 1964 film Onnelliset leikit was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Elstelä worked as a director at the Finnish National Theatre from 1974 to 1994. He also translated many plays into Finnish.
Selected filmography Onnelliset leikit (1964)
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Who was Esko Elstelä?
Finnish screenwriter, film director, song lyric translator (1931–2007)
When was Esko Elstelä born?
Esko Elstelä was born on 15 November 1931 in Pori.
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Esko Elstelä died on 30 September 2007 in Helsinki.
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Esko Elstelä was a film director, screenwriter, translator, lyricist and director.
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Esko Elstelä was Finnish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Esko Elstelä. https://biography.guide/esko-elstela/
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