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Biography
English biography101 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1365438514
Biography
Heikki Aaltoila (11 December 1905 – 11 January 1992) was a Finnish film composer who served 40 years as the conductor of Finnish National Theatre's orchestra.
Aaltoila was born in Hausjärvi. His best known composition is a romantic waltz called Akselin ja Elinan häävalssi (Akseli's and Elina's wedding waltz) which originally belonged to the score of the film Here, Beneath the North Star (1968). He won the Jussi Award for best film score twice.
His other film compositions included music for Woman is the Wild Card (1944), Veteraanin voitto, Kvinnan bakom allt (1951), and Prinsessa Ruusunen (1949).
He died in Helsinki.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Heikki Aaltoila head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heikki Aaltoilan Orkesteri(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HeikkiAaltoila.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/06caa089-b243-4ae6-9277-f7d928e4b4c5core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3735972seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heikki_Aaltoilabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heikki_Aaltoila
Why this artist is in the database
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Image: Anonymous Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3735972 · MusicBrainz: 06caa089-b243-4ae6-9277-f7d928e4b4c5
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