Heikki Taavetti Aho is viewed as a pioneer of Finnish documentary film.
Background
Aho worked with his half-brother Björn Soldan (1902–1953) through their film production company Aho & Soldan (1925–1961) the Finnish documentary film tradition was born. Heikki Aho was born in Hausjärvi to Finnish writer Juhani Aho and his artist wife Venny Soldan-Brofeldt"s eldest son.
Education
Heikki Aho studied engineering in the Helsinki University of Technology in the 1910s. He continued his studies in Dresden, Germany where he gratueded as Master of Science.
Career
Aho & Soldan was founded in 1925 in Helsinki, largely to enable a visual image of Finland as a newly born nation, and was active until 1961. He was raised in the family villa Ahola in Järvenpää. They had one daughter Claire who became photographer in Finland and Sweden.
Membership
They were members of the ABISS-group (Aho, Brückner, Iffland, Setälä, Soldan) in the 1930s, focusing on “New Photography” inspired by the Bauhaus.