Career
He founded and managed his own studio Atelier Apollo in Helsinki. On 3 April 1904, Ståhlberg opened Finland"s first film theater called "Världen Runt - Maailman Ympäri". He also became the country"s first film producer, who initially specialized in creating short documentary films.
In 1907, Ståhlberg started a screenplay contest which eventually led to the creation of the first Finnish fictional film, Salaviinanpolttajat.
Ståhlberg was the cousin of Finland"s first president Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg.
