Risto Jarva
- Birth Date
- 7/15/1934 - 12/16/1977
- Birth Place
- Helsinki, Finland
- Known For
- Directing
Risto Jarva was a leading filmmaker in the Finnish cinema of the 1960's and the 1970's as well as one of the founders of the production company Filminor. He died aged 43 in a car accident on his way home from the premiere of his now classic film The Year of the Hare (1977).
