The Jalava family arrived from Helsinki Finland in 1952 and included Mauri and Anna-Liisa Jalava, Mauri’s brother Erkki and his wife, also named Anna-Liisa, their mother Orvokki and Mauri’s brother-in-law, Paavo Hyttinen. Mauri Jalava had worked in Finland as location manager for two studios and as a freelancer for Finnish movie trade magazines.

His wife Anna-Liisa was an accomplished artist, as was Mauri’s brother Erkki. Erkki Jalava is listed in the National Gallery of Canada archives. Lived in the Toronto region. She passed away peacefully on July 23, 2012.  

Dictionnaire des artistes de l’objet d’art au Québec. (Https://artistesduquebec.ca/)
Jalava, Anna (1926–

Formation académique
DEC, College Marie-Victorin

Guides et dictionnaires
De Roussan 1990