 "Nummisuutarit" in 1957 and "Nuori Mylläri" in 1958 were also among the most watched films in Finland during their release years.Vaala's final feature film was "Totuus on armoton" in 1963, but his career still continued as a director of short films.His last credited work was a short documentary film about the Finlandia Hall, created at the request of the city of Helsinki.