Ossi Elstelä
Actor · 1902 – 1969 · Tampere, Finland
Movies24
Movie6.7DramaRomanceKaarina, an orphan girl raised by Taneli, the innkeeper, notices that her friendship with her childhood friend Antti is turning into romance. Henrik, the patron, also has his eye on Kaarina.
Kaunis Kaarina
1955 · 3 votes
Movie5.4ComedyRomanceKatariina, an orphaned girl from the north, travels to Helsinki to live with her distant relative Mauri, who has been appointed her guardian. The unpretentious child of nature irritates, amuses, and charms Mauri, who is accustomed to high society, and his bachelor friends.
Poikamiesten holhokki
1938 · 5 votes
Movie9.0ComedyRomanceThe story is set in Helsinki's revue theater Punainen Mylly, run by Jalmari Haapala with Erkki Pajula as its lead singer. Between performances, dancer Kaarina and doctor Kalle are offered the chance for romance, despite some misunderstandings.
Vain laulajapoikia
1951 · 1 votes
Movie4.8DramaRomanceLaila is an innocent Lappish girl and the only daughter of a reindeer herder. During World War II, Laila rescues a crashed German fighter pilot, Hans, and the two develop warm feelings for each other during his convalescence. Years later, after the war, Hans returns to Lapland as a freelance photographer and manages to lure Laila to run away with him to the capital, Helsinki, to start a career as a photo model, much to the chagrin of her traditional father, Aslak. After initial happiness, however, Hans abandons Laila, and the decadent lifestyle of a big city sends her life into a downward spiral.
Sensuela
1973 · 23 votes
Movie4.0ComedySoldiers conducting combat exercises in the area attract women more than civilians, as Raakki-Kustaa and cantor Sylvester learn to their cost. Private Malakias charms the cowgirl Sandra with his smooth talk. Major Jyrki's manly appearance appeals to the charming lady of the manor, Oilia.
Serenaadi sotatorvella eli sotamies Paavosen tuurihousut
1939 · 2 votes
Movie7.0DramaFamilyAfter ending up in an orphanage, Olavi sets out to find his mother. While playing the violin on the street, his exceptional talent catches the attention of a music school professor, who takes him under his wing.
Pikku pelimannista viulun kuninkaaksi
1949 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyMusicBakery entrepreneur August Kassinen is worried about his musician son, who is going on a tour with his singer girlfriend. Kassinen's business affairs do not go smoothly, and through misunderstandings related to black market transactions, he gets into trouble with the police.
Sankari kuin sankari
1948 · 1 votes
Movie5.5ComedyPekka and Pätkä work as inventors. Pätkä accidentally takes a photograph of bank robbers, who begin to track down the photographer. Soma Koivu, the former secretary of the property manager Kiivas, and police officer Antero Kangas help Pekka and Pätkä catch the robbers at a film studio where Pekka is working as a stand-in for Superman.
Kiinni on ja pysyy
1955 · 8 votes
Movie5.4ComedyPete and Runt misinterpret the messages of a career choice machine and try to create a career as African dancers.
Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä
1960 · 10 votes
Movie7.0DramaHistoryA poet finds a new muse in young woman.
Runon kuningas ja muuttolintu
1940 · 1 votes
Movie6.0ComedyRomanceUnexpected romance is in the air when a young woman from Finnish boarding school meets an American millionaire.
Maailman kaunein tyttö
1953 · 2 votes
Movie5.5ComedyPharmacy student Aina Zinck and doctor Yrjö Kallio are a young couple who are drawn into patterns of jealousy in their small Finnish town.
Miehen kylkiluu
1937 · 2 votes
Movie8.0DramaErkki, a journalist, suffers from epilepsy and agrees to be sterilized in order to marry his fiancée Helena. Unhappy about his infertility, Erkki begins to drink more and more, and eventually Helena returns to Helsinki to continue her studies. There she meets Associate Professor Sysikorpi, who falls hopelessly in love with her.
Hedelmätön puu
1947 · 2 votes
Movie7.0DramaAstrid, the mistress of Metsäkulma, hires a job seeker named Aaltonen as a farm manager when her mentally ill husband Alfred is unable to work. Old Hermanni helps Astrid and Aaltonen as best he can, but jealous Alfred begins to persecute them.
Vieras mies tuli taloon
1938 · 1 votes
Movie5.5ComedyBroke touring artists get on the wrong bus and end up as army recruits for a few days. Misunderstandings turn barracks life and people's heads upside down.
Serenaadiluutnantti
1949 · 2 votes
Movie5.5DramaHistoryFebruary Manifesto was Yrjö Norta's and Toivo Särkkä's Finnish movie from 1939. It is a Finnish historical drama about developing independency based on book of the writer Mika Waltari. Movie Starring Tauno Palo and Regina Linnanheimo. For it's anti-soviet thematics it was banned in Finland from 1944 to 1987.
Helmikuun manifesti
1939 · 4 votes
Movie7.7DramaFamilyA stepfather forces Liisa, an orphan girl, to leave her small town and go to Helsinki alone to sell brooms. With the help of a friendly vagrant named Maailman-Petteri and a homeless dog named Musti, Liisa prevents a burglary, and a kind police officer named Rinne and his wife help all the homeless people start a new life.
Pieni luutatyttö
1958 · 3 votes
Movie7.0DramaHistoryTornionjokilaakso at the end of the 19th century, Paloniemi's landlord Heikki tries to get out of his financial difficulties with the help of his son Juhan and Nuottaniemi's only daughter Hanna. The happiness of Hanna, who has fallen in love with Antti of Rehti Koskenalusta, is threatened by the evil and dangerous Korpikoski.
Koskenlaskijan morsian
1937 · 2 votes
Movie6.0ComedyCrimeCustoms officer Tapio goes undercover to reveal a smuggling ring, which operates within an entrainment troupe. While doing his detective work, he also gets to know the beautiful dancer Leila.
Salakuljettajan laulu
1952 · 3 votes
Movie5.3DramaWarOn a train journey, Jaeger Corporal Martti falls in love with Sabina, a dancer from Liivi, who has also caught the eye of Baron Rolf. The intrigues of spies and the war cast shadows over the relationship between the beautiful dancer and the handsome Jaeger.
Movie5.4DramaSet in Southern Finland between 1912 and 1936. Due to his father's drunkenness, high school student Jussi Raala has lost his inheritance, the manor house and the sawmill, to the gunman Lumia. Bitter and vengeful, Jussi decides to get the property back.
Ja alla oli tulinen järvi
1937 · 5 votes
Movie7.3ComedyRomanceArchitect Paavo falls in love with and grows tired of the beautiful assistants in his office. On the advice of his middle-aged cashier Sandra, he decides to hire an ugly but hard-working woman. The resourceful Hilkka gets the job by hiding her beautiful face behind glasses and her curls under a scarf.
Avioliittoyhtiö
1942 · 3 votes
Movie5.4DramaRomanceAarne marries Martta because his mother tells him it is his duty as the eldest son to marry a wealthy girl. However, the attractive school teacher Ilona arrives in the village and causes complications when Aarne falls in love with her.
Movie9.0ComedyMusicWaste paper collector Mikko dreams of being a wealthy mining engineer who succeeds in all his business ventures. He is also lucky in love when Clas, a factory owner, charming daughter Aune takes a liking to the charming mining engineer.
Jos oisi valtaa…
1941 · 1 votes