Ida Salmi
Actor · 1885 – 1974 · Tampere, Finland
Movies24
Movie8.0ComedyThe self-assured manager Julius Särkelä maintains strict discipline in his office and at home, which is experienced by his daughter Saara and her suitor Martti, as well as the landlord Heroja, who is chasing his debts, and even the cat belonging to the patron Fallsten. Dr. Kosonen softens the stern leader by giving a speech at a party, which ultimately revolutionizes Särkelä's worldview.
Särkelä itte
1947 · 2 votes
Movie8.0ComedyMauri Huhkinen, a busy man in Tukkilahden, has taken on so many municipal positions of trust that he has three meetings in one evening and no time for his family. Everything changes when the residents of Tukkilahden hear about Mauri and his fellow trustees' rowdy night out at a restaurant in Helsinki.
Eulalia-täti
1940 · 1 votes
Movie6.1DramaHeta, the strong-willed daughter of the Niskavuori family, who is pregnant, marries Akusti, a farmhand, and remains bitter toward Santeria, who broke her heart. Heta and Akusti begin their life together on the modest Muumäki farm, where they are assisted by their loyal maid Siipirikko.
Niskavuoren Heta
1952 · 10 votes
Movie6.2FantasyDramaA wide-eyed doll salesman is mistaken for a bomb-wielding anarchist by the oppressive forces of the totalitarian state.
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
Movie5.0ComedyRomance1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the countryside at the birthday of Vappu Jalle-sedä. In Helsinki, the young people continue their courtship under the supervision of Vapu's aunt, Moster Mella. However, Vapu's father, business advisor Ossian Biörcke, is not as accepting when his daughter's actions begin to be revealed.
Katupeilin takana
1949 · 6 votes
Movie5.3RomanceSt.Petersburg, 1830. An arrogant Finnish baron is playing cards with a Russian officer. Needless to say, the Finn wins and the Russian gets extremely annoyed. The situation is not helped by the fact that the baron has been seeing a girl that the Russian officer has also set his eyes on. They decide to have a duel and after the Finn wins fair and square, he has to escape because the untrustworthy Russians are after him.
Kulkurin valssi
1941 · 9 votes
Movie5.7DramaHistoryA fictional love story between famous composer Gabriel Linsén and opera singer Maria Sawina in 19th century Finland.
Mä oksalla ylimmällä
1954 · 3 votes
Movie4.8DramaHistoryIn the early 1800s, Finnish governor's daughter first detests but soon falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander I who has just taken Finland over from Sweden's rule.
Tanssi yli hautojen
1950 · 4 votes
Movie10.0DramaMauri Miettinen and his wife Anja are living in a happy marriage. Everything changes when Mauri's old acquaintance comes to visit and threatens to reveal Anja's dark past.
Anja tule kotiin
1944 · 1 votes
Movie6.8ComedyThrillerEager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Things go awry when a gang of real criminals overhear their plans and book their heist to coincide. Teräsvuori gets caught but escapes from police custody to start his private investigations together with female radio colleague Eila.
Radio tekee murron
1951 · 14 votes
Movie6.3DramaCrimeThe streets of Helsinki, Finland, at night. Violence mixed with incidents and everyday life. Reported by police officers on the graveyard shift.
Yhden yön hinta
1952 · 3 votes
Movie5.7ComedyRomance1790 Turku. After Katarina Thorwöst becomes a widow, there are many suitors, but her heart belongs to the fencing teacher lieutenant Carl-Magnus Schildt.
Katarina kaunis leski
1950 · 3 votes
Movie5.9DramaThe last black-and-white film in the Niskavuori series of movies.
Niskavuori taistelee
1957 · 7 votes
Movie7.0DramaLeeni, a country girl, leaves to seek her fortune in Helsinki, but encounters numerous difficulties.
Haaviston Leeni
1948 · 1 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
Movie10.0DramaHistorySet in the 1890s, Anna-Liisa and Johannes are young lovers. She agrees to his proposal because she is afraid that her crime will be revealed. Husso, along with her son Miko, threaten to reveal the young bride's past.
Anna Liisa
1945 · 1 votes
Movie6.4DramaNiskavuori's Aarne (Arne från Niskavuori) is a Finnish drama film from 1954. It is based on Hella Wuolijoki's play Niskavuori's Bread. In chronological order of the Niskavuori series, the film is the fourth. Aarne has married Ilona and left the house in Niskavuori, which he hosts, where his former wife Martta still lives, while the old mistress is holding the reins. Aarne and Ilona live in Helsinki, but Aarne has not been able to completely break away from Niskavuori, but keeps secretly in touch with the headmaster and gives instructions on the farm management.
Niskavuoren Aarne
1954 · 7 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
Movie7.0DramaHistoryBased on a novel by Aleksis Kivi. Follows the story of seven brothers of Jukola in 19th century Finland.
Seitsemän veljestä
1939 · 2 votes
Movie5.9DramaOnce a naïve, love-struck girl now forsaken by her lover, Maija leaves her island home to work as a housemaid in the city, only to be seduced by her employer's son Erkki, then forced to leave the household in order to avoid the scandal of a pregnancy. With few prospects for a decent job, Maija is reduced to working as a bar hostess to make ends meet, ever fending off the advances of disreputable clients, even as she continues to hold out hope for an enduring love that will redeem her from her fate.
Sellaisena kuin sinä minut halusit
1944 · 11 votes
Movie8.0DramaEino, a Karelian soldier wounded in the Winter War, cannot settle into his new home in Häme. He becomes embittered by the poor treatment of evacuees and loses his will to live. Annikki, a hard-working Karelian teacher, helps Eino regain his faith in the future.
Oi, kallis Suomenmaa
1940 · 1 votes
Movie3.7ComedyA comedy about a poor artist who is accidentally accused of the murder of his fiancee.
Alaston malli karkuteillä
1953 · 6 votes