Senja Soitso
Costume & make-up · 1913 – 2003
Movies18
Movie8.0DramaLauri and Anna are released from prison. They run into trouble when they cannot find work because of their past. Lauri obtains false identity papers, which enable him to get a job at a factory. A dangerous criminal named Asseri begins blackmailing Lauri, who is using the alias "Pentti Tahvana." Lauri's true identity is revealed in connection with the murder of Kaalep, the factory's night watchman.
Ristikon varjossa
1945 · 2 votes
Movie5.0ComedyRomanceA young heiress settles into a holiday hotel in search of a suitable husband. There are enough groom candidates, some gentlemen, and some cheaters. All that is certain is that the misfortunes will not end.
Täysosuma
1941 · 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
Movie7.0DramaJoonas, a perpetual student living in a small town and working odd jobs, wants to spend May Day in Helsinki with his classmates from 30 years ago. His old friends are successful, but they have grown apart and are unhappy. Joonas helps them rediscover friendship and the joy of living.
Oi, aika vanha, kultainen…!
1942 · 2 votes
Movie5.8DramaRomanceThe daughter of a lighthouse keeper runs away with a shipwrecked businessman to the city. But instead of her dreams, she ends up selling herself in the streets, until a painter finds her as an ideal model for his next painting.
Movie8.0ComedyCorporal Möttönen is an incomparable humorist whose easygoing banter brings a pleasant atmosphere to the unit. The smooth-talking man from Savo is assigned to the entertainment troops at the front.
Niin se on, poijaat!
1942 · 1 votes
Movie7.5DramaComedyOlli Suominen fancies his teacher and other shenanigans.
Suomisen Olli rakastuu
1944 · 2 votes
Movie5.5ComedyRomanceA romantic comedy about a writer coming back to Finland is bored with the High Society life and starts a modeling job for a young and beautiful painter Ilona. Dressed as a vagabond, he soon starts to please Ilona and her many lady friends as shows quick learning skills and soon shows great knowledge of history, art, and literature.
Miesmalli
1944 · 2 votes
Movie8.0ComedyThrillerTimo plays a jealous husband who shoots his wife's lover on stage. The theater director urges the shy young man to gain experience with women and guns before the premiere. Both become familiar when Timo gets caught up in the schemes of his fellow actress Aili and a Russian spy ring.
Synnitön lankeemus
1943 · 1 votes
Movie5.7DramaHistoryIn 1916, Finland is still a part of Russian Empire. Eugen Schauman murders the governor of Finland, and his fellow activists take on smaller tasks in the fight for freedom.
Aktivistit
1939 · 3 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
Movie5.3RomanceSt.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
Movie9.0DramaWarThe spoiled girl Elli Arto joins the military service for women longing for a life of excitement. Out there she grows-up to a responsible adult.
Tyttö astuu elämään
1943 · 1 votes
Movie5.0ComedyRaili moves away from her mean aunts. The young woman enjoys her independent life, but debt, a deceitful boyfriend, and getting fired from her office job get her into trouble. However, Raili's uncle Salomoni and his wife Salli support their relative. Olli, a lawyer, also wants to help Raili, who has fallen victim to blackmail.
Perheen musta lammas
1941 · 7 votes
Movie7.0DramaA young pastor feels attracted to Martin, a fisherman, and his fiancée Raili. Martin, in turn, is in love with Paula, a shop assistant at a beach store. Jealousy and guilt drive these men, entangled in their relationships, to extreme actions.
Kiusaus
1938 · 1 votes
Movie5.7DramaMartha's problem is balancing work and family. According to her husband Juho and father-in-law Kalle, the mother's place is at home with the child and not at work. Only her mother-in-law Ilona encourages Martta to advance in her career.
Tuomari Martta
1943 · 3 votes
Movie4.8ComedyRomanceHelena Kara plays a dual role in this spectacularly portrayed adventure story where a real Countess and a false one cause misunderstandings. The film won Jussi Awards for filming and staging.
En ole kreivitär
1945 · 5 votes
Movie6.3ComedyRomanceAn artist bases a painting for a revealing lingerie ad on a photo of a girl he had found torn from a magazine, not knowing that the girl is in fact the daughter of the Finnish minister of finance. A scandal is about to erupt, and the artist is given 48 hours to find a strikingly similar-looking female model who could serve as his alibi. The minister's daughter decides to fool the artist by pretending to be a lowly girl of the streets, whom the artist then recruits as his "model".
Onnellinen ministeri
1941 · 3 votes