Urho Lahti
Actor · 1901 – 1957 · Maaninka, Finland
Movies24
Movie7.0DramaSchoolboy Klaus is convicted of theft and sent to prison. At his release Klaus feels that his life has changed a lot. Despite all his hardship and difficulties he keeps up his studies under the supervision of the grim Master Kahari.
Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen
1953 · 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
Movie5.3ComedyRomanceYoung woman flies to Lapland together with her father and his new female friend whom the daughter dislikes. On a lonely skiing-trip across the vast wilderness, the young lady ends up in a shack inhabited by two research engineers and a funny old Lapland man who sees peculiar dreams.
Tapahtui kaukana
1950 · 3 votes
Movie6.2FantasyDramaA wide-eyed doll salesman is mistaken for a bomb-wielding anarchist by the oppressive forces of the totalitarian state.
Movie4.7DramaThrillerThree brothers, all with their own problems that could be solved by money, try to come up with a plan to get they share of their uncle's fortune. Then a murder takes place and it is the job of a detective to find out which one of the brothers did it.
Kohtalo tekee siirron
1959 · 3 votes
Movie5.3ComedyMusicMusical comedy about two friends trying to advance in music business at any price.
2 hauskaa vekkulia
1953 · 3 votes
Movie4.0ComedyIn the heart of Savo, police officer Kontkanen is searching for Heikki, a man suspected of selling alcohol. At the same time, he tries to catch the ram that has escaped from Piiroinen's farm and win the heart of Annastiina, the farmer's daughter, who is also sought after by other suitors.
Rakkaus on nopeampi Piiroisen pässiäkin
1950 · 3 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
Movie4.2DramaHistorySet in early 16th century Finland, a knight Olavi Gideoninpoika meets Mirjam Raakelintytär and falls in love. Mirjami hides in a monastery disguised as a choir boy, but is revealed by a monk Rasmus, who also desires her, and is put on trial.
Risti ja liekki
1957 · 5 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
Movie10.0ComedyDuring the Helsinki Olympics, Sotajermut Ryhmä and Romppainen are Olympic coaches. When Delila, coached by Romppainen, is robbed, a series of events begins, involving secret plots, fights, and even tenderness.
Jees, olympialaiset, sanoi Ryhmy
1952 · 1 votes
Movie5.7ComedyThe year is 1895 in a small village in Savo, where new ideas such as women's rights and folk high schools are vehemently opposed by Pastor Jussilainen, both in his home and in the parish. His wife Eveliina, the maids, and the conservative parishioners all experience his vehemence. However, the pastor meets his match when his mother-in-law arrives for a visit.
Pastori Jussilainen
1955 · 3 votes
Movie3.2ComedyWhile Leena is spending time at a health resort in the countryside, her husband Esa, an accountant, finds himself falling for Kirsti, who works at his office. The breakdown of their marriage also stirs up feelings in their adult children, who begin to question their own ideas about relationships.
Vihaan sinua – rakas
1951 · 4 votes
Movie8.0DramaPastor Samuel Bro has lost his faith in God. He is in conflict with the Church Council and is rejected from his priesthood. He moves away to a different life.
1918
1957 · 3 votes
Movie6.6DramaRomanceIn the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working for a charming old professor. However, Silja's health starts to deteriorate, and when the Finnish Civil War breaks up in 1918, she is inadvertently involved in a small incident after which her loyalties are questioned by both the Reds and the Whites.
Silja – nuorena nukkunut
1956 · 5 votes
Movie7.5ComedyAdventurePekka Lipponen is trying to trace hidden diamonds before a group of bandits finds them. He enlists his friend Kalle-Kustaa Korkki to help him.
Kalle-Kustaa Korkin seikkailut
1949 · 2 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
Movie4.6DramaCrimeThe new idealistic welfare officer Helmi tries to improve conditions in "Sin Alley," but difficulties arise, particularly with the leader of the petty criminals, Jukka, whose son Reino also drifts into a life of crime.
Laitakaupungin laulu
1948 · 7 votes
Movie10.0ComedyRomanceA widower takes care of his three children who are trying to find him a new wife.
Isäpappa ja keltanokka
1950 · 1 votes
Movie6.3ComedyRomanceTuija Suvi, who works as a model, is delivering a dress to the daughter of a commercial counselor, but she has an accident and ends up meeting musician Asko Kari. Asko assumes that Tuija is the daughter of the commercial counselor and ends up inviting her to a restaurant, where both try to pretend to be something they are not. Gradually, however, the couple begins to truly fall in love with each other.
Toukokuun taika
1948 · 3 votes
Movie6.2ComedyMusicAfter a robbery, a gang of bandits led by Kulaus-Ramperi flees Helsinki on the Kuopio express train "Lentävä kalakukko" and tries to hide in the crowded train filled with music and singing. The cheerful conductor Saastamoinen protects the motley crew traveling on the train.
Lentävä kalakukko
1953 · 4 votes
Movie6.7ComedyTwo children get involved in the adventure as the bustling caretaker Mrs. Aaltoska and crime reporter "Hawkeye" Lipponen start chasing the mysterious criminal league.
Aaltoska orkaniseeraa
1949 · 3 votes