Finnish movies: My List
by dezaeh109 | created - 07 Jul 2021 | updated - 1 week ago | PublicAll the theatrically released feature length (1 hr>) Finnish films I've ever watched
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1. Olli's Apprenticeship (1920)
91 min | Drama
Director: Teuvo Puro | Stars: Antti Ilvos, Jussi Snellman, Ertta Virtamo, Brita Eriksson
Votes: 84
2. Wedding in Poetic Karjala (1921)
65 min | Documentary
Director: A.O. Väisänen | Stars: Lyyli Home, Benjamin Trofimov, Olga Tarpio, Iivana Bomba
Votes: 43
3. Anna-Liisa (1922)
70 min | Drama
Anna-Liisa of Kortesuo is engaged to Johannes of Kivimaa, but she is burdened by a heavy past. On the day of the announcement, Anna-Liisa confesses her crime in the presence of the party guests.
Directors: Teuvo Puro, Jussi Snellman | Stars: Helmi Lindelöf, Hemmo Kallio, Meri Roini, Greta Waahtera
Votes: 100
4. Finlandia (1922)
121 min | Documentary
This government-run propaganda film introduces the nature, sports, military, agriculture and capital of Finland.
Directors: Erkki Karu, Eero Leväluoma | Stars: Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Clas Thunberg, Paavo Nurmi, Armas Taipale
Votes: 33
5. Rakkauden kaikkivalta - Amor Omnia (1922)
83 min | Drama
Director: Konrad Tallroth | Stars: Ida Brander, Konrad Tallroth, Eugen Kopkin, Valentine Panjutin
Votes: 31
6. Koskenlaskijan morsian (1923)
87 min | Drama
Director: Erkki Karu | Stars: Konrad Tallroth, Heidi Blåfield, Jaakko Korhonen, Einar Rinne
Votes: 53
7. Rautakylän vanha parooni (1923)
79 min | Drama, Horror
In the winter of 1838 surprise guests arrive at the manor house of Rautakylä, inhabited by the elderly Baron Magnus Drakenhjelm and the story takes us back fifty years to the court of Gustav III in Stockholm.
Director: Karl Fager | Stars: Adolf Lindfors, Felix Borg, Einar Rinne, Naimi Kari
Votes: 15
8. The Village Shoemakers (1923)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
Rural comedy of the intrigues and stratagems involving a country wedding.
Director: Erkki Karu | Stars: Axel Slangus, Heidi Blåfield, Kirsti Suonio, Alarik Korhonen
Votes: 94
9. Polyteekkarifilmi (1924)
69 min | Comedy
Director: Adolf Lindroos | Stars: Rurik Ekroos, Emil Lindh, Kirsti Suonio, Edda von Bidder-Ehrnrooth
Votes: 13
10. The Price They Pay (1924)
79 min | Crime, Drama
Fisherman Eerik Storm agrees to become a smuggler's pilot in order to get money to save his home.
Director: Erkki Karu | Stars: Wilho Ilmari, Wilhelmiina Tuukkanen, Emil Lindh, Agnes Lindh
Votes: 10
11. Pohjalaisia (1925)
118 min | Drama, History
Story of the rebellion of the peasants against the authorities.
Director: Jalmari Lahdensuo | Stars: Simo Kaario, Oiva Soini, Kaisa Leppänen, Einar Rinne
Votes: 34
12. Curses of the Witch (1927)
82 min | Drama, Horror
A newlywed couple suffer from the effects of a curse a witch put on the place they live in centuries earlier.
Director: Teuvo Puro | Stars: Einar Rinne, Heidi Blåfield, Irmeli Viherjuuri, Kaisa Leppänen
Votes: 160
13. Elämän maantiellä (1927)
83 min | Drama, Romance
Directors: Ragnar Hartwall, Kurt Jäger | Stars: Waldemar Wohlström, Halvar Lindholm, Vivan Cravelin, Eric Broman
Votes: 26
14. Tukkijoella (1928)
104 min | Drama
Crowns servant rättäri holds the riverside village in his grip with his plots. Officer Turkka falls in love with Katri, whom the rättäri also woos. Turkka, who learns of the rättäri's shady dealings, decides to expose rättäri.
Directors: Wilho Ilmari, Axel Slangus | Stars: Urho Somersalmi, Ellen Sylvin, Mary Hannikainen, Kirsti Suonio
Votes: 23
15. Meidän poikamme (1929)
102 min | Drama
Director: Erkki Karu | Stars: Axel Slangus, Waldemar Wohlström, Olga Leino, Birgit Sergelius
Votes: 42
16. Korkein voitto (1929)
89 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Carl von Haartman | Stars: Carl von Haartman, Kerstin Nylander, Aku Korhonen, Erik Fröling
Votes: 77
17. Mustalaishurmaaja (1929)
69 min | Drama, Romance
Manjardo, a young Gypsy leader headed by Tulio, has spent a lively and joyful life with his young women, Glafira and very keen Akris. He will soon be married to the daughter of the master ... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Teuvo Tulio, Meri Hackzell, Hanna Taini, Alli Riks
Votes: 77
18. Kajastus (1930)
83 min | Drama, History
Opens at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg in February 1899. Tsar Nicholas II signs the February Manifesto, the purpose of which is to abolish Finnish self-government. An act that arouse widespread opposition in Finland.
Director: Carl von Haartman | Stars: Aarne Leppänen, Elsa Segerberg, Helge Ranin, Anielka Elter
Votes: 20
19. Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin (1931)
104 min | Comedy
While on holiday, Himanen and Kehkonen offer to take the stationmaster across the lake in their boat. Through various mishaps Himanen, posing as a woman falls in love with the lensman's daughter.
Director: Jaakko Korhonen | Stars: Joel Rinne, Elsa Segerberg, Yrjö Tuominen, Kaarlo Saarnio
Votes: 51
20. Jääkärin morsian (1931)
101 min | Drama, War
It is the year 1915, and five Finnish men ski to Sweden via the Gulf of Bothnia to get military training in Germany. Among the men are Martti and Kalpa from the 27th Army Ranger Battalion. ... See full summary »
Director: Kalle Kaarna | Stars: Hanna Taini, Tauno Palo, Ella Eronen, Armas Lindström
Votes: 54
21. Laveata tietä (1931)
91 min | Drama, Romance
Antti Larto is a charmer violinist who conquers not only the hearts of Finnish women but also those of Parisians.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Teuvo Tulio, Eeva Virtanen, Alli Riks, Kaarlo Penttilä
Votes: 52
22. Erämaan turvissa (1931)
83 min | Drama
A Russian officer rescues the wanted anarchist Vera Maretskaja. A romance arises between them, but the secret police arrests the officer in a restaurant and expels him to Siberia on charges of aiding the revolutionaries.
Directors: Kalle Kaarna, Friedrich von Maydell | Stars: Bernhard Goetzke, Aarne Leppänen, Elisabeth Frisk, Hanna Taini
23. Tukkipojan morsian (1931)
95 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Erkki Karu | Stars: Urho Somersalmi, Helena Koskinen, Hemmo Kallio, Aku Käyhkö
Votes: 39
24. Meidän poikamme merellä (1933)
109 min | Drama, Music
Director: Erkki Karu | Stars: Georg Malmstén, Kati Aspelin, Aku Käyhkö, Jaakko Korhonen
Votes: 43
25. Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee. (1933)
104 min | Comedy
Director: Erkki Karu | Stars: Mia Backman, Uuno Laakso, Georg Malmstén, Eeva Virtanen
Votes: 32
26. Helsingin kuuluisin liikemies (1934)
84 min | Comedy
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Aku Korhonen, Helinä Svensson, Uuno Montonen, Matti Jurva
Votes: 47
27. Siltalan pehtoori (1934)
87 min | Comedy
Agronomist Paul arrives at Siltala Manor to become the new superintendent. He knows his worth, and that causes tension among the gentry and in the owner of the manor, widower Lilli. Eventually, Lilli and Paul begin to find common ground.
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Hanna Taini, Jalmari Rinne, Uuno Laakso, Yrjö Tuominen
Votes: 72
28. Syntipukki (1935)
93 min | Comedy
In order to buy a dairy shop, Adalbert Koikkalainen needs a thousand marks and work experience, so he is applying for a job at the department store Sampo. After few mishaps he is hired as a scapegoat to receive customer complaints.
Director: Erkki Karu | Stars: Ester Toivonen, Kaarlo Kartio, Jaakko Korhonen, Tyyne Jauri
Votes: 71
29. Kun isä tahtoo... (1935)
77 min | Comedy
Surprises and miscommunication occur when industrialist's daughter wants to marry an auto mechanic.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Emmi Jurkka, Regina Linnanheimo, Hulda Keskinen, Valentin Vaala
Votes: 54
30. Kaikki rakastavat (1935)
80 min | Comedy, Romance
'Everbody Loves' is the English translation: as indeed they all here do as some fellahs get smitten by a couple of comely young fillies, whilst Mothers - (and one wife) - supervise / interfere, depending on your take on romance blossoming.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Birgit Nuotio, Martta Suonio
Votes: 108
31. Vaimoke (1936)
82 min | Comedy, Romance
Esko makes a bet that he will marry the first young woman he encounters. This turns out to be Kirsti, who promptly turns down the proposals. But when she finds about the bet, she agrees to marry him in order to get her revenge.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Uuno Laakso, Kirsti Suonio
Votes: 176
32. Pohjalaisia (1936)
119 min | Drama
The new police chief is annoying the farmers with his arrogant, dishonest and violent actions. A young man called Jussi starts to oppose him.
Directors: Yrjö Norta, T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Iivari Tuomisto, Eino Kaipainen, Laila Rihte, Irja Aholainen
Votes: 64
33. Mieheke (1936)
80 min | Comedy, Romance
Irmeli wants a certain job as a secretary but finds out that she would have to be married in order to get the vacancy. She lies that she has recently married and then gets a stranger from a... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Tuulikki Paananen, Tauno Palo, Uuno Laakso, Regina Linnanheimo
Votes: 111
34. Juha (1937)
101 min | Drama
Eastern Finland in 18th century. Farmer Juha has raised an orphan girl Marja and married her. Karelian trader Shemeikka visits the farm and starts to make advances to young and beautiful Marja, tempting her to run away with him.
Director: Nyrki Tapiovaara | Stars: Hannes Närhi, Irma Seikkula, Walle Saikko, Tuulikki Paananen
Votes: 147
35. Ja alla oli tulinen järvi (1937)
106 min | Drama
Jussi Raala loses his inheritance when his alcoholic father sells his manor, sawmill and forests to the Lumia family. Jussi works for a while to the Lumias but is embittered by the insults ... See full summary »
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Hugo Hytönen, Joel Rinne, Anni Aitto, Kaarlo Angerkoski
Votes: 61
36. Koskenlaskijan morsian (1937)
83 min | Drama, Romance
Heikki tries to overcome his financial difficulties by marrying his son Juhani and the only daughter of Nuottaniemi, Hanna. She is in love with the honest Antti and is threatened by the fiery and dangerous Juhani.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Jalmari Rinne, Ansa Ikonen, Eino Heino, Eino Jurkka
Votes: 77
37. Tukkijoella (1937)
132 min | Comedy
Director: Kalle Kaarna | Stars: Kyösti Erämaa, Toppo Elonperä, Santeri Karilo, Vilho Ruuskanen
Votes: 36
38. Juurakon Hulda (1937)
82 min | Comedy, Romance
Poor but ambitious country girl Hulda arrives in the country's capital and gets a job as a maid for a bachelor Member of Parliament, Judge Soratie. She works hard, never loses her common ... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Irma Seikkula, Tauno Palo, Topo Leistelä, Hugo Hytönen
Votes: 175
39. Lapatossu (1937)
83 min | Comedy
A lazy but resourceful Lapatossu is solving problems with his simple friend Vinski.
Directors: Yrjö Norta, T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Aku Korhonen, Laila Rihte, Eino Kaipainen, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 103
40. Kuriton sukupolvi (1937)
110 min | Comedy
A busy professor begins to educate his ill-behaved offspring.
Director: Wilho Ilmari | Stars: Uuno Laakso, Tyyne Haarla, Ansa Ikonen, Oke Tuuri
Votes: 58
41. Women of Niskavuori (1938)
78 min | Drama, Romance
The first Finnish talking picture (with English subtitles) to be released in the United States is a story of the conflict between the old and new orders of living. Tauno Palo marries Irja ... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Olga Tainio, Tauno Palo, Irja Elstelä, Lea Joutseno
Votes: 146
42. Tulitikkuja lainaamassa (1938)
77 min | Comedy
Two farmers go to town and cause trouble all around. The rumors of their death make it even worse.
Directors: Yrjö Norta, T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Aku Korhonen, Uuno Laakso, Ester Toivonen, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 127
43. Soldier's Bride (1938)
97 min | Drama, History, War
The German 27th Royal Jaeger Battalion is returning from the front to Libau. Jaeger corporal Martti Kari (Kullervo Kalske) falls in love with the Livonian dancer Sabina (Tuulikki Paananen) ... See full summary »
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Tuulikki Paananen, Ritva Aro, Tuli Arjo, Kullervo Kalske
Votes: 98
44. Elinan surma (1938)
124 min | Drama, History
Director: Kalle Kaarna | Stars: Santeri Karilo, Ella Eronen, Hilkka Helinä, Kalevi Mykkänen
Votes: 32
45. Stolen Death (1938)
101 min | Romance, Thriller
A thriller set in turn-of-the-century Helsinki, Stolen Death uses elements of German expressionism to tell the story of Finnish resistance fighters smuggling arms to overthrow the Tsarist ... See full summary »
Director: Nyrki Tapiovaara | Stars: Tuulikki Paananen, Ilmari Mänty, Santeri Karilo, Annie Mörk
Votes: 298
46. Paimen, piika ja emäntä (1938)
89 min | Drama
Katri palkataan piiaksi Riihiniemen titalle. Vuosien varrella hän tekee lujasti töitä ja uskaltautuu haaveilemaan jopa rakkaudesta ja tilan emännyydestä, mutta juonittelut perinnönjaossa ... See full synopsis »
Director: Roland af Hällström | Stars: Martta Kontula, Kaarlo Kytö, Kosti Elo, Aili Tikka
Votes: 25
47. Sysmäläinen (1938)
93 min | Adventure, Comedy
A period comedy set in 1622-1637. The male protagonist, the man from Sysmä, is the fool who always fails to recognize the female protagonist in her many disguises, dressing as a man, and then as a man dressing as woman.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Olavi Reimas, Sirkka Sari, Vilho Auvinen, Kerttu Salmi
Votes: 102
48. Vieras mies tuli taloon (1938)
106 min | Crime, Drama
The landlady Astrid Jönsson of a forest farm, hires a job seeker posing as Aaltonen as a farm manager when her mentally ill husband Alfred is unable to work.
Director: Wilho Ilmari | Stars: Kaisu Leppänen, Eino Kaipainen, Aku Korhonen, Kaarlo Angerkoski
Votes: 57
49. The Song of the Scarlet Flower (1938)
115 min | Drama, Romance
About Olavi, a farmer's son who leaves his home after a dispute with his father and leads a life of a womanizing logger.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Kaarlo Oksanen, Rakel Linnanheimo, Mirjami Kuosmanen, Nora Mäkinen
Votes: 231
50. Nummisuutarit (1938)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Wilho Ilmari | Stars: Unto Salminen, Aku Korhonen, Siiri Angerkoski, Laila Rihte
Votes: 61
51. Eteenpäin - elämään (1939)
110 min | Drama
Directors: Yrjö Norta, T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Tauno Palo, Emmi Jurkka, Elsa Rantalainen
Votes: 62
52. Helmikuun manifesti (1939)
99 min | Drama
Directors: Yrjö Norta, T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Tauno Palo, Laila Rihte, Eino Kaipainen
Votes: 123
53. Halveksittu (1939)
91 min | Drama
Director: Jorma Nortimo | Stars: Ester Toivonen, Eino Kaipainen, Yrjö Tuominen, Henny Valjus
Votes: 29
54. Jumalan tuomio (1939)
99 min | Drama
Directors: Yrjö Norta, T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Aku Korhonen, Yrjö Tuominen
Votes: 46
55. Aktivistit (1939)
110 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In 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.
Director: Risto Orko | Stars: Helena Kara, Tuulikki Paananen, Uuno Laakso, Ville Salminen
Votes: 57
56. Vihtori ja Klaara (1939)
99 min | Comedy
Popular US comic Irish cartoon characters Jiggs and Maggie were syndicated in the Scandinavian countries and here become Vihtori and Klaara, with some of the strip's gags transplanted to slapstick style live action.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Eino Jurkka, Verna Piponius, Turo Kartto, Nora Mäkinen
Votes: 102
57. Avoveteen (1939)
100 min | Drama
Yrjö Niemelä moves to Helsinki. There he, unemployed, homeless, and penniless, tries to commit suicide but is rescued by a soldier of the Salvation Army.
Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Kullervo Kalske, Irma Seikkula, Aino Lohikoski, Hugo Hytönen
Votes: 60
58. Rikas tyttö (1939)
80 min | Comedy
Two well to do ladies are wooed by ennui upper class lads/men: a chance encounter with a stranger of seemingly lesser class causes one to be all a flutter, especially when her own riches ... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Sirkka Sari, Olavi Reimas, Lea Joutseno, Hannes Häyrinen
Votes: 83
59. Seitsemän veljestä (1939)
108 min | Drama
Based on Aleksis Kivi's 1870 book, with the same title. It follows the lives of the seven Jukola brothers over several years.
Director: Wilho Ilmari | Stars: Edvin Laine, Eino Kaipainen, Kaarlo Kytö, Kaarlo Kartio
Votes: 131
60. Vihreä kulta (1939)
86 min | Drama, Romance
Governess Kristine Bergman arrives in her native Lapland with her husband Gustav Bergman. On a night-time sleigh ride, she meets and falls in love with the head forester Suontaa, who responds to her feelings.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Hanna Taini, Olavi Reimas, Sven Relander, Topo Leistelä
Votes: 74
61. Kaksi Vihtoria (1939)
110 min | Comedy
Director: Nyrki Tapiovaara | Stars: Annie Mörk, Sointu Kouvo, Eino Jurkka, Arvi Tuomi
Votes: 23
62. Isoviha (1939)
91 min | Drama, History
Priest Petrelius refuses to accept the marriage proposals of his daughter Karoliina and Paavo Paulinpoika. Paavo enlists in the King's forces and is wounded. On his return, he finds his village and his beloved at the mercy of the Russians.
Director: Kalle Kaarna | Stars: Hilkka Helinä, Kalevi Mykkänen, Santeri Karilo, Kaarlo Saarnio
Votes: 39
63. Suotorpan tyttö (1940)
65 min | Drama, Romance
A country girl, shunned by her conservative community for having a baby out of wedlock, goes to court to try to save her reputation.
Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Tauno Palo, Ester Toivonen, Aku Korhonen
Votes: 57
64. SF-paraati (1940)
86 min | Comedy, Musical
Taxi driver Tanu Paalu and tourist guide Ansa Koskeli fall in love. Both are unemployed, but the success of a song by Tanu and Ansa leads to them being hired. Their love becomes contentious when a tune in the song causes a disagreement.
Director: Yrjö Norta | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Aku Korhonen, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 147
65. One Man's Fate (1940)
93 min | Drama, Romance
Young farmer Paavo's wife dies in childbirth, and their baby soon follows. The wife's family claims back the dowry she brought to their marriage, but Paavo has already used most of it for ... See full summary »
Directors: Hugo Hytönen, Nyrki Tapiovaara | Stars: Gunnar Hiilloskorpi, Mirjami Kuosmanen, Hugo Hytönen, Helvi Järveläinen
Votes: 89
66. Unelma karjamajalla (1940)
108 min | Drama, Romance
Drama about a young woman in rural Finland in the 1930s. The small village provides a scene for intrigues, fights, love, jealousy, accusations, and revenge.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Sirkka Salonen, Olga Tainio, Kaarlo Oksanen, Kyösti Erämaa
Votes: 134
67. Runon kuningas ja muuttolintu (1940)
115 min | Drama
A poet finds a new muse in young woman.
Directors: T.J. Särkkä, Yrjö Norta | Stars: Eino Kaipainen, Ansa Ikonen, Anni Hämäläinen, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 43
68. Tavaratalo Lapatossu & Vinski (1940)
110 min | Comedy
Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Aku Korhonen, Kaarlo Kartio, Laila Rihte, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 60
69. Kulkurin valssi (1941)
104 min | Music, Romance
Hunted by the authorities after shooting a Russian prince in a duel in St. Petersburg, a Finnish baron flees to his homeland and disguises as a drifter to avoid getting caught.
Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Regina Linnanheimo, Elsa Rantalainen
Votes: 299
70. Suomisen perhe (1941)
110 min | Drama
Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Yrjö Tuominen, Elsa Turakainen, Eine Laine, Sirkka Sipilä
Votes: 145
71. Kaivopuiston kaunis Regina (1941)
103 min | Romance
At the eve of Crimean war orphaned Regina lives with her grandmother in a small cabin near a lavish villa. As the summer approaches there is great anticipation of a big ball to be held.
Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Tauno Palo, Ester Toivonen, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 140
72. Morsian yllättää (1941)
67 min | Comedy
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Lea Joutseno, Tauno Majuri, Olavi Reimas, Reino Valkama
Votes: 81
73. Onnellinen ministeri (1941)
124 min | Comedy
An artist who 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.
Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Birgit Kronström, Tauno Palo, Sven Relander, Thure Bahne
Votes: 66
74. Kuollut mies rakastuu (1942)
91 min | Comedy, Thriller
Director: Ilmari Unho | Stars: Hilkka Helinä, Joel Rinne, Tauno Majuri, Reino Valkama
Votes: 71
75. Synnin puumerkki (1942)
91 min | Drama
Director: Jorma Nortimo | Stars: Irma Seikkula, Suvi Soila, Anni Aitto, Tauno Majuri
Votes: 40
76. Rantasuon raatajat (1942)
90 min | Drama
Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Eino Kaipainen, Toppo Elonperä, Elna Hellman
Votes: 52
77. Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi (1943)
110 min | Romance
Director: Ossi Elstelä | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Leif Wager, Elsa Rantalainen, Ester Toivonen
Votes: 167
78. Neiti Tuittupää (1943)
80 min | Drama
Young, remarkably independent (for the times) woman decides how to make her own way through life, without any interfering patriarchal characters dictating it for her, whilst keeps suitors ... See full summary »
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Lea Joutseno, Tapio Nurkka, Tauno Majuri, Rakel Linnanheimo
Votes: 56
79. Valkoiset ruusut (1943)
102 min | Drama, Romance
The uncredited adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novel (1922), made five years before Max Ophüls' more widely recognized "Letter from an Unknown Woman" (1948).
Director: Hannu Leminen | Stars: Helena Kara, Tauno Palo, Aku Korhonen, Aino Lohikoski
Votes: 152
80. Yrjänän emännän synti (1943)
88 min | Drama
Yrjänä's farm is plagued by infertility and the lady of the house decides to get a child by any means to continue her famous family. She's in conflict with her husband and with the church.
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Mirjami Kuosmanen, Edvin Laine, Aino Lohikoski, Esko Vettenranta
Votes: 47
81. Suomisen taiteilijat (1943)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Maire Suvanto, Lasse Pöysti, Kalevi Hartti, Tuula Ignatius
Votes: 100
82. Vaivaisukon morsian (1944)
110 min | Drama
Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Eino Kaipainen, Tauno Palo, Aku Korhonen
Votes: 60
83. Nainen on valttia (1944)
99 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Fed up with her hectic life style, a famous operetta singer escapes from her selfish fiance to a misogynistic household of three men: a professor, a composer, and their bibulous servant.
Director: Ansa Ikonen | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Aku Korhonen, Uuno Laakso, Unto Salminen
Votes: 56
84. Sylvi (1944)
95 min | Drama
Set in a small Finnish town in the 1890s, 18-year-old orphan Sylvi can't refuse the courtship performed by her guardian, assessor Aksel Wahl. The old spouse does not like a young wife who ... See full summary »
Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Helena Kara, Leif Wager, Edvin Laine, Elsa Turakainen
Votes: 38
85. Dynamiittityttö (1944)
73 min | Comedy, Crime
Mysterious dynamiters keep the city in fear. Spoiled Marja Reijonen longs for excitement in her boring life and gets excited about the crimes because the dynamite men are so up-to-date.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Lea Joutseno, Paavo Jännes, Tapio Nurkka, William Markus
Votes: 108
86. Sellaisena kuin sinä minut halusit (1944)
102 min | Drama
A girl who moves to the city after her fiancé lacks the courage to face his father ,who is against their relationship. In the city the girls winds up being abused by men, giving birth to a child and supporting herself on prostitution.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Marie-Louise Fock, Ture Ara, Kunto Karapää, Lauri Korpela
Votes: 259
87. Suomisen Olli rakastuu (1944)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Lasse Pöysti, Ansa Ikonen, Regina Keso, Maire Suvanto
Votes: 121
88. The Green Chamber of Linnais (1945)
91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A nobleman in 1830's Finland has to contend with stuck-up relatives, his daughters' suitors, dark secrets from his family's past, mistaken identities and a haunted wing of his mansion.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Rauli Tuomi, Regina Linnanheimo, Kaija Rahola, Paavo Jännes
Votes: 176
89. Suomisen Olli yllättää (1945)
88 min | Drama
Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Lasse Pöysti, Kalevi Hartti, Ekke Hämäläinen, Topi Ruuth
Votes: 111
90. Nokea ja kultaa (1945)
88 min | Drama
A Salvation Army lieutenant gets to handle the case of a boy who has escaped from violent surrogate parents. But it turns out to be difficult to break the boy's criminal behavior.
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Edvin Laine, Veli-Matti Kaitala, Uuno Laakso
Votes: 47
91. Rakkauden risti (1946)
99 min | Drama, Romance
The daughter of a lighthouse keeper runs away with a shipwrecked businessman to the city. But instead of her dreams, she finds herself selling herself in the streets, until a painter finds her as an ideal model for his next painting.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Oscar Tengström, Ville Salminen, Rauli Tuomi
Votes: 234
92. Houkutuslintu (1946)
84 min | Drama
Marja is a prostitute who has to run away, when her pimp Jussi robs and kills one of her costumers. She finds a hiding place in a mansion on the country side. Marja falls in love with the ... See full summary »
Director: Roland af Hällström | Stars: Laila Jokimo, Eino Kaipainen, Eero Leväluoma, Maire Hyvönen
Votes: 93
93. Levoton veri (1946)
91 min | Drama, Romance
A love triangle of two sisters, both passionately desiring the same man.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Eino Katajavuori, Toini Vartiainen, Harriett Philipson
Votes: 248
94. Viikon tyttö (1946)
88 min | Comedy
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Lea Joutseno, Tauno Palo, Rauha Rentola, Tapio Nurkka
Votes: 64
95. 'Minä elän' (1946)
115 min | Biography, Drama
The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.
Director: Ilmari Unho | Stars: Rauli Tuomi, Matti Kivi, Anni Aitto, Kaarlo Aavajoki
Votes: 58
96. Louisa (1946)
85 min | Drama, Romance
Young Loviisa and a group of hard-working women run the Niskavuori farm, while the men is busy chasing girls or future brides.
Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Emma Väänänen, Tauno Palo, Kirsti Hurme, Reino Häkälä
Votes: 155
97. Kuudes käsky (1947)
95 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Orvo Saarikivi | Stars: Ghedi Lönnberg, Tapio Rautavaara, Esko Vettenranta, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 36
98. Passionate Power (1947)
90 min | Drama
Turbulent, then tragic, marital relationship resulting in wife getting the upper hand from oppressive husband, on a post second world war farmstead.
Director: Teuvo Tulio | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Kullervo Kalske, Eric Gustafson, Aku Peltonen
Votes: 153
99. Pimeänpirtin hävitys (1947)
97 min | Drama
Director: Ilmari Unho | Stars: Irma Seikkula, Tauno Palo, Urho Somersalmi, Märta Laurent
Votes: 47
100. Pikajuna pohjoiseen (1947)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the Norht.
Director: Roland af Hällström | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Leif Wager, Tauno Majuri, Aku Korhonen
Votes: 98
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