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Juha (1937)
Character: Marja
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.
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Miriam (1957)
Character: Britta Allnes
After her aunts death, young Miriam gets a position with the Allnes family. They have a son, Hans. Miriam and Hans fall in love. But the Hans mother is jealous and disapprove.
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Työmiehen päiväkirja (1967)
Character: Hilda, Ritvan enon vaimo
Juhani, a welder and Ritva, a right-wing backgrounded, future clerk get married. Soon we see that their marriage seems to be all about long business trips, housing problems, concerns about the money and political disagreements.
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Synnin puumerkki (1942)
Character: Stiina Berg
Maria, who lives in Hermann, Helsinki, takes in a baby abandoned on the steps of a bar. Mean neighbors call the foundling, named Stiina, a municipal orphan, which makes the girl ashamed of her background. Malicious gossip, constant poverty, and misfortune strengthen her spirit. Stiina grows up to be a brave and fair woman.
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…ja Helena soittaa (1951)
Character: Helena Junkkeri
Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri (Erkki Viljos), go to the front. Arttu proposes to his girlfriend Elina (Leena Häkinen), but the world events come in between. When he is not heard of at the end of the war, the relatives begin to believe that Arttu is dead - everybody else but not Helena.
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Pää pystyyn Helena (1957)
Character: Helena Junkkeri
Grandmother Helena Junkkeri is working on a farm that her widowed son Arttu is unable to take on. Taina Raitalo who arrives at the house as a childminder makes the grieving man smile again, and Artu's little sister Päivi in turn delights the entire Junkkeri family with her achievements.
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Kuriton sukupolvi (1957)
Character: Mrs. Varavaara
Aging professor of mathematics completes his life's work, a research project that has taken him decades, and climbs up from the boiler room (his study) and back to real life. He can hardly recognize his rebellious teenage kids and materialistic wife who hardly seem to notice his existence. The only person who is interested in the professor's work is Marja, his son's girlfriend and freshman at the university. An innocent infatuation flares up between the old man and the young girl, while the professor's family is only interested in the prize money awarded to the professor by an international jury for his academic achievements.
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Rivilotta (1943)
Character: Selostaja
The war documentary Rivilotta (1943), directed by Turo Karto, was filmed in the winter of 1941-42. The film, produced by the Finnish Defence Forces, presents the goals of the Lotta Svärd organization and the different aspects of the Lotta Svärd's work.
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Aikapoika ja mono (1976)
Character: Tyyne
A young boy finds a magic talking shoe that can change his voice to that of an adult.
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Aika hyvä ihmiseksi (1977)
Character: Valma Hurme
The film follows a boy and the relationship between his birth mother and step mother. Based on the novels by Aapeli.
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Totuus on armoton (1963)
Character: Mrs. Huhtakallio
A man sets out to prove his right against a District Court in a small town. The locals are not willing to accept anything but their own truth of the matter.
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Varaventtiili (1942)
Character: Rauha Tuomikoski
Liisa Harju, a lively and quick-witted teacher from Savo, gets her first job in Latomeri, Ostrobothnia. She falls out of favor with the local women when the eligible bachelor, doctor Eino Korpinen, takes a liking to her.
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Pitkäjärveläiset (1951)
Character: Liisa
1765. Regina Tuomaantytär is engaged to Juha. However, she is also courted by Martti Heikkilä, soldier Matti Modig and Kalle Brockman. Regina's two sisters and Sikala's maid Maria have fallen in love with Martti again.
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Villi Pohjola (1955)
Character: Ilotyttö
A Western comedy about the adventures of Tundra-Tauno in Pohjola and in the village of Utopila which ruled by a greedy mayor.
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Viimeinen vieras (1941)
Character: Ane Arvila
Inspector Puosu investigates the murder of smuggler Nelly with journalist Harn. Doubts are directed at wholesaler Antti Rajapalo, whose innocence is believed only by Rajapalo's secretary Ane Arvila.
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Älä nuolase… (1962)
Character: Mrs. Koivu
Poor service station workers Jaakko and Timo think they have won the lottery jackpot. The men are already making big plans when it turns out that the prize is actually worthless. Posing as American oil millionaires, the men get caught up in a web of deception.
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Vaarallista vapautta (1962)
Character: Anna
Nurse Sinikka wants to help a prisoner who crosses the border from the Soviet Union. She and her fiancé plan a flight via Finland with the help of her mother. Ruth the girlfriend of Sinikka's brother happens to witness the escape, which puts them all in danger.
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Jumalan myrsky (1940)
Character: Hanna Niskala
Kilian Melker, heir to a trading house, becomes head of a large enterprise on which the entire future of the financially troubled company depends. He falls in love with Hanna, the daughter of the Niskala family, but marries the wealthy Elisa Karhelin to save his family's fortune.
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Yli rajan (1942)
Character: Eliisa Raaska
Eliisa Raaska, who lives in the Soviet Union, wants to move to Finland to be with her beloved Mikko Vanhalan, but she does not want to leave her elderly and sick father in Ingria.
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Kolmiapila (1953)
Character: Lastenkodin johtajatar
A couple decides to adopt a child. At the orphanage, they hear three different stories about the children who have arrived there and their fates.
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Markan tähden (1938)
Character: Ritva Majuri
Irmeli, a fashion designer enjoying herself in Hanko, is urgently needed at her workplace. Ritva sets off to fetch her sister, but ends up by chance as a maid at Director Markka's villa, where Irmeli soon finds herself too. Director Markka and his nephew Reima are charmed by the clever sisters.
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Avoveteen (1939)
Character: Elsa
Yrjö Niemelä leaves the countryside for Helsinki. Unemployed, homeless, and penniless, the young man attempts suicide in despair, but a Salvation Army soldier comes to his rescue at the last moment. His luck changes when Yrjö gets a job in a warehouse and, as a fast runner, becomes a sports coach. His childhood sweetheart Elsa encourages him to succeed.
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Rikas tyttö (1939)
Character: Irja Rantanen
A bored rich girl falls in love with a dock worker.
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Keinumorsian (1943)
Character: Aliina Horha
Jarvala's daughter Aliina and the miller Jalmari Hurttia are in love with each other. Jarvala's father does not approve of the miller as a son-in-law, because he wants his daughter to marry into wealth. The wealthy widower Elias Horha proposes to Aliina, who eventually agrees to marry the old man.
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Opettajatar seikkailee (1960)
Character: Tyynelä
An uptight all-girl school teacher Leena Kataja stumbles upon a handsome artist Pertti Rinne who paints her face on a nude portrait, much to her chagrin. She is intent on keeping the painting out of circulation by stealing it from an art gallery, but the aftermath turns out to be more complex than she anticipated, leading Leena to become involved in various misunderstandings featuring a gang of criminals, inept cops and false murder charges among other things.
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Juurakon Hulda (1937)
Character: Hulda Juurakko
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 sense, and starts taking evening classes. Keeping her studies secret from her employer for years, she eventually graduates from the university and becomes candidate in the parliamentary election, stressing women's and working people's rights. Romance with Judge Soratie finally ensues.
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Pimeänpirtin hävitys (1947)
Character: Leni/Johanna Kallentytär, "Hanni"
Set in 19th century country side and a small town. Leni and later her daughter Hanni living in Pimeänpirtti croft are seduced by Otto von Holten, the Patron of Kankaanpää Estate.
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Miehen kunnia (1943)
Character: Virve Vainio
Master Kaarlo Auer, who has achieved fame as the author of a successful novel, travels to a small town to meet Anna, the widow of his late friend Martti Vainio. Their daughter Virve Vainio finds an old calendar in the attic, in which an entry reveals literary theft.
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Kultainen vasikka (1961)
Character: Anna Aaltonen
Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni.
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Pikku Pietarin piha (1961)
Character: Kellomestarin vaimo
A little orphan boy is the focus of attention, as well as his stepmother whose special qualities engender a certain mystery around her person – and hint at magical powers.
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Kun lesket lempivät (1974)
Character: Variksen Maija
Simo Kämäräinen, a widowed cottage owner, and his chairman leave with marriage intentions for Juva. A play based on Maiju Lassila's novel.
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