Valentin Vaala

A Finish silent feature about gypsy romance..... (imdb)

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 nearby restaurant to pose as her husband. Complications arise when they have to continue their charade. (imdb)

A visual poem based on a story by Nobel laureate F.E. Sillanpää. The fates of various characters become interlaced over a long and light-filled summer night in the Finnish countryside. Lumberjacks, a deer-eyed young man Nokia, a family of poor farmers, a young girl and her lover... New life is born, old life dies, man is slain in his prime, and his widow continues her life. (imdb)

The romantic musical comedy Kaikki rakastavat is a key work in Finnish film history since it was the first feature film of Valentin Vaala as the house director of Suomi-Filmi and the film which launched the most beloved screen couple of Finland, Tauno Palo and Ansa Ikonen.

The clear starry sky shimmers above the fresh of white snowdrifts. Under the stars and the snow above Helsinki vuorineuvoksetar Kristine Bergman wants to discover the Lapland wilderness, and guide them he gets a forester by the bog. Kristine interest in Lapland stems from deep within, and he do not like the fact that he was compartmentalised shallow right away hepsankeikaksi.

The story is based on the novel by Jalmari Finne and features real historical figures Arvid Tandefelt and Brita Ekestubbe as protagonists. In 17th century Finland, the young Arvid is forced to marry the little Brita but their ways soon part when their respective fathers move to different places. Years roll by and Arvid (now played by Olavi Reimas) grows up into a handsome and respected Thirty Years' War veteran known for his excellent fencing skills.

Architect Kaarle Lithau arrives at the supposedly haunted Linnais estate to renovate the manor. He soon finds himself in the middle of aristocratic scheming and romantic intrigue while uncovering a dark secret from the past.

Finnish Defence Forces Newsreel keeping us up-to-date with the latest about the war.

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 Lautia because his mother, Olga Tainio, tells him it is his duty as the eldest son to marry a wealthy girl. However, the attractive Sirkka Sari, a school teacher arrives in the village and causes complications when Palo falls in love with her. (imdb)

Antti Larto is a charmer violinist who conquers not only the hearts of Finnish women but also those of Parisians. (imdb)

Impressionistic short documentary of a Helsinki morning at the end of 1930s with a poetic narration.

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 family are threatened with bankruptcy: but was the stranger really what he seemed? Will happy ever after class equilibrium be safely navigated and restored?

Doctor’s daughter Leila is getting married to engineer Lauri. Before the wedding, Lauri’s ex-girlfriend Asta and poet Esko, who is in love with Leila, mess up the relationship between the happy couple.

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 dangling on a string as to whether she will accede to their marriage proposals.

A young woman leaving the city for the countryside encounters the concept of voluntary work - new to her. She eventually does good, and charms the employer at the same time.

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.