Acting

Pirkko Raitio

Born November 12, 1882 · Tampere, Finland

Died November 2, 1966 · aged 83

No biography available.

Known For

Niskavuoren Heta

Niskavuoren Heta · 1952

Niskavuoren Heta

Heta, 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.

Ristikon varjossa

Ristikon varjossa · 1945

Ristikon varjossa

Lauri 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.

Juha

Juha lives together with younger woman Marja. Juha loves her, but Marja seems to belong to somewhere else. Things get complicated when casanova Shemeikka arrives from strange lands and takes Marja away with him.

Tytön huivi

Tytön huivi · 1951

Young Affu sets off to travel around the summer countryside, hoping to find himself a bride. He carries with him an engagement scarf given to him by his mother, which he promises to the farmer's daughter Milda, until he meets the mysterious gypsy girl Marketa.

Niskavuoren Aarne

Niskavuoren Aarne · 1954

Niskavuoren Aarne

Niskavuori'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.

The Milkmaid

The Milkmaid · 1953

MovieDramaRomance

Based on a short story by Johannes Linnankoski. A story of a milkmaid that falls in love with a student on holiday

Kultamitalivaimo

Kultamitalivaimo · 1947

Kultamitalivaimo

Two conservative men are surprised when they find out that their wives are actually athletes.

Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa

Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa · 1934

Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa

MovieDramaDocumentary

A documentary or rather a bulletin style movie about Finnish Air Forces in the 1930s.

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Niskavuoren Heta

Niskavuoren Heta · 1952

Niskavuoren Heta

Heta, 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.

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Ristikon varjossa

Ristikon varjossa · 1945

Ristikon varjossa

Lauri 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.

Kaisa

Juha

Juha lives together with younger woman Marja. Juha loves her, but Marja seems to belong to somewhere else. Things get complicated when casanova Shemeikka arrives from strange lands and takes Marja away with him.

Guest (uncredited)

Tytön huivi

Tytön huivi · 1951

Young Affu sets off to travel around the summer countryside, hoping to find himself a bride. He carries with him an engagement scarf given to him by his mother, which he promises to the farmer's daughter Milda, until he meets the mysterious gypsy girl Marketa.

Niskavuoren Aarne

Niskavuoren Aarne · 1954

Niskavuoren Aarne

Niskavuori'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.

(uncredited)

The Milkmaid

The Milkmaid · 1953

MovieDramaRomance

Based on a short story by Johannes Linnankoski. A story of a milkmaid that falls in love with a student on holiday

(uncredited)

Kultamitalivaimo

Kultamitalivaimo · 1947

Kultamitalivaimo

Two conservative men are surprised when they find out that their wives are actually athletes.

(uncredited)

Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa

Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa · 1934

Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa

MovieDramaDocumentary

A documentary or rather a bulletin style movie about Finnish Air Forces in the 1930s.

Suotorpan tyttö

Suotorpan tyttö · 1940

Suotorpan tyttö

MovieDramaRomance

Helga Suotorppa has given birth to an illegitimate child while working as a maid. Inkeri, the kind-hearted mistress of the Lehtola house, offers the woman, who has a bad reputation in the village community, a place to work, which the desperate Helga gratefully accepts. She supports Mauria, who is in trouble after being abandoned by his rich and proud fiancée Hildur.

(uncredited)

Niskavuori taistelee

Niskavuori taistelee · 1957

Niskavuori taistelee

The last black-and-white film in the Niskavuori series of movies.

(uncredited)

Pekka ja Pätkä pahassa pulassa

Pekka ja Pätkä pahassa pulassa · 1955

Pekka ja Pätkä pahassa pulassa

Justiina gives lessons to friends who are avoiding work and sends them to work. Pekka and Pätkä end up in a woodworking factory, where their job is to nail together the legs of a Christmas tree. The men think they will get rich this way, but through misadventures they end up in many different jobs and being chased by a crowd of admiring women.

Linkreenska (uncredited)

Ylijäämänainen

Ylijäämänainen · 1951

Ylijäämänainen

A film about the destiny of cashier disappointed in love.

Hotellin johtajatar (uncredited)

Vaimoke

Vaimoke · 1936

MovieComedyRomance

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.

(uncredited)

Prinsessa Ruusunen

Prinsessa Ruusunen · 1949

Prinsessa Ruusunen

MovieFantasyFamily

Princess Sleeping Beauty is cursed by Tuonettare and falls into a hundred-year sleep, from which she can only be awakened by a kiss from the prince.

Nanny

Kirkastuva sävel

Kirkastuva sävel · 1946

Kirkastuva sävel

MovieDramaComedy

A story about the life of Eero, a machine shop worker, and his younger brother Martin in the working-class neighborhoods of Helsinki, and the change brought about by a conductor and his daughter who move in next door.

Mrs. Häkkinen

Nokea ja kultaa

Nokea ja kultaa · 1945

Nokea ja kultaa

Jalmari, who does odd jobs at the harbor, rescues little Risto from being beaten up by older boys. The child is afraid of his violent foster parents and runs away to kind-hearted Jalmari. His foster mother Miina reports the escape to the Salvation Army, whose lieutenant Sirkka finds the boy in Jalmari's shabby cottage. Risto runs away again when they try to return him to his foster parents.

Yhden yön hinta

Yhden yön hinta · 1952

Yhden yön hinta

MovieDramaCrime

The streets of Helsinki, Finland, at night. Violence mixed with incidents and everyday life. Reported by police officers on the graveyard shift.

(uncredited)

Onnen-Pekka

Onnen-Pekka · 1948

MovieDramaComedy

The story of Pekka Aalto, who lives with his aunt and to whom district judge Anders bequeaths a large estate. No one knows who this young Pekka Aalto is, and the whole truth will not be revealed until six months later in the supplementary will. Anders' sisters do everything they can to prevent Pekka from getting the estate promised to him in the will.

Maija (uncredited)

Professori Masa

Professori Masa · 1949

Professori Masa

MovieComedyRomance

A comedy about a social studies professor opposing a dockworkers strike ending up working at the docks by mistake and having his worldview turn upside down.

(uncredited)

Pikku-Matti maailmalla

Pikku-Matti maailmalla · 1947

Pikku-Matti maailmalla

Little Matti, who has been living in the countryside with his grandmother, leaves for Helsinki to search for his missing mother, Kerttu. In the city, he is helped by Taneli, a homeless alcoholic artist, and Salme, a girl who lives with her alcoholic aunt.

(uncredited)

Mieheke

Mieheke · 1936

MovieComedyRomance

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.

(uncredited)

Kahden ladun poikki

Kahden ladun poikki · 1958

Kahden ladun poikki

Young Anna marries Tuomas, an old widower. Tuomas reluctantly sells his forest to the boss of Ruukki and is forced to take in a group of loggers, among whom the handsome womanizer Humu begins to seduce the young mistress of the house.

(uncredited)

Salakuljettajan laulu

Salakuljettajan laulu · 1952

Salakuljettajan laulu

MovieComedyCrime

Customs officer Tapio goes undercover to reveal a smuggling ring, which operates within an entrainment troupe. While doing his detective work, he also gets to know the beautiful dancer Leila.

Eukko

Vihaan sinua – rakas

Vihaan sinua – rakas · 1951

Vihaan sinua – rakas

While 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.