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Kulkuri Ja Joutsen
''The Swan and the Wanderer'' ( fi, Kulkuri ja joutsen) is a Finnish film telling the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters, Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Reino Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got fractious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965, the date of Helismaa's death. The film also tells about the change in Finland during those years. Cast *Tapio Liinoja as Tapio Rautavaara *Martti Suosalo as Reino Helismaa *Heikki Nousiainen as Esa Pakarinen * Ari Virta as Masa Niemi *Matti Mäntylä as Toivo Kärki * Tuija Piepponen as Siiri Angerkoski *Raimo Grönberg as Olavi Virta Olavi Virta (originally to 1926 Oskari Olavi Ilmén) (27 February 1915 in Sysmä, Grand Duchy of Finland – 14 July 1972 in Pispala, Tampere, Finland) was a Finnish singer, acclaimed during his time as the "King" of Finnish tango. Between 1939 a ... External links * * 1999 films 1990s Finnish-language films Finnish ...
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Timo Koivusalo
Timo Johannes Koivusalo (born 31 October 1963) is a Finnish actor, director, writer, composer and musician. His most successful film to date was '' Rentun Ruusu'', released in 2001. Life and career Koivusalo was born in Pori, and trained as a chef and a mental nurse, before getting a breakthrough into the entertainment industry with his character Pekko Aikamiespoika, developed while he was working as a stand-up comedian. As Pekko Aikamiespoika, Koivusalo twice won the Finnish joketelling championships and made two comedy cassettes. In 1992, Koivusalo appeared in the TV series ''Pekko Aikamiespoika'', followed by a full-length movie the following year entitled ''Pekko Aikamiespojan poikamiesaika''. Five Pekko movies were made in total, with Koivusalo producing, directing and writing the script as well as playing the lead role. Film director After the movie ''Pekko ja unissakävelijä'' (1997), Koivusalo retired the character of Pekko Aikamiespoika and focused on directing. Hi ...
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Matti Mäntylä
Matti Mäntylä (born 9 December 1945, in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish actor who has worked predominantly on Finnish television. Mäntylä began acting in 1979 and has made many appearances mostly on TV in Finland since the early 1980s although he had appeared in several films such as the 1983 James Bond spoof '' Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'' where he acted alongside actors Ilmari Saarelainen and Tenho Sauren. He had a small role in the 2005 Timo Koivusalo film '' Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa'' alongside actors such as Mikko Leppilampi Mikko Johannes Leppilampi (born 22 September 1978 in Pälkäne, Finland) is a Finnish actor, musician, and TV host. He is the son of Jukka Leppilampi (born 1954), a Finnish gospel musician. Leppilampi is considered to be one of the most promisin .... More recently he appeared on Finnish television in ''FC Venus'', 2005 and in two episodes of ''"Presidentit"'' in 2006. External links * Finnish male television actors 1945 births Act ...
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1990s Finnish-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ...
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1999 Films
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Olavi Virta
Olavi Virta (originally to 1926 Oskari Olavi Ilmén) (27 February 1915 in Sysmä, Grand Duchy of Finland – 14 July 1972 in Pispala, Tampere, Finland) was a Finnish singer, acclaimed during his time as the "King" of Finnish tango. Between 1939 and 1966 he recorded almost 600 songs, many of which are classics of Finnish popular music, and appeared in many films and theatrical productions. Of his most acclaimed tangos are ''Punatukkaiselle tytölleni'' ("For My Red Haired Girl"), ''Ennen kuolemaa'' ("Before Death"; French: ''Avant de Mourir'') and ''Täysikuu'' ("Full Moon"), while standouts from his other popular songs are ''Poika varjoisalta kujalta'' ("Boy From a Shady Alley"; Italian: ''Guaglione''), ''Hopeinen kuu'' ("Silver Moon"; Italian: ''Guarda Che Luna''), ''Eva'' and ''Kultainen nuoruus'' ("The Golden Youth").' He was also the second tenor of the quartet Kipparikvartetti in the early 1950s. At the beginning of his career he received three gold records for the songs '' ...
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Raimo Grönberg
Raimo Grönberg (born 8 March 1953 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish actor whose career has mainly based on television. Vierikko began acting in 1978 on television working consistently throughout the 1980s and 1990s appearing in a number of TV series. In film he starred in the 2003 film ''Sibelius'' working with Finnish director Timo Koivusalo and actors such as Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen, Seela Sella, Miina Turunen and Vesa Vierikko.Raimo Gronberg
The New York Times. Accessed March 3rd, 2012. He once again worked with director Koivusalo in '' Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa'' in 2005. He is sch ...
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Siiri Angerkoski
Siiri Saimi Angerkoski (born Pelkonen, later Palmu; 21 August 1902 – 28 March 1971) was a Finnish actress who had a long career on stage, but is especially known for her film roles. With 98 credits, she has done more roles in Finnish films than any other actor or actress. Her best known comedic role is Justiina Puupää in '' Pekka and Pätkä'' films, but she won her two Jussi Awards for dramatic roles in ''Anna Liisa'' (1945) and ''Aliisa'' (1971), the latter posthumously. Personal life Angerkoski was married to actor Kaarlo Angerkoski (1906–1939) from 1933 until his death. They had one daughter. Selected filmography *''Kaikki rakastavat'' (1935) *''Suomisen perhe'' (1941) *''Uuteen elämään'' (1942) *''Sylvi'' (1944) *''Vain sinulle'' (1945) *''Anna Liisa'' (1945) *''Onnen-Pekka'' (1948) *''Professori Masa'' (1950) *''Rovaniemen markkinoilla'' (1951) *'' We're Coming Back'' (1953) *''Pekka Puupää {{Unreferenced, date=August 2020 Pekka Puupää is a Finland, Finnish t ...
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Tuija Piepponen
Tuija is a feminine Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: *Tuija Brax (born 1965), Finnish politician *Tuija Hakkila (born 1959), Finnish classical pianist *Tuija Helander (born 1961), Finnish hurdler *Tuija Hyyrynen (born 1988), Finnish footballer *Tuija Kinnunen (born 1965), Finnish cyclist *Tuija Lehtinen (born 1954), Finnish writer *Tuija Lindström (born 1950), Finnish-Swedish photographer and artist *Tuija Toivonen Tuija Sisko Annele Toivonen-Jousimaa (born 22 September 1958) is a retired female long-distance runner from Elimäki, Finland. She competed in the women's marathon for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. Her be ... (born 1958), Finnish long-distance runner {{given name Finnish feminine given names ...
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Toivo Kärki
Toivo Pietari Johannes Kärki (; 3 December 1915 – 30 April 1992) was a Finnish composer, musician, music producer and arranger. He is especially remembered for his collaboration with Reino Helismaa. Kärki composed approximately 1400 recorded compositions, many of which had several versions, and wrote hundreds of unrecorded songs. He composed the music for about 50 films, several revues, theatrical plays, and radio comedies. He also arranged a large number of songs written by other people. He trained several of Finland's most important popular music lyricists. During his career, he helped dozens of singers get started in the industry, many of which remain active to this day. He made himself an important name in Finnish tango. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery The Hietaniemi cemetery ( fi, Hietaniemen hautausmaa, sv, Sandudds begravningsplats) is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. ...
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Masa Niemi
Martti "Masa" Elis Niemi (20 July 1914 – 3 May 1960) was a Finnish actor. Career Niemi started his career as a drummer, but became popular as a comedian. He is most famous for his role as "Pätkä" (in English: Stub) in all thirteen original ''Pekka and Pätkä'' movies, with Esa Pakarinen as Pekka Puupää, Pätkä's best friend. Personal life Masa Niemi was only 154 cm tall (about 5 feet ½ inch), but he is said to have drunk at least a bottle and a half of Koskenkorva hard liquor every day. In addition to alcoholism, he also suffered from severe stage fright and disturbance of mental health. His alcoholism increased over time, and he eventually had to undergo rehabilitation. In 1960, he committed suicide in Tampere from an overdose of sleeping pills. Filmography * ''Suviyön salaisuus'' (1945) * ''Kipparikvartetti'' (1952) * ''Lentävä kalakukko'' (1953) * ''Pekka Puupää'' (1953) * '' We're Coming Back'' (1953) * ''Pekka Puupää kesälaitumilla'' (1953) ...
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Juha Numminen
Juha is a masculine given name of Finnish origin derived from Johannes (or John in English language contexts). Notable people with the name include: * Juha Alén * Juha Gustafsson * Juha Hakola * Juha Harju * Juha Haukkala * Juha Hautamäki * Juha Helppi * Juha Hernesniemi * Juha Hirvi * Juha Hurme * Juha Ikonen * Juha Isolehto * Juha Janhunen * Juha Jokela * Juha Järvenpää * Juha Kankkunen * Juha Kaunismäki * Juha Kilpiä * Juha Kivi * Juha Kylmänen * Juha Lallukka * Juha Laukkanen * Juha Leimu * Juha Leiviskä * Juha Leskinen * Juha Lind * Juha Malinen * Juha Mannerkorpi * Juha Metsola * Juha Metsäperä * Juha Mieto * Juha Pasoja * Juha Pekka Alanen * Juha Peltola * Juha Pentikäinen * Juha Pirinen * Juha Pitkämäki * Juha Plosila * Juha Rantasila * Juha Rehula * Juha Reini * Juha Riihijärvi * Juha Riippa * Juha Ruusuvuori * Juha Salminen * Juha Salo * Juha Sihvola * Juha Sipilä * Juha Soukiala * Juha Suoranta * Juha Tapio * Juha K. Tapio * Juha Tiainen * Juha Toivonen * ...
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Ari Virta
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