Matti Olavi "Ola" Tuomi (22 May 1932 – 14 November 2006) was a Finnish cinematographer, chief lighting technician and actor. Tuomi started to work for

Suomen Filmiteollisuus Suomen Filmiteollisuus (SF), lit. ''Finland's Film Industry'', is a Finnish film production company founded by Erkki Karu in 1933 after financial problems with Suomi-Filmi. The CEO, director, producer and writer T.J. Särkkä was a central figu ...

at the age of 15. His first major work was being one of the cinematographers of the

Edvin Laine Edvin Laine (13 July 1905 – 18 November 1989) was a Finnish film director. Laine was born Bovellán. Laine directed a comedy '' Aaltoska orkaniseeraa'' and family film ''Sleeping Beauty'', both in 1949. '' The Unknown Soldier'', a film La ...

film '' The Unknown Soldier'' (1955). He continued to work for Laine both as a cinematographer and an assistant director up until the end of Laine's career. Tuomi also worked in several

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films, such as ''

Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö ''The Match Factory Girl'' () is a 1990 Finnish-Swedish film edited, written, co-produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki, the final installment of his Proletariat Trilogy, after his '' Shadows in Paradise'' and ''Ariel''. It follows Iris, a you ...

'', '' Kauas pilvet karkaavat'' and ''

Mies vailla menneisyyttä ''The Man Without a Past'' ( fi, Mies vailla menneisyyttä) is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kauris ...

''. He was also occasionally seen in films as an actor. Olavi Tuomi was the director of photography in more than 40 Finnish films during his career that covered nearly 60 years. He received three

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for best cinematography; for movies '' Pojat'' (1962), '' Isä meidän'' (1993) and ''

Merisairas ''Merisairas'' (Finnish: ''Seasick'') is a 1996 thriller film directed by Veikko Aaltonen and starring Bob Peck, Katrin Cartlidge and Peter Firth. An English-language film, it was a co-production between Sweden, Finland and France. The screenplay c ...

'' (1996).

Selected filmography as a cinematographer

*''Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla'' (1958) *''Kohtalo tekee siirron'' (1959) *''Kankkulan kaivolla'' (1960) *''

Komisario Palmun erehdys ''Komisario Palmun erehdys'' (Swedish title: ''Mysteriet Rygseck''; international titles: ''Inspector Palmu's Mistake'' or ''Inspector Palmu's Error''; US DVD title: ''The Rygseck Mystery'') is a 1960 Finnish crime comedy film directed by Matti K ...

'' (1960) *''Pojat'' (1962) *''Kuu on vaarallinen'' (1962) *''Meiltähän tämä käy'' (1973) *''Hyvästi ennen aamua'' (1989) *'' Isä meidän'' (1993) *''Merisairas'' (1995)

References

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* 1932 births 2006 deaths Finnish cinematographers {{finland-bio-stub