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Pirkko Hämäläinen
Pirkko Päivikki Hämäläinen (born 29 May 1959) is a Finnish actress. She has worked in theatres, films and on television. Frequently collaborating with director Mika Kaurismäki, she won the Best Actress Jussi Award for her role in Kaurismäki's 1989 film ''Paperitähti''. Personal life Hämäläinen was in a relationship with actor Puntti Valtonen for 17 years. They have two sons together. In 2010, she announced in an interview that her current partner was author Kirsti Simonsuuri. They remained together until Simonsuuri's death from cancer in 2019. Selected filmography * '' The Liar'' (1981) * '' The Worthless'' (1982) * '' The Winter War'' (1989) * ''Paperitähti'' (1989) * ''Amazon'' (1990) * ''Three Wise Men'' (2008) * ''Jingle Bells "Jingle Bells" is one of the most commonly sung Christmas songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont. It is an unsettled question where and when Pierpont originally composed the song that would become known as "Jingle B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with million in the Helsinki capital region, capital region and million in the Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan area. As the most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant History of Helsinki, historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsingin Sanomat
, abbreviated ''HS'' and colloquially known as , is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries, owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily. Its name derives from that of the Finnish capital, Helsinki, where it is published. It is considered a newspaper of record for Finland. History and profile The paper was founded in 1889 as '' Päivälehti'', when Finland was a Grand Duchy under the Tsar of Russia. Political censorship by the Russian authorities, prompted by the paper's strong advocacy of greater Finnish freedoms and even outright independence, forced Päivälehti to often temporarily suspend publication, and finally to close permanently in 1904. Its proprietors re-opened the paper under its current name in 1905. Founded as the organ of the Young Finnish Party, the paper has been politically independent and non-aligned since 1932. During the Cold War period was among the Finnish newspapers which were accused by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Juhani Kaurismäki (; born 21 September 1955) is a Finnish film director. Early life and education Mika Kaurismäki was born in Orimattila. He is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki. After high school, Kaurismäki worked as a painter of houses and apartments in the small town of Kuusankoski in the southeastern part of Finland. In the autumn of 1976, when the winter was coming and the annual high season for painting houses was over, he thought of doing something else in life. Still wearing his painter overalls, he walked into a bookstore and bought the newly published ''History of Cinema'' by Peter von Bagh. He started reading it from page one and decided to become a film director. Kaurismäki studied cinema in Munich, Germany, at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (1977–1981). Career Kaurismäki's first film, ''The Liar'' (1980), made in Finland, was his diplom film. His younger brother Aki Kaurismäki, then a student of journalism, played the main role and also c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussi Award
The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers. History The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki. The award is one of the oldest films awards in Europe. The original planned name for the prize was ''Aino'', but Jussi won in the end. The name comes from a character in the 1924 and 1936 Pohjalaisia films. The awards were originally organized by the ''Elokuvajournalistit'' organization, but the task was transferred in the early 1960s to the ''Filmiaura'' organization, composed of around 300 members working in the Finnish film industry. Because of the controversy surrounding the transfer, no awards were handed out in 1960 and 1961. Description The award trophy is a gypsum statuette depicting a standing man with a hat, based on the character of Jussi in the aforementioned films. It was designed by sculptor Ben Renvall. They are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsti Simonsuuri
Kirsti Katariina Simonsuuri (26 December 1945, Helsinki – 29 June 2019, Helsinki Yleisradio, 29 June 2019 (in Finnish).) was a Finnish professor, writer, poet, and researcher of ancient literature. Her honors included the J. H. Erkko Award for Best First Book (1980) and the Wolfson Fellowship Award from the British Academy (1981). Biography Simonsuuri received her bachelor's degree (1968) and master's degree (1971) from the . In 1972, she received a second master's degree from the |
The Liar (1981 Film)
''The Liar'' () is a 1981 Finnish comedy film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. The film, in which the director also played, is his diploma film and directorial debut Cast * Aki Kaurismäki - Ville Alfa * Pirkko Hämäläinen Pirkko Päivikki Hämäläinen (born 29 May 1959) is a Finnish actress. She has worked in theatres, films and on television. Frequently collaborating with director Mika Kaurismäki, she won the Best Actress Jussi Award for her role in Kaurismäk ... - Tuula * - Juuso * Lars Lindberg - Harri * Esa Sirkkunen - Olli * Jukka Järvelä - Man at Bar Counter * Marja Heiskanen - Kiosk Vendor * Matti Pellonpää - Friend of Chandler References External links * 1981 comedy films 1981 films Finnish comedy films 1980s Finnish films {{Finland-film-stub 1981 directorial debut films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Worthless (film)
''The Worthless'' () is a 1982 Finnish film directed by Mika Kaurismäki, who also co-wrote the film with his brother Aki Kaurismäki. It is a road movie about two men and a woman driving around the country as they are being chased by a group of criminals and the police. Mika Kaurismäki won the Jussi Award for Best Direction for the film. Cast * Matti Pellonpää as Manne * Pirkko Hämäläinen as Veera * Juuso Hirvikangas as Harri Salminen * Esko Nikkari as Hagström * Jorma Markkula as Mitja * Asmo Hurula as Väyry * Ari Piispa as Vasili * Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), '' The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011), '' The Other Side of Hope'' (201 ... as Ville Alfa * Aino Seppo as Tiina * Veikko Aaltonen as Juippi * Elina Kivihalme as Anna-Kaarina References External links * 1980s chase films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winter War (film)
''The Winter War'' () is a 1989 Finnish war film directed by Pekka Parikka, and based on the 1984 novel '' Talvisota'' by Antti Tuuri. It is set in the 1939 Winter War and tells the story of a Finnish infantry regiment from Southern Ostrobothnia fighting on the Karelian Isthmus, focusing mainly on a platoon of reservists from Kauhava. ''The Winter War'' was released in Finland on 30 November 1989. It was Finland's most popular film with over 600,000 admissions. It won six Jussi Awards and was Finland's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot On 13 October 1939, reservists of the Finnish Army are called up for active duty as the threat of Soviet invasion becomes likely. Martti and Paavo Hakala, two farmer brothers from Kauhava, Southern Ostrobothnia, join other men from the municipality in a half-platoon under the command of Second Lieutenant Jussi Kantola. After mustering at the local school, the men ride the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon (1990 Film)
''Amazon'' is a 1990 drama that was directed by the Finnish film director Mika Kaurismäki, who co-wrote the script with Richard Reitinger, with John Reaves contributing additional writing. The movie premiered at the Toronto Festival of Festivals in September 1990. While shooting the movie Kaurismäki tried to minimize its and the crew's effect on the environment by choosing equipment that would have the least impact to the shooting location, the surrounding areas, and its inhabitants. Synopsis The film centers upon a Finnish businessman named Kari and his two daughters. The trio has gone to Brazil, where he decides to investigate the possibility of starting a gold mining operation in the nearby rainforest, urged on by Dan, an American expatriate interested in entering a business arrangement with Kari. He's warned against this by a local woman, Paola, who tells him that mining would have disastrous repercussions on the jungle and its inhabitants. The two begin to fall in love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Wise Men (2008 Film)
''Three Wise Men'' () is a 2008 Finnish drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. Cast * Kari Heiskanen - Erkki * Pertti Sveholm - Matti * Timo Torikka - Rauno * Irina Björklund - Magdaleena * Tommi Eronen - Tero * - Taina * Pirkko Hämäläinen - Tiina * - Riitta * Aake Kalliala (born 5 October 1950) is a Finnish actor. He was born in Heinola. Kalliala is best known for appearing on comedy-sketch shows such as '' Pulttibois'' (with Pirkka-Pekka Petelius). Partial filmography * '' Hamlet Goes Business'' (''Hamlet liike ... - Karaoke host * Peter Franzén - Santa Claus References External links * 2008 drama films 2008 films Finnish drama films 2000s Finnish-language films 2000s Finnish films {{2000s-Finland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingle Bells (2022 Film)
Jingle Bells () is a 2022 Finnish comedy film directed by Taru Mäkelä. It was released on October 28, 2022, and produced by Aleksi Hyvärinen under Don Films. The film was distributed by Nordisk Film. The film is based on the Swedish movie '' Holy Mess'' (2015) directed by Helena Bergström. The screenplay was adapted by Kristofer Gummerus and Taru Mäkelä. The story revolves around two blended families meeting for the first time during a Christmas dinner, leading to humorous and heartfelt moments. Cast * Christoffer Strandberg * Martti Suosalo * Eeva Litmanen * Ali Jahangiri * Pirkko Hämäläinen Pirkko Päivikki Hämäläinen (born 29 May 1959) is a Finnish actress. She has worked in theatres, films and on television. Frequently collaborating with director Mika Kaurismäki, she won the Best Actress Jussi Award for her role in Kaurismäk ... * Sari Siikander * Antti Tuomas Heikkinen References External links {{IMDb title, 21876846 2020s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
