Inspector Palmu's Mistake () is a 1940 Finnish

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Mika Waltari Mika Toimi Waltari (; 19 September 1908 – 26 August 1979) was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel ''The Egyptian'' (). He was extremely productive. Besides his novels he also wrote poetry, short stories, crime novels, plays, ...

. It is the second book of the ''Inspector Palmu series'' after the first book, '' Who Murdered Mrs Skrof?''. The protagonist of the book, like his predecessor, is Inspector Frans J. Palmu, who sets out to investigate a rich victim who appears to be died in an accident, but which is revealed to be

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. On the basis of the book, a film adaptation by the same name was made in 1960, directed by

Matti Kassila Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on t ...

, in which Palmu is played by Joel Rinne. It has enjoyed great popularity over the years, and in 2012, it was voted the best Finnish film of all time by Finnish film critics, journalists and bloggers in a poll organized by

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. Directed by Mika Waltari's grandson Joel Elstelä, the first theater adaptation of the book was in the

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's repertoire from August to December 2016. Inspector Palmu was performed by Mikko Kivinen. At the end of 2017, a new arrangement with Palmu starring Ismo Sievinen premiered at the Mikkeli Theatre. The director is still Elstelä. Kivinen's performance of Palmu was mixed opinions by reviewers, but Sievinen has been considered a successful choice.

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