Acting
Feb 2, 1943
Varkaus, Finland
Laila Räikkä
Acting
Biography
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Feature Films (4)
The first part of Hella Wuolijoki's family saga. Loviisa comes to Niskavuori as Juhani's young wife. She has to fight for her right to the house and her husband, but finds her own way of life and takes her place as the mistress of the house. Based on Hella Wuolijoki's play of the same name from 1940.
Niskavuoren nuori emäntä
Asko Mertanen is a waiter who is very interested in shooting. He gets fed up how the things are run in Finland, so he thinks that the best way to change them is to shoot the Finnish president.
Farewell, Mr. President
An afternoon newspaper reporter's tape recorder picks up sensitive information while he is working on a story about so-called yuppie culture. The picture shows the symbols of yuppie life, from muscle boats and convertibles to Mobira Cityman 900 mobile phones. However, a murder within the inner circle brings the superficial world of money and sex to a halt.
Insiders
In the land Kalevala, Väinämöinen and his troops defend the miraculous machine called Sampo against the invasion of Louhi, the queen of Pohjola, and the Vikings. In present-day Finland, an international corporation led by chairman Kurt Dudler is about to launch a virtual service that directly affects the human mind, which the new CEO Sampo Väinölä opposes. When Sampo's father, Väinö, makes his son aware of the ancient powers, he realises he is involved in an ancient battle between Kalevala and Pohjola.
Kalevala – Uusi aika
Television & Series (7)
Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on real life cases. The show follows Helsinki central police department investigator Veli Miettinen and lawyer Mira Kataja as they tackle with personal life problems and try to keep their relationship purely professional.
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
"Rajametsän tarinoita" is a 12-episode Finnish live-action drama and mystery series for children, broadcast on Yle TV2. Directed by Saara Cantell and written by Katri Manninen and Antti Pesonen, the series centers around the young siblings Tuuli and Joonas. When they are sent away to stay at their grandma's countryside house for the summer, they think it's going to be a boring vacation. Instead, they end up building a secret hideout and embark on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries, neighborly conflicts, and the search for a missing teacher deep inside the enchanted and dangerous woods of Rajametsä.