Paavo Kostioja

Wilho Ilmari and Axel Slangus’ silent film Tukkijoella (1928), set in the late 19th century, is based on Teuvo Pakkala’s play of the ...

This totally silent remake of popular folk play is stunningly beautiful when it comes to visual issues. Young Eino Kari as cinematographer can be ...

Harry Roeck Hansen’s drama The Burglary (1926) is based on a play by Minna Canth. Niilo, a boy from the rich Peltola house, is in love with ...

Erkki Karu’s silent drama Fugitives From Murmansk is based on the novel by Kaarlo Hänninen. In the autumn of 1916 in northern Finland, ...