Jalmari Parikka
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Jalmari Parikka.
Born: October 16, 1891
Place of Birth: Sortavala, Finland
Known For
Pikku Ilona ja hänen karitsansa
Ilona, an orphan from the cruel Paksula family, ends up in Helsinki at a children's home for immigrants and from there becomes a foster daughter in the Orpana family, where she begins to sort out the relationship between her war-disabled stepbrother Pentti and his girlfriend Irene.
Minä soitan sinulle illalla
Factory manager Risto Järviö is under his mother's thumb. When his mother forbids him from dancing with factory girl Seija Vaara, Seija decides to make anonymous phone calls to Risto to annoy his controlling mother. Risto falls in love with the voice on the other end of the line and begins to make major changes in his life.
Olemme kaikki syyllisiä
A psychological drama of a young student who is haunted by the nightmares of the past: he has witnessed his parents committing a double-suicide. He starts to date a girl with fateful consequences.
Evakko
Evakko is a portrayal of Soviet-Finnish winter war of 1939/40 and the associated evacuations in different parts of the country. It tells the story of a Karelian family along with their whole village who were forced to leave their homes because of the war. The film has a surprisingly perky tone for the subject matter.
Hei, rillumarei!
Traveler Severi travels to Helsinki to enjoy some culture, where he meets Sinikka and Simo, who run a buying and selling business. At a customs auction, he buys a painting that businessman Kehveli and his assistants also have their eyes on.
Yö on pitkä
Åke Strandberg has managed to get a fine education and a good job at the bank, but he wants more. He wants to get rich no matter what. After holidays with his girl Rita, he comes back to Helsinki completely broke and meets up with his buddy Jussi in a bar. For months they embezzle money from the bank, but eventually do realize they have to cover the missing amount by orchestrating and committing a robbery which will then rouse the interest of the police. A hide and seek follows as they try to make their way abroad.
The Stolen Death
A group of Finnish activists are waging an underground war against Russian oppression led by young idealistic aristocrat Robert Hedman.
Villi Pohjola
A Western comedy about the adventures of Tundra-Tauno in Pohjola and in the village of Utopila which ruled by a greedy mayor.
Jokin ihmisessä
Pitch-noir melodrama about young Kauko's endless obsession and love-hate-relationship with Osmi, a girl he has known since childhood. Standing at her death bed, Kauko reminisces his years spent as a sailor, prisoner, smuggler, and a soldier in the Second World War, while Osmi manages to evolve from prostitution to a seemingly happy family life with someone else.
The Witch
An archaeological team unearths a body of a young woman, who was told to be a witch buried in the bog some 300 years ago. Soon a naked woman appears and drives the men of the village crazy...
Filmography
as Master of Nikkilä
as Iisakki Hirmu
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as Martti
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as Pihlajavuori
as Evakko (uncredited)
as Lumpunkerääjä
as Lampinen's Husband
as Merchant
as 2nd Tramp (uncredited)
as Musta-Pekka
as Night Guard (uncredited)
as Tynkä-Taneli (uncredited)
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as Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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as Virtanen (uncredited)
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as Prisoner (uncredited)
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as Salakuljettaja
as Eyewitness
as Henrik
as Rulf Frapin
as Stefan
as Roju-Mikko (uncredited)
as Sampsa Samperi
as Aapo Pahkamäki (uncredited)
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as Suomaa
as Pelle Rudi
as Pälä
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as Prison guard