Veikko Linna
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Veikko Linna.
Born: January 13, 1901
Place of Birth: Joroinen, 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.
Kultainen vasikka
Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni.
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.
Puck
Liisa and the renowned composer Raimo Kaarna are fond of each other, but in Kaarna's family history, everyone does not accept the relationship. In addition, Liisa has her own doubts, and a secret that does not endure the daylight.
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.
Radio tekee murron
Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Things go awry when a gang of real criminals overhear their plans and book their heist to coincide. Teräsvuori gets caught but escapes from police custody to start his private investigations together with female radio colleague Eila.
The Bridal Wreath
A story about an upper-class student and a poor servant girl who fall in love despite everyone being against it.
Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi
Wager is Count Mauritz Armborg, the young master of the estate. Linnanheimo plays Katariina (Catherine) the nanny to Mauritz's nieces and nephews. The two fall in love and decide to escape to Italy via Denmark where they have planned to get married. There are always complications because Mauritz's grandmother doesn't want him to marry below him - she has decided that Mauritz is to marry the Swedish beauty, Ingeborg Liliecrona.
Ristikon varjossa
Lauri and Anna are released from prison. They run into trouble when they cannot find work because of their past. Lauri obtains false identity papers, which enable him to get a job at a factory. A dangerous criminal named Asseri begins blackmailing Lauri, who is using the alias "Pentti Tahvana." Lauri's true identity is revealed in connection with the murder of Kaalep, the factory's night watchman.
Filmography
as (uncredited)
as Arranger Puhakka
as Businessman (uncredited)
as Ravintola Seurahuoneen omistaja
as Kalle
as Ministeri
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as Man (uncredited)
as Lihavainen
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as Ben Jussuf
as Johannes Kulo
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as Untuva-Slim
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as Guest (uncredited)
as Poliisi (uncredited)
as Mies pöydässä (uncredited)
as Kärnä (uncredited)
as Sirkustirehtööri
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as Vihtori Kiivas
as Alfred
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as Rupula
as Santtu Rautanen (uncredited)
as Salomon Pilvinen (uncredited)
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as Jukka Lankinen (uncredited)
as Guesthouse Keeper
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as Faktori
as Andersson
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as Armas Kotivalo Riuku
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as Konsta Karkela
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as Laihanen (uncredited)
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as Detective
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as Bar owner
as wedding guest in Kuban
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as Security Guard
as Hansson
as Heikki Anttila
as Russian peasant in saloon
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as Cook
as Steersman (uncredited)
as etsivä Pahkanen
as Johansson (uncredited)
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as Rasila(uncredited)
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as Molester (uncredited)
as Karppi
as Police Commissioner
as Karkea mies (uncredited)
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as Niirinen
as Otto Samuelsson
as Sandell
as Theatre Director
as Antti Koskinen
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as Samuel Utti
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as Johannes Raitanen
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as Veijonen
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as Joki-Paavola
as Jussi Lahtinen (uncredited)
as Mr. Moisio