Topo Leistelä Movies

Performances by the Vyborg Music Institute's children's orchestra and choir on the sets of a film studio.

An industrial film about the Finnish war reparations to the Soviet Union

Set in turn of the century Helsinki, author Arvo Helavalla's novel makes an indelible impression on adolescent Auli Ranta. She idolizes the author of...

The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.

A film about medical achievements commissioned by the Finnish Cancer Society.

A widower takes care of his three children who are trying to find him a new wife.

In 1916, Finland is still a part of Russian Empire. Eugen Schauman murders the governor of Finland, and his fellow activists take on smaller tasks in...

Taavetti, the young master of Rantasuo, refuses to give up, even though frost destroys his harvest, a crooked logger steals his forest money, and a...

Continuation War Review 10/41 Cannon operations. Pioneer repair work. Railway cannons. Hägglund's visit to Paalu. Views of the Aunus village,...

Aarne marries Martta because his mother tells him it is his duty as the eldest son to marry a wealthy girl. However, the attractive school teacher...

Helena Kara plays a dual role in this spectacularly portrayed adventure story where a real Countess and a false one cause misunderstandings. The film...

At the request of author Zacharias, Fredrik begins composing an opera, inspired by a summer walk in Backas, Espoo. He falls in love with Ebba, who...

Poor but ambitious country girl Hulda arrives in the country's capital and gets a job as a maid for a bachelor Member of Parliament, Judge Soratie....

A film about the history of Finland since 1918.

The rambunctious Priscilla Paukkaja breaks into the home of Foreign Ministry official Raimo Vehar and his girlfriend Marja and appoints herself the...

Bank clerk Aarno Harjus is dismissed from his job due to false criminal allegations, and at the same time his wife leaves him. With the help of his...

The romantic musical comedy Kaikki rakastavat is a key work in Finnish film history since it was the first feature film of Valentin Vaala as the...

The film presents SOK's bakeries and factory production in Turku, Vyborg, Jyväskylä and Kuopio.

Heavily indebted Commissioner Birger seeks to marry the wealthy Helena. The young lady rejects his advances and longs for her childhood friend...

A short film filmed by Uno Pihlström and narrated by Topo Leistelä about the work and activities of the Finnish police force in 1937.