Esko Salminen Movies

Finland 1917. Aapo is a single peasantry who tries to live a good life before the finnish civil war begins.

A rich widow is found dead in her apartment in Helsinki due to gas poisoning. The incident is initially thought to be an accident, but inspector...

Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni.

A film centered around a popular Finnish song book

This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868....

The King Without a Heart is a fairytale about of a happy king who has a young daughter and a lovely wife. After the sudden death of his wife, the...

For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in 1809, when Finland became a Grand Duchy of the...

The headmaster of a private girls' school is doing her best to maintain strict discipline in the school. In addition to the loosening morals of the...

A story of a mink coat passing from one owner to another binding their fates.

11-year-old Unna travels in time to the stone age with the help of a magic drum.

Antero Rousku is a storeman in a paint store. His job requires raw muscle power, mixing paints and carrying house repair materials around to earn his...

An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her...

Set during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone.

Middle-aged Maire's husband spends most of his time abroad on business. Alone in their large house, Maire fills her empty life by absorbing other...

Sergeant Friman is developing an automatic submarine detector that piques the interest of both, Swedish and Russian spies.