Ville Salminen Movies

A biographical film about Finnish singer J. Alfred Tanner and his path through a failed career as a construction master to become a highly successful...

A film centered around a popular Finnish song book

Police chief Olavi, health nurse Liisa Niemi and photo reporter Takola are investigating the disappearance of a local girl.

The daughter of a lighthouse keeper runs away with a shipwrecked businessman to the city. But instead of her dreams, she ends up selling herself in...

A comedy about a poor artist who is accidentally accused of the murder of his fiancee.

The priest's daughter, Vappu Kankare first irritates and then admires the ambitious habitant, Jalmar "Jali" Kinnunen. After the studies, Vappu and...

Directed by Ville Salminen and written by Reino Helismaa, the musical comedy film Kaks tavallista Lahtista (1960) tells the story of two friends...

Based on Edvard Radzinsky's play, the story critically examines the difficulties of a Soviet film production.

After many years away a woman returns to her hometown in Lapland with her husband. There she falls in love with a handsome forester.

Three young men trying to find a place in society after the war.

An existential road movie based on a novel of a key Finnish modernist writer.

Sisters Irma and Airi Ranna's café Iltatähti has run into financial trouble. Touring musicians Heikki and Jussi end up as tenants in the...