Storyline
Yrjö Niemelä leaves the countryside for Helsinki. Unemployed, homeless, and penniless, the young man attempts suicide in despair, but a Salvation Army soldier comes to his rescue at the last moment. His luck changes when Yrjö gets a job in a warehouse and, as a fast runner, becomes a sports coach. His childhood sweetheart Elsa encourages him to succeed.
Cast & Crew
Kullervo Kalske
Yrjö Niemelä
Lead
Irma Seikkula
Elsa
Aino Lohikoski
Kieronperän emäntä
Hugo Hytönen
Kieronperän isäntä
Reino Valkama
nappikauppias Lehtinen
Paavo Jännes
kauppaneuvos
Elsa Rantalainen
rouva Järveläinen
Sasu Haapanen
Jaakko Viklund
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Orvo Saarikivi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Avoveteen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
