Anja Pohjola
Know for: Acting
Born: 1931-03-14
Place of birth: Loimaa, Finland
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Akseli and Elina (1970)
A former Red Rebellion leader returns home after being imprisoned for his participation in the Finnish Civil War, but soon finds out that wartime...
The Land of Happiness (1993)
Nostalgic comedy set in the early 1960s, when the tango was all the rage. The "prodigal son" Tenho returns from his unlucky adventures in the city...
Kun lesket lempivät (1974)
Simo Kämäräinen, a widowed cottage owner, and his chairman leave with marriage intentions for Juva. A play based on Maiju Lassila's...
Aliisa (1970)
A finnish TV-movie by Jukka Sipilä
The Dinosaur (2021)
Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films. Former co-worker Veikko Aaltonen’s eye-opening...
Raamit ränniin (1985)
A boy dreams to become like his ski jumping idol Jari Puikkonen. However, his parents are worried because he neglects the school. One day while going...
Rautatie (1973)
Matti and Liisa are two farmers who become curious to see the first railroads in Lapinlahti, Finland.
On the Road to Emmaus (2001)
A cynical city dweller returns to his hometown to sell his family home, but becomes unexpectedly nostalgic.
Commando Assault (1963)
Lieutenant Takala meets his fellow partisans of 20th division many year after the war. With flashbacks we see the events of summer 1944.
Here, Beneath the North Star (1968)
Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the...
The Prodigal Son (1992)
Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people. One day psychiatrist Lindström...
Vodkaa, komisario Palmu (1969)
A TV reporter is murdered when he is eavesdropping on a secret Finnish-Soviet conference. The National Broadcasting Corporation enlists the help of...
Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro (1975)
Uuno is unemployed and his friends try to arrange a job for him. With his imagination, though, and the help of Härski Hartikainen (Spede...
Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life (2004)
Uuno disguises as an old man and infiltrates a nursing home for rich old people, where his father-in-law also lives. The ever-hungry Uuno is seduced...
Jill, Joy and the Sleeping Clock (2018)
Jill and Joy receive a mission from their neighbors Tingelstein and Tangelstein: the ladies send the girls to look after their absentminded inventor...
Harbour Brothers (2004)
Finland in the 50s saw a time where boats from all over the world docked in the harbor city of Kotka. In addition to transporting goods, the sailors...
Hiekkakuningas (1972)
A Finnish TV movie by Jukka Sipilä.
Juhannushäät (1979)
The young non-commissioned officer Voitto travels with his bride Marjata to spend a wedding in his childhood home in Lapland. On the wedding night,...
Little Sister (1999)
Katri's husband has died in the Finnish Winter War. When the Continuation War begins, Katri volunteers to work in a Helsinki military hospital. She...