Kaj Tapio Rautavaara was a Finnish singer (bass-baritone), athlete and film actor.
Reino Vihtori "Repe" Helismaa was a Finnish singer-songwriter, musician and scriptwriter, mainly known for his humorous, yet homely songs. One of his best-known interpreters was Tapio Rautavaara. He also scripted the comic strip Maan mies Marsissa, drawn by Ami Hauhio.
Pekka and Pätkä is the name of several comedy films produced by Suomen Filmiteollisuus (SF) in the 1950s in Finland, based on the popular Finnish comic characters Pekka Puupää and Pätkä, who can be said to be the Finnish version of Stan and Ollie.
Martti "Masa" Elis Niemi was a Finnish actor, comedian, musician and entertainer. He is best known from his role as Pätkä in the Pekka and Pätkä films.
Not Before Sundown is a novel by Finnish writer Johanna Sinisalo published in 2000. In the same year it won a Finlandia Prize for literature. Since then it has won several awards including the James Tiptree, Jr. Award in 2004 for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore understanding of gender.
Timo Johannes Koivusalo is a Finnish actor, director, writer, composer and musician. His most successful film to date was Rentun Ruusu, released in 2001.
Martti Juhani Suosalo is a Finnish actor and singer.
Liisa Mustonen is a Finnish film actress.
Vesa Tapio Vierikko is a Finnish actor.
Rentun Ruusu is a 2001 Finnish biographical film drama directed and written by Timo Koivusalo. The film is based on the life of Antti Yrjö Hammarberg who is still today a very popular singer in Finland. The film stars Martti Suosalo and Ilkka Koivula with Vexi Salmi as narrator. The film premiered in Helsinki on 12 January 2001. The name Rentun ruusu is from Irwin Goodman's song, and the album Rentun ruusu was his biggest and sold 125,000 copies.
Musta laatikko is a box set by Sielun Veljet, released in 1991. The first one of its three CDs contains material that was supposed to become a studio album before the band broke up. The second CD is for the most part unreleased live material, and the third disc is a live performance by Kullervo Kivi & Gehenna-yhtye at Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki, March 1990.
Ansa ja Oiva is a Finnish television series. It first aired on Finnish TV in 1998 and last aired in 2001. Appearances in the series were made by Juha Veijonen, Heikki Määttänen, Jarmo Koski, Peter Franzén, Erja Manto, Mikko Kivinen, Vesa Vierikko, Heikki Nousiainen, Petteri Summanen, Susanna Haavisto, Tapio Liinoja, Janne Kallioniemi, Kari Väänänen, Susanna Roine, Asko Sarkola, Jussi Lampi, Martti Suosalo, Kai Lehtinen and Antti Pääkkönen.
Dallapé is a Finnish music group established in 1925 by accordionist Masa Jäppilä (1900–1967), singer Ville Alanko (1907–1931), and percussionist Mauno Jonsson, who were influenced by American jazz music. Dallapé was the most popular band in Finland in the 1930s and played a significant role in the history of Finnish music for decades. The band is still active.
Two Funny Guys is a 1953 Finnish comedy film directed by Lasse Pöysti and starring Pöysti, Toini Vartiainen and Pentti Viljanen.
A Night in Rio is a 1951 Finnish musical comedy film directed by Ville Salminen and starring Assi Nortia, Leif Wager and Tapio Rautavaara.
Feeliks Esaias "Esa" Pakarinen was a Finnish actor, singer, accordionist and comedian, best known for the role of Pekka Puupää in the Pekka and Pätkä films from 1953–1960. He was also a skilled, self-taught accordion player.
Keihäsmatkat is a Finnish drama TV series published on the Ruutu streaming service of the Nelonen channel in spring 2020. The series is about the Keihäsmatkat travel agency in the 1960s and the 1970s as well as its founder Kalevi Keihänen. Keihänen is played by Janne Kataja. The events in the series start from 1972 when Keihänen had acquired two aircraft and started his own airline Spear Air.
Martti Ilmari Syrjä is a Finnish musician and actor, who is Finnish rock band Eppu Normaali frontman, singer and lyricist.
