Ansa Ikonen

Acting

Ansa Ikonen

Born 1913-12-19 · St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Aili Ansa Inkeri Ikonen was a Finnish film and stage actress. She was an intelligent comedian and a skillful character actress. In a film career spanning three decades, Ikonen appeared in dozens of films, and was one of the most popular actresses of her time.

Acting credits

Telefon poster
6.6

Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB agents sent to the U.S. in the 1950's. These agents got their assignments under hypnosis, so they can't remember their missions until they're told a line of a Robert Frost poem. Dalchimski flees to the U.S. and starts phoning these agents who perform sabotage acts against military targets.

Telefon

1977

Kuriton sukupolvi poster
7.5

Immersed in his research work, professor Reinhold Varavaara realizes that he has neglected his children's upbringing. He falls in love with his son Pelle's girlfriend Marja and becomes a laughing stock in the eyes of his family. The offended father sets out to discipline his ill-behaved children.

Kuriton sukupolvi

1937

Laulu poster
5.5

A documentary about Helsinki's nightlife, soundtracked by rock band Sielun Veljet, theater troupe Ryhmäteatteri, and radio DJ Teppo Turkki.

Laulu

1986

Olenko minä tullut haaremiin poster
10.0

In this comedy set in an urban environment, a bachelor household unaccustomed to housework seeks a maid. Unbeknownst to each other, engineer Arvi hires Helvi, a music student, and Martti, a master's degree holder, hires Aili, also a master's degree holder. When journalist Salomon hires Manta as a maid, chaos ensues.

Olenko minä tullut haaremiin

1938

Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa poster
5.0

A documentary or rather a bulletin style movie about Finnish Air Forces in the 1930s.

Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa

1934

Rusinoita poster
6.5

Meet the Feebles for kids.

Rusinoita

1987

Koskenlaskijan morsian poster
7.0

Tornionjokilaakso at the end of the 19th century, Paloniemi's landlord Heikki tries to get out of his financial difficulties with the help of his son Juhan and Nuottaniemi's only daughter Hanna. The happiness of Hanna, who has fallen in love with Antti of Rehti Koskenalusta, is threatened by the evil and dangerous Korpikoski.

Koskenlaskijan morsian

1937

Pikajuna pohjoiseen poster
4.8

The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the North. One tragedy after the other appears.

Pikajuna pohjoiseen

1947

Pikku-Matti maailmalla poster
3.7

Little Matti, who has been living in the countryside with his grandmother, leaves for Helsinki to search for his missing mother, Kerttu. In the city, he is helped by Taneli, a homeless alcoholic artist, and Salme, a girl who lives with her alcoholic aunt.

Pikku-Matti maailmalla

1947

Kulkurin valssi poster
5.3

St.Petersburg, 1830. An arrogant Finnish baron is playing cards with a Russian officer. Needless to say, the Finn wins and the Russian gets extremely annoyed. The situation is not helped by the fact that the baron has been seeing a girl that the Russian officer has also set his eyes on. They decide to have a duel and after the Finn wins fair and square, he has to escape because the untrustworthy Russians are after him.

Kulkurin valssi

1941

Rykmentin murheenkryyni poster
6.0

The lazy but resourceful farmhand Hemminki and the bookworm Lauri initially struggle to cope in the army, but the company commander's cook Mimmi and the captain's daughter Elli help them adapt to discipline and orders.

Rykmentin murheenkryyni

1938

Serenaadi sotatorvella eli sotamies Paavosen tuurihousut poster
4.0

Soldiers conducting combat exercises in the area attract women more than civilians, as Raakki-Kustaa and cantor Sylvester learn to their cost. Private Malakias charms the cowgirl Sandra with his smooth talk. Major Jyrki's manly appearance appeals to the charming lady of the manor, Oilia.

Serenaadi sotatorvella eli sotamies Paavosen tuurihousut

1939

Kulkurin tyttö poster
5.7

Baron Metter is threatening to evict a crofter family from their home. Lauri Vaara a student passing by, falls in love with Marja the family's daughter, and promises to help save their home. Baroness Olivia Metter falls for the young student and helps him with the rescue plan.

Kulkurin tyttö

1952

Nokea ja kultaa poster
6.5

Jalmari, who does odd jobs at the harbor, rescues little Risto from being beaten up by older boys. The child is afraid of his violent foster parents and runs away to kind-hearted Jalmari. His foster mother Miina reports the escape to the Salvation Army, whose lieutenant Sirkka finds the boy in Jalmari's shabby cottage. Risto runs away again when they try to return him to his foster parents.

Nokea ja kultaa

1945

Rakas lurjus poster
2.8

It is a time of extreme housing shortage in Helsinki. People with room in their flats are required either to find subtenants or to lodge anyone sent by the housing commission. Abel and Jussi Siimes, two devoted haters of women, find themselves in this predicament. They need to find a subtenant quickly to avoid the possibility of the housing commission sending a woman, God forbid it, to live with them. Abel's acquaintance, an assessor, recommends his nephew Kaino as the perfect choice.

Rakas lurjus

1955

Vihaan sinua – rakas poster
3.3

While Leena is spending time at a health resort in the countryside, her husband Esa, an accountant, finds himself falling for Kirsti, who works at his office. The breakdown of their marriage also stirs up feelings in their adult children, who begin to question their own ideas about relationships.

Vihaan sinua – rakas

1951

Isän vanha ja uusi poster
6.0

An architect, who has recently married a new, younger wife, tries to re-connect with his ex-wife, who is being courted by another man.

Isän vanha ja uusi

1955

Suomisen Olli rakastuu poster
7.5

Olli Suominen fancies his teacher and other shenanigans.

Suomisen Olli rakastuu

1944

Rantasuon raatajat poster
8.0

Taavetti, the young master of Rantasuo, refuses to give up, even though frost destroys his harvest, a crooked logger steals his forest money, and a dishonest bailiff takes away his freedom. The innocent Taavetti is sent to prison, and the indebted Rantasuo farm is put up for auction. The determined swamp clearer fights for his life, his loved ones, and his land.

Rantasuon raatajat

1942

Minä ja ministeri poster
NR

The rambunctious Priscilla Paukkaja breaks into the home of Foreign Ministry official Raimo Vehar and his girlfriend Marja and appoints herself the couple's new housekeeper. Tomera Priscilla controls both the finances of the Veharites and the foreign minister Hirvimaan himself.

Minä ja ministeri

1934

Nainen on valttia poster
7.0

A famous operette star Kirsti Kalpa escapes her busy and selfish fiance and hides as maid to house of 3 bachelors ( professor, composer and butler) , who basically hate women.

Nainen on valttia

1944

Äidittömät poster
8.0

Professor Derek Wytycky and his son Hans, who are immersed in the study of Indian poetry, wake up one day to find that the mother of the family is nowhere to be seen. When their housekeeper Gloria also leaves, having had enough of the absent-minded men, father and son hire private detective Mademoiselle Catherine Anaconda to investigate Mrs. Wytycky's disappearance.

Äidittömät

1958

Täysosuma poster
5.0

A young heiress settles into a holiday hotel in search of a suitable husband. There are enough groom candidates, some gentlemen, and some cheaters. All that is certain is that the misfortunes will not end.

Täysosuma

1941

Tyttö astuu elämään poster
9.0

The spoiled girl Elli Arto joins the military service for women longing for a life of excitement. Out there she grows-up to a responsible adult.

Tyttö astuu elämään

1943

Behind the camera