Acting

Laina Laine

Born 1890-02-02 · Helsinki, Finland

Acting credits

Niskavuoren Heta poster
6.1

Heta, the strong-willed daughter of the Niskavuori family, who is pregnant, marries Akusti, a farmhand, and remains bitter toward Santeria, who broke her heart. Heta and Akusti begin their life together on the modest Muumäki farm, where they are assisted by their loyal maid Siipirikko.

Niskavuoren Heta

1952

Sillankorvan emäntä poster
10.0

The proud widow of Sillankorva falls in love with her young neighbor, Jaakko Hallan, whom she offers to take in as her son. However, much to the bitter disappointment of the mistress of the house, the man falls in love with her daughter Johanna.

Sillankorvan emäntä

1953

Suurin voitto poster
6.0

The local doctor Aarno works with his nurse wife Asta. After the death of their child, the spouses have distanced themselves from each other. The man is completely immersed in the work, his invention of medicine, and the treatment of the outbreak of an epidemic for which the wife no longer has interest in. She is jealous of her husband's close work relationship with nurse Taina.

Suurin voitto

1944

Prinsessa Ruusunen poster
4.8

Princess Sleeping Beauty is cursed by Tuonettare and falls into a hundred-year sleep, from which she can only be awakened by a kiss from the prince.

Prinsessa Ruusunen

1949

Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina poster
4.9

Justiina pushes Pekka and Pätkä to take painting lessons after realizing that art can be a way to earn a living. With the help of the yard children, a painting is created that wins first prize at a contemporary art exhibition. In the meantime, the men, along with their assistant Miss Kaihokielo, have been charged with art theft. After the misunderstanding is cleared up, the Puupääs use the art prize money to convert the house's bomb shelter into a children's clubroom.

Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina

1959

Lumisten metsien tyttö poster
8.0

Wintery forest and stubborn 16 year old girl dazzle the teacher from Helsinki.

Lumisten metsien tyttö

1960

Mä oksalla ylimmällä poster
5.7

A fictional love story between famous composer Gabriel Linsén and opera singer Maria Sawina in 19th century Finland.

Mä oksalla ylimmällä

1954

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

Ryysyrannan Jooseppi poster
5.0

Jooseppi Kenkkunen becomes a moonshiner in order to provide for his wife Kaisa-Reetta and his large family during the Prohibition era in Finland.

Ryysyrannan Jooseppi

1955

The Milkmaid poster
5.5

Based on a short story by Johannes Linnankoski. A story of a milkmaid that falls in love with a student on holiday

The Milkmaid

1953

Pikku Ilona ja hänen karitsansa poster
9.0

Ilona, an orphan from the cruel Paksula family, ends up in Helsinki at a children's home for immigrants and from there becomes a foster daughter in the Orpana family, where she begins to sort out the relationship between her war-disabled stepbrother Pentti and his girlfriend Irene.

Pikku Ilona ja hänen karitsansa

1957

Kesäillan valssi poster
7.0

A story built around the music of Oskar Merikanto, tells the love story of the poor musician Lauri Alanko and the daughter of the rich Grahn family Annina. Annina’s family doesn’t approve of the relationship, and the couple’s happiness is also threatened by Lauri’s worsening eye disease.

Kesäillan valssi

1951

Opri poster
10.0

Opri is an evacuee from Karelia and is forced to move into a nursing home when his cottage is demolished. He immediately begins to take care of other elderly residents and nursing home staff, as well as their romantic concerns, as soon as he steps into his new home.

Opri

1954

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

Miehen kunnia poster
5.0

Master Kaarlo Auer, who has achieved fame as the author of a successful novel, travels to a small town to meet Anna, the widow of his late friend Martti Vainio. Their daughter Virve Vainio finds an old calendar in the attic, in which an entry reveals literary theft.

Miehen kunnia

1943

1918 poster
8.0

Pastor Samuel Bro has lost his faith in God. He is in conflict with the Church Council and is rejected from his priesthood. He moves away to a different life.

1918

1957

Haaviston Leeni poster
7.0

Leeni, a country girl, leaves to seek her fortune in Helsinki, but encounters numerous difficulties.

Haaviston Leeni

1948

Lännen lokarin veli poster
6.6

Coal miner Esaias Coolman returns to Finland from his working years in America.

Lännen lokarin veli

1952

Kolmiapila poster
6.0

A couple decides to adopt a child. At the orphanage, they hear three different stories about the children who have arrived there and their fates.

Kolmiapila

1953

Ballaadi poster
9.0

At the request of author Zacharias, Fredrik begins composing an opera, inspired by a summer walk in Backas, Espoo. He falls in love with Ebba, who sings like a nightingale about a young mermaid on the shore of the lake. Fredrik's infatuation causes a scandal in Helsinki society circles, as he is married.

Ballaadi

1944

Kultainen kynttilänjalka poster
5.5

Two men steal a precious candelabra at a mansion they accidentally burn down. Two years later, one of the thieves is a wealthy property owner. But he is tormented by his memories and debt.

Kultainen kynttilänjalka

1946

Katarina kaunis leski poster
5.7

1790 Turku. After Katarina Thorwöst becomes a widow, there are many suitors, but her heart belongs to the fencing teacher lieutenant Carl-Magnus Schildt.

Katarina kaunis leski

1950

Nummisuutarit poster
5.2

Esko is going to a neighboring village to marry Kreeta after her father arranged the marriage with Esko's father. Esko takes Mikko as his travel companion and that's where Esko's ordeals begin.

Nummisuutarit

1957