Mai-Brit Heljo

Acting

Mai-Brit Heljo

Born 1926-09-10 · Turku, Finland

Acting credits

The Green Widow poster
4.8

A lonely young suburban housewife participates in a radio interview survey while simultaneously engaging in an extramarital affair.

The Green Widow

1968

Lasisydän poster
6.3

A famous glass artist escapes his busy city life and takes to the road.

Lasisydän

1959

Viu-hah hah-taja poster
5.8

The invisible UFO men Giljotin and Orvaskesi land on Earth and take on the appearance of the first people they encounter, Mr. Tossavais and psychiatrist Pehmeäleff. The eccentric professor takes the alien devices he has found to his laboratory, where one of the components ends up with Joona Maaperä, a manager suffering from stress, causing him to behave strangely.

Viu-hah hah-taja

1974

Uuno Turhapuron veli poster
3.1

Uuno Turhapuro's brother returns home from Sweden at the same time that Uuno has been seemingly kidnapped.

Uuno Turhapuron veli

1994

Kolmen kaupungin kasvot poster
4.0

A documentary about three of Finland's major cities: Turku, Tampere, and Helsinki, showcasing each city's history, geography, and culture.

Kolmen kaupungin kasvot

1962

Tup akka lakko poster
5.2

'Tup-Akka-Lakko' is a sequel to 'Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit' in which doctor Jyrä invented a test-tube-adult who looked exactly like Mutikainen, a mathematician. When the test-tube-adult's body emerged, his voice moved into Mutikainen's body because of the doctor's error. Problems ensue.

Tup akka lakko

1980

Hei kliffaa hei poster
4.8

The film is based on characters from the Mänttien TV-asema sketches featured on the Spede Show.

Hei kliffaa hei

1985

Lumisten metsien tyttö poster
8.0

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

Lumisten metsien tyttö

1960

Onni etsii asuntoa poster
7.0

Due to the post-war housing shortage, Pirkko, who has nowhere to sleep, is given accommodation at the full-service guesthouse run by landlady Töttermanska. There she meets the other residents: student Eskoo, foreman Heikki, antique dealer Theodor, and businessman Roope, whose acquaintance with the beautiful Dolly draws the whole group into criminal activities.

Onni etsii asuntoa

1955

Suomalaistyttöjä Tukholmassa poster
3.4

Three Finnish girls travel to Stockholm to look for work. But soon they notice that the big city is not such a great place as they thought. Most of the foreign men who they meet there are crooks and liars.

Suomalaistyttöjä Tukholmassa

1952

Lentävä kalakukko poster
6.3

After a robbery, a gang of bandits led by Kulaus-Ramperi flees Helsinki on the Kuopio express train "Lentävä kalakukko" and tries to hide in the crowded train filled with music and singing. The cheerful conductor Saastamoinen protects the motley crew traveling on the train.

Lentävä kalakukko

1953

Herra sotaministeri poster
7.0

Kalle, a shy and absent-minded civil servant at the comparison agency, unwittingly becomes Minister of War. He receives help in his new role from Maria, the daughter of Finance Minister Karpio. Problems in the performance of his duties lead Kalle to a court martial, and he resigns from his ministerial post to start a new life with his neighbor Leena.

Herra sotaministeri

1957

Syntipukki poster
5.0

"Mussu" Koikkalainen, a country boy moves to town to find a job. He finds it and is even promoted to head of complaints department. But little he knows.

Syntipukki

1957

Kuollut mies kummittelee poster
5.3

Sarmo explores the mystery associated with the murder of a landowner and the tangle of crimes, threats, and conspiracies created by a letter he left behind. At the same time Sarmo helps the consuls of imaginary small states of South America in a difficult situation, and charms their daughters.

Kuollut mies kummittelee

1952

Rovaniemen markkinoilla poster
5.0

Based on a song by the same name. It was the Genre Popularizer for the Rillumarei film and live entertainment genre that drew from the musical couplet genre of light, cleverly written, often satirical songs. Many of these films were based on an existing song, or a song was specifically written to be the foundation of a film.

Rovaniemen markkinoilla

1951

Muuan sulhasmies poster
8.0

Mauritz Grafvenhjelm, alias Moppe, an impoverished nobleman, and his friend Ville enjoy a carefree life as vagabonds in summery Porvoo until Moppe finds a large sum of money and receives a reward for it. After celebrating thoroughly at the Belvedere restaurant, he wakes up in the morning in a cell with no memory of what happened and learns that he has become engaged to the restaurant owner, Miss Svea Jonson.

Muuan sulhasmies

1956

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

Pieni luutatyttö poster
7.7

A stepfather forces Liisa, an orphan girl, to leave her small town and go to Helsinki alone to sell brooms. With the help of a friendly vagrant named Maailman-Petteri and a homeless dog named Musti, Liisa prevents a burglary, and a kind police officer named Rinne and his wife help all the homeless people start a new life.

Pieni luutatyttö

1958

Evakko poster
7.1

Evakko is a portrayal of Soviet-Finnish winter war of 1939/40 and the associated evacuations in different parts of the country. It tells the story of a Karelian family along with their whole village who were forced to leave their homes because of the war. The film has a surprisingly perky tone for the subject matter.

Evakko

1956

Yhteinen vaimomme poster
4.8

A story set in post-war Helsinki, where the last released prisoners of war arrive. They are accompanied by Captain Erkki Lahtinen, who returns to his home and back to his wife Jenni. However, during his four-year imprisonment, Erkki has been pronounced dead and Jenni has remarried to office manager Nevamaa.

Yhteinen vaimomme

1956

Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa poster
5.3

An ex-finnish army officer Kari Kivi returns to Finland after 12 years of absence. He is quickly hired by a businessman named Östermalm to be his stand-in to escape the ring of spies threatening his life. Many beautiful women cross Kivi's path before the spy ring is eventually crushed.

Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa

1959

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Matkailijan keitaita

1953

Kanavan laidalla poster
4.3

Eerikki Lind, a young university student working as a sailor, falls in love with the beautiful Kirsti on the canal. The budding Midsummer romance between the young people is overshadowed by jealousy and the tragic love story of Kirsti's parents.

Kanavan laidalla

1949

Komppanian neropatit poster
9.0

Private Tossavainen and Corporal Konstila end up cleaning the apartment of Captain Kulma, their company commander, while trying to avoid outdoor duty. The neropats compete for the attention of maid Maiju when Captain Agatha's aunt, who has spent her life at sea, arrives for a visit with her foster daughter Emma, turning the entire barracks upside down.

Komppanian neropatit

1952