
Avoveteen
Yrjö Niemelä leaves the countryside for Helsinki. Unemployed, homeless, and penniless, the young man attempts suicide in despair, but a Salvation Army soldier comes to his rescue at the last moment. His luck changes when Yrjö gets a job in a warehouse and, as a fast runner, becomes a sports coach. His childhood sweetheart Elsa encourages him to succeed.
- Year: 1939
- Country: Finland
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Suomi-Filmi
- Keyword: based on novel or book
- Director: Orvo Saarikivi
- Cast: Kullervo Kalske, Irma Seikkula, Aino Lohikoski, Hugo Hytönen, Reino Valkama, Paavo Jännes