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.

Novela

Urho Karhumäki

Screenplay

Ilmari Unho

Music

Harry Bergström

Director

Orvo Saarikivi

Status

Released

Release date

27/08/1939

Original language

Finnish