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Heikki Savolainen

Heikki Savolainen

Heikki Savolainen (9 April 1922 in Pori – 22 January 1975) was a English stage and screen actor renowned for the part of Urho Hietanen in Edvin Laine's 1955 The Unknown Soldier (The Unknown Soldier). They also played several comedic roles in 50's Finnish movies, as well as performing in several radio plays.

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Movies Starring Heikki Savolainen (54)

Saatanan radikaalit (1971)

Pave, Hese, Timppa, and Viiksi have ended up in Hell, where the heat makes them feel as comfortable as in a sauna. The bosses there don't like this, so they send the boys on vacation to their home country, Finland. They are given a briefcase full of money ...

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Pikku Pietarin piha (1961)

A little orphan boy is the focus of attention, as well as his stepmother whose special qualities engender a certain mystery around her person – and hint at magical powers. ...

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Iloinen Linnanmäki (1960)

Two competing hair care companies demonstrate their products on stage at a Helsinki amusement park, using celebrities from television, the hottest new media of the early 1960s. ...

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Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina (1959)

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, a ...

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Yks' tavallinen Virtanen (1959)

Engineer Kallio, who is searching for uranium, arrives at the summer hotel owned by Director Lehtelä, accompanied by his assistants Joltinen and Pummi and painter Väinö. The manager's daughter Anni, his wife Mammi, and hotel employee Sirkka try to figur ...

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Ei ruumiita makuuhuoneeseen (1959)

Two Finnish PI:s are hunted by a gang specialized to counterfeit banknotes from Malaga to Finland and Mallorca and back. The counterfeit money printing plates are desperately searched by the gang and our heroes try to hide from them by travelling to Mallo ...

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Kovaa peliä Pohjolassa (1959)

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 ...

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Tirlittan (1958)

Young Tirlittan gets rid of her family after being struck by lightning in her home. While looking for a new home, she meets a friendly policeman, a woman with goat, and a ringmaster with whom Tirlittan ends up performing in a circus. ...

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Niskavuoren naiset (1958)

A story of the conflict between the old and new orders of living. ...

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Pekka ja Pätkä miljonääreinä (1958)

Trade counselor Lillukka leaves his entire fortune to Pekka Puupää, who, thanks to cartoons and films, has become closer to him than his immediate family, who are pursuing their own interests. Pekka starts running a toy factory and hires a freckle-faced ...

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Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla (1958)

Pekka Puupää and Pätkä involuntarily end up in Suez as peacekeepers. After saving the Caliph's daughter Suleiman from kidnappers on two occasions, the Caliph magically reunites the friends with Justiina. ...

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Paksunahka (1958)

A man dreaming of becoming a private detective gets suck into an investigation of a crime involving the theft of a secret chemical formula. ...

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Äidittömät (1958)

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, fa ...

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Vääpelin kauhu (1957)

A Finnish military farce about an elderly man who is commanded back to service. ...

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Rakas varkaani (1957)

Lissie is a pickpocket who escapes from the police by pretending to be the wife of the absent-minded Leopold. Leopold falls in love with the young woman, but Lissie is more interested in the valuables she finds in the wealthy professor's apartment. ...

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Taas tyttö kadoksissa! (1957)

Police chief Olavi, health nurse Liisa Niemi and photo reporter Takola are investigating the disappearance of a local girl. ...

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The Harvest Month (1956)

The title of the Finnish film Elokuu translates to August. Directed by Matti Kassila, one of Finland's premiere filmmakers, Elokuu was adapted from a novel by Nobel prize winning finnish author F.E. Sillanpää. Simply put, the story concerns the decline a ...

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The Unknown Soldier (1955)

It is the summer of 1941. An eastern-Finnish machine gun company receives an order to turn in their surplus equipment. The company is transferred to the front lines. The next morning the soldiers wake to the sound of guns – the war has begun. ...

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The Doll Merchant (1955)

A wide-eyed doll salesman is mistaken for a bomb-wielding anarchist by the oppressive forces of the totalitarian state. ...

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Hunting for Miss Europe (1955)

Miss Europe Hunting (1955) is a romantic comedy directed by Erik Blomberg and co-written with Lars-Eric Malmlund, which utilizes material recorded during the Miss Europe competitions held in Finland. The story follows the career and relationship developmen ...

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Veteraanin voitto (1955)

Timo learns about his grandfather Santeri's background in the workers' sports movement. Inspired by this, he begins to encourage his alcoholic father to practice his own sport, javelin throwing. ...

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Pekka ja Pätkä puistotäteinä (1955)

Justina urges Pete and Runt to get a job. As a result they meet an orphan boy named Otto while working as a park nannies. They offer to shelter the boy, but at the same time the father Antti, who has returned from the sea, is looking for his son together w ...

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Onni etsii asuntoa (1955)

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 bus ...

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Leena (1954)

Unemployed girl shoplifts in department store. Son of a wealthy family notice the shoplifting but won't turn her in. After awhile they are seen together and press thinks they are engaged. ...

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Rakastin sinua, Hilde (1954)

Two guys love the some girl who just plays with their feelings. Situation damages the friendship of these men and they are tormented as the girl doesn't love back. ...

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Oi, muistatkos… (1954)

Life on a farm in Kitkankoski is disrupted when construction of a hydroelectric power plant begins in the area. Determined Emma, who has returned from America, and stubborn local farmer Jeremias Junnila clash when Junnila refuses to produce milk for the co ...

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Minä soitan sinulle illalla (1954)

Factory manager Risto Järviö is under his mother's thumb. When his mother forbids him from dancing with factory girl Seija Vaara, Seija decides to make anonymous phone calls to Risto to annoy his controlling mother. Risto falls in love with the voice on ...

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Minäkö isä! (1954)

A traditional misunderstanding story with an unfounded suspicion of jealousy at the beginning. Childhood friends Kati Jorma and Jalmari Karvi do not reveal their previous meetings to their suspicious spouses. ...

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Hei, rillumarei! (1954)

Traveler Severi travels to Helsinki to enjoy some culture, where he meets Sinikka and Simo, who run a buying and selling business. At a customs auction, he buys a painting that businessman Kehveli and his assistants also have their eyes on. ...

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Kovanaama (1954)

Lasse Pöysti plays a young reporter named Esko Pekuri who thinks he's got a front-page story. But every article he writes goes in press as minor news. He gets a fantastic idea to impersonate a gangster and write an article about prison life. ...

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Kunnioittaen (1954)

Elmeri Vara from the General Stabilization Party, Selma Vuorinen from the Free Enlightenment Party, and Irja Solanen from the Independent Women's Party are competing for seats in parliament. When young Pertti and his classmates start a campaign with carica ...

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Alaston malli karkuteillä (1953)

A comedy about a poor artist who is accidentally accused of the murder of his fiancee. ...

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Miljonäärimonni (1953)

A farce about a wealthy young man who attempts to keep up his lifestyle even in the army. ...

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Jälkeen syntiinlankeemuksen (1953)

Schoolboy Klaus is convicted of theft and sent to prison. At his release Klaus feels that his life has changed a lot. Despite all his hardship and difficulties he keeps up his studies under the supervision of the grim Master Kahari. ...

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Kolmiapila (1953)

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. ...

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Maailman kaunein tyttö (1953)

Unexpected romance is in the air when a young woman from Finnish boarding school meets an American millionaire. ...

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Kipparikvartetti (1952)

Composer and program director Harri forms a quartet, recruiting Apon, Teika, Kauko, and Olli as members. Based on an idea from Olli's beloved Raija, the ensemble is named the Kipparikvartetti. ...

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Kaikkien naisten monni (1952)

The military farce, directed by Lasse Pöysti, is based on Joel Laikka's novel. The illiterate Nieminen, who starts his military service through mischief and being tempted by other rookies, causes confusion in the barracks. At the behest of colonel, attemp ...

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Tervetuloa aamukahville eli tottako toinenkin puoli? (1952)

St. Peter's announcement interrupts the Welcome to Morning Coffee radio program. He asks people for help because he does not know whether private detective Uljas Uriel Vaaksanpää has died or is still alive. The strange events are followed from the perspe ...

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Jees, olympialaiset, sanoi Ryhmy (1952)

During the Helsinki Olympics, Sotajermut Ryhmä and Romppainen are Olympic coaches. When Delila, coached by Romppainen, is robbed, a series of events begins, involving secret plots, fights, and even tenderness. ...

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Yhden yön hinta (1952)

The streets of Helsinki, Finland, at night. Violence mixed with incidents and everyday life. Reported by police officers on the graveyard shift. ...

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Radio tulee hulluksi (1952)

Radio reporter Toivo Teräsvuori gets an idea for an experimental report using a hidden microphone, but he is reported as a madman talking to himself and is taken to the Houruniemi mental hospital. At the hospital, the volatile Toivo is considered insane, ...

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Silmät hämärässä (1952)

A mad writer checks into a hotel. In the window of a opposite building he sees four men and starts to write their life story. Every man is an anonymous person who have done or experienced something irreversible in his life. They end up together to plan a h ...

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…ja Helena soittaa (1951)

Lasse Pöysti's directorial debut film. And Helena Plays On (1951) is based on Aino Räsänen's second novel of the same name in the Helena series. When the Winter War breaks out, Arttu (Jussi Jurkka), the son of Helena (Irma Seikkula) and Jari Junkkeri ( ...

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Kesäillan valssi (1951)

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 b ...

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Sadan miekan mies (1951)

Captain Kaarnoja finds himself caught up in intrigues and a dispute between the noblewoman Elisabeth and her cousin, Captain Gyllenskiöld. Kaarnoja comes into possession of a mysterious letter, which leads him and his loyal companion Sergeant Erkinpoika i ...

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Rion yö (1951)

Three sailors rescue Carmen, who has fallen into the clutches of the white slave trade, and also manage to destroy a drug gang. ...

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Radio tekee murron (1951)

Eager young radio reporter Teräsvuori stages a one-man burglary into the Helsinki Art Museum, recorded on tape for a later broadcast by his friend Laakso. Things go awry when a gang of real criminals overhear their plans and book their heist to coincide. ...

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Lakeuksien lukko (1951)

Set in rural Ostrobothnia in 1859, Tuomas Kantola, a farmer, is the only peasant in the village who does not sell his land to Lohikoski's boss Adler, and even starts to annoy him by building a dam to defy the project to drain Lohikoski's lands. During the ...

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Amor hoi! (1950)

Master Tuula Vihervo teaches languages ​​at a women's college, where American-Finnish Charles Thompson Jr arrives to do an inspection on behalf of his father's college donor. The arrival of a guest and Tuula's infatuation causes a stir inside the colle ...

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Katupeilin takana (1949)

1892. Vappu Biörcke and Kaarlo Härkönen get to know each other during the summer in the countryside at the birthday of Vappu Jalle-sedä. In Helsinki, the young people continue their courtship under the supervision of Vapu's aunt, Moster Mella. However, ...

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Kanavan laidalla (1949)

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. ...

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Hornankoski (1949)

The brothers of Yli-Koskela farm fall for the same woman. Then Aarne believes he has killed a man. Artturi sees the case and saves the man from drowning to the rapids. He takes advantage of the situation and tells the woman, Lea, that his brother is a murd ...

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Pontevat pommaripojat (1948)

Poke and Pena, two private investigators in debt, see an advertisement in the newspaper about Dr. Peltonen's disappearance and the promised reward for finding him. The boys retreat to investigate the case in a house they have rented in the countryside, whi ...

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