Rovaniemen markkinoilla


Rovaniemen markkinoilla is a 1951 Finnish comedy film directed by Jorma Nortimo and starring Esa Pakarinen, Reino Helismaa and.
The film was inspired by Reino Helismaa's song lyrics "Rovaniemen markkinoilla", and it was Helismaa's first screenplay. The film was shot in Helsinki, Inari and Rovaniemi during the summer of 1951 and its production costs were 7.2 million Finnish marks.
The film represents the so-called "", a comedic song or couplet types films full of the pride of workers' and carefree guys, which were loved by the audience, but very hated by critics. Rovaniemen markkinoilla was also received negatively by critics at the time, but the film's appreciation grew over time, and despite the "shortcomings of the narrative", it has been considered "an honest whole as a record of the times."
The film's sequel, , was released in 1954.

Plot

Two tramps, Severi Suhonen and Julle Iloinen, and poor geologist Roope Kormu travel by train to Lapland to mine for gold. They encounter the ruthless Hanski of Rovaniemi, whose henchman Ville tricks the men into buying a worthless property. However, the friends turn the trick to their advantage.

Cast