Finnish hermits and other films from Finland

[Macaroon]

However many of these newsreels I see, I'm always struck anew by what a beautiful country Finland is, Winter and Summer

 

[Martti]

How to clean and prepare perch into fillets (1994)

 

[Martti]

Two clips from the film The White Reindeer (1952), a classical horror drama film from Finland. It's available in DVD with English subtitles.

Reindeer sacrifice
the Witch

 

[Martti]

Canoeing in Summer (1934, silent film)

• 00:00 - 00:33. Random shots of people canoeing in Helsinki(?).
• 00:34 - 01:05. Two men buying maps.
• 01:06 - 01:41. People using an early gas (Primus?) stove, eating crispbread etc.
• 01:42 - 04:07. Shots of steamships on the Vääksy canal.
• 04:08 - 05:45. Canoeing in rapids, crossing canal locks etc.

Helsinki Zoo During the Winter (1937)

 

[Macaroon]

Another set of nice old films - thanks for these Martti

 

[Martti]

KAINUU | Timelapse by Riku Karjalainen

 

[Macaroon]

What a magnificent country you live in, Martti

 

[Martti]

The Calling of the Crust of Snow (1951)

• 01:23 - 02:18. Travelling to Keuruu in Central Finland.
• 02:19 - 04:38. Skiing.
• 04:39 - 06:27. Eating lunch, sunbathing, ice fishing.
• 06:28 - 08:28. Skiing, bathing at sauna, playing chess, dancing.

 

[Martti]

Home movie about a hike to Saariselkä in Lapland in 1969. Do notice the rather nice rakovalkea fire and the laavu e.g. between 08:00 and 10:13.

 

[Martti]

Eino "Beard" Kourula - Hermit in Lapland (1986)

• 14:00 - 16:30. Making firewood and hauling it with an ahkio.
• 23:40 - 26:15. Trapping willow ptarmigans.

 

[Martti]

Finland for Adults (1987) - Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones exploring Finland in a short film commissioned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

 

[Martti]

Bear's Land / If You Go Down to the Woods Today... (1981). 35 minute nature documentary following the life of brown bear in Finland by Jukka Häyrinen. The film is not narrated.

 

[Martti]

Some nature themed Finnish Saab commercials from the bygone era, I think there's a pattern emerging....

 

[Martti]

Here's the first episode of a new Finnish web series "The Year of the Hare" (fi: Jäniksen vuosi). The series is about gold panning in Lapland. Remember to click on the English subtitles!

 

[NoName]

thank you so much for the vintage links!
I am very happy now

 

[Martti]

Tar-Burning in Lapland (1918). One of the oldest ethnographic films produced in Finland.

 

[NoName]

super nice, thank you Martti, will watch tonight
ps if you have time please keep on the good work

 

[NoName]

The Calling of the Crust of Snow (1951)

• 01:23 - 02:18. Travelling to Keuruu in Central Finland.
• 02:19 - 04:38. Skiing.
• 04:39 - 06:27. Eating lunch, sunbathing, ice fishing.
• 06:28 - 08:28. Skiing, bathing at sauna, playing chess, dancing.

I wished I could go skiing in my woolen trousers and anorak with those two lovely girls in 1951. Seems so much fun and the girls are charming.
Well I guess keep on dreaming

 

[NoName]

another really cool hermit!
Anton Neumeier

http://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2015/01/22/itavaltalainen-erakko-ja-lappi-kuuluivat-yhteen

 

[NoName]

http://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2014/12/09/inarijarven-erakkokalastaja-tiesi-paremmin

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