Avoveteen (1939)

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.

• Release Date: 1939-08-27
• Runtime: 1h 39min
• Production Company: Suomi-Filmi
• Production Country: Finland
• Director: Orvo Saarikivi
• Writer: Ilmari Unho