Pirjo Pasanen

Pähkähullu Suomi (1967)

A film that pushes every stereotype imaginable about Finland, and then some. Indeed, coming in the same year as Finland’s 50th anniversary, the film’s whole premise is about presenting Finland in hilarious fashion to foreigners and perhaps also making fun of some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jukka Virtanen
CAST:  Spede Pasanen  •  Esko Salminen  •  Toivo Mäkelä  •  Ere Kokkonen

A film that pushes every stereotype imaginable about Finland, and then some. Indeed, coming in the same year as Finland’s 50th anniversary, the film’s whole premise is about presenting Finland in hilarious fashion to foreigners and perhaps also making fun of some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jukka Virtanen
CAST:  Spede Pasanen  •  Esko Salminen  •  Toivo Mäkelä  •  Ere Kokkonen

X-Paroni (1964)

Baron Wilhelm von Tandem, CEO of the Tandem Corporation, gets mixed up with a spitting image of himself, an innocent country boy Kalle. Both characters conveniently amnesiac, they start living each other's lives and dating each other's girlfriends, succeeding in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spede Pasanen  •  Risto Jarva  •  Jaakko Pakkasvirta
CAST:  Spede Pasanen  •  Jaakko Pakkasvirta  •  Meri Lii  •  Pirjo Pasanen

Baron Wilhelm von Tandem, CEO of the Tandem Corporation, gets mixed up with a spitting image of himself, an innocent country boy Kalle. Both characters conveniently amnesiac, they start living each other's lives and dating each other's girlfriends, succeeding in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spede Pasanen  •  Risto Jarva  •  Jaakko Pakkasvirta
CAST:  Spede Pasanen  •  Jaakko Pakkasvirta  •  Meri Lii  •  Pirjo Pasanen

Pohjan tähteet (1969)

Triangle comedy about a movie crew shooting a no-budget artsy film. Director Pohja is a clumsy beginner, cinematographer Törrönen an old pro, and the leading actors Igor and Merju first detest each other although the script is supposed to make them lovers. The two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ere Kokkonen
CAST:  Ere Kokkonen  •  Hillevi Lagerstam  •  Vesa-Matti Loiri  •  Pirjo Pasanen

Triangle comedy about a movie crew shooting a no-budget artsy film. Director Pohja is a clumsy beginner, cinematographer Törrönen an old pro, and the leading actors Igor and Merju first detest each other although the script is supposed to make them lovers. The two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ere Kokkonen
CAST:  Ere Kokkonen  •  Hillevi Lagerstam  •  Vesa-Matti Loiri  •  Pirjo Pasanen