Tuija Ahvonen
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Construction worker Urho Suomalainen, his factory-worker wife Sirkka, and their two school-age children dream about getting away from their cramped rental apartment and moving to a house of their own. Urho decides to build one from scratch, starting from hauling trees from the forest to the sawmill. As the building progresses, a serious fault is discovered in its foundations. The family also has problems with their mortgage. Urho develops pneumonia and passes away before he sees his house completed. At his grave, a fellow worker gives a powerful speech praising socialism.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Toimittaja Liisa Lehto
The Kiljunen family wins a holiday trip to Helsinki and the city will never be the same again.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as sairaanhoitaja
A man suffering from paranoia and delusions is convinced that the city water source is contaminated
Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • as Florist
A group of three male friends with domestic problems behave badly.
Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Vera Harjunpää-Karhu
According to Mänttäri, the film is about a woman as portrayed through four female characters.