Avoveteen

Drama

🏆 Fan Favorite

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Orvo Saarikivi

Status Released

Release Date 1939-08-27

Storyline

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.