Crazy Finland

Crazy Finland

Comedy | Aug. 25, 1967

Pähkähullu Suomi (1967) (Crazy Finland) is 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 of the myths of Finnish culture for Finns themselves.

Crazy Finland

Comedy | Aug. 25, 1967

Crazy Finland
Pähkähullu Suomi (1967) (Crazy Finland) is 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 of the myths of Finnish culture for Finns themselves.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Filmituotanto Spede Pasanen
Original title Pähkähullu Suomi
Directors Jukka Virtanen, Ere Kokkonen
Writers Jukka Virtanen, Spede Pasanen, Ere Kokkonen

Cast

Spede Pasanen

as William Njurmi

Esko Salminen

as Luigi Cravatto

Toivo Mäkelä

as Pääministeri

Ere Kokkonen

as Erkki Sormio alias Top Secret Agent 2 OE Q

Leo Jokela

as Herra keskivertosuomalainen

Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala

as Miss Smith

Marja-Liisa Ståhlberg

as Miss Suomi

Marita Nordberg

as talon tyttö

Pirjo Pasanen

as Toimittaja Kielo Joki

Pentti Irjala

as kuski

Veikko Sinisalo

as Suohullu Pähkä

Osmo Harkimo

as salapoliisi

Heikki Kahila

as uutistenlukija

Heikki Nousiainen

as tappelija

Niilo Tarvajärvi

as Niilo Tarvajärvi

Hjallis Harkimo

as onnellisen tapiolaisperheen poika

Heikki Laurila

as musisoija