When Matti Hunttala Bought Finland
Released: October 26, 1984Runtime: 94 minLanguage: FI
Matti Hunttala is a businessman who buys, sells, exchanges, and steals—whatever best suits his plans. The men of Hukansalmi municipality do not suspect Hunttala's grand promises. Business representative Koistinen, municipal manager Kiiskinen, and bank manager Ruotsalainen believe they have met someone who can boost the municipality's poor economy and factory projects. Hunttala buys Hukanharju from the municipality for free, promising to build factories there to create jobs for the municipality, but Hunttala sells the ridge to the gravel magnate and flees Hukansalmi himself.
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Pekka Laiho
as Matti Hunttala
Heikki Kinnunen
as Varis
Ahti Kuoppala
as Oskari Sievinen
Leena Uotila
as Pirjo Lundberg
Jari Pehkonen
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Tuija Toyras
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Martti Tschokkinen
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Jarkko Rantanen
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Erkki Ruokokoski
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Sakari Jurkka
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