---
title: 'Akseli and Elina (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edvin Laine'
released: '1970-12-04'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/akseli-and-elina-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132676/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Akseli and Elina (1970)

1970 · Drama · Finland

Original title: Akseli ja Elina

## Synopsis

Akseli and Elina is a 1970 Finnish drama film directed by Edvin Laine. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. The film is based on the third and final volume of Väinö Linna's novel trilogy Under the North Star. It's a sequel to the 1968 film Here, Beneath the North Star, which was based on the two first volumes of the trilogy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edvin Laine](https://cinepixo.com/people/edvin-laine)
- **Screenplay:** [Väinö Linna](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaino-linna)
- **Producer:** [Mauno Mäkelä](https://cinepixo.com/people/mauno-makela)
- **Director of Photography:** [Olavi Tuomi](https://cinepixo.com/people/olavi-tuomi)

## Cast

- [Rose-Marie Precht](https://cinepixo.com/people/rose-marie-precht) as Ellen Salpakari
- [Esa Saario](https://cinepixo.com/people/esa-saario) as Janne Kivivuori
- [Aarno Sulkanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/aarno-sulkanen) as Akseli Koskela
- [Anja Pohjola](https://cinepixo.com/people/anja-pohjola) as Alma Koskela
- [Kauko Helovirta](https://cinepixo.com/people/kauko-helovirta) as Otto Kivivuori
- [Risto Taulo](https://cinepixo.com/people/risto-taulo) as Jussi Koskela
- [Matti Ranin](https://cinepixo.com/people/matti-ranin) as Lauri Salpakari
- [Ulla Eklund](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulla-eklund) as Elina Koskela
- [Mirjam Novero](https://cinepixo.com/people/mirjam-novero) as Anna Kivivuori
- [Martti Järvinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martti-jarvinen) as Ilmari Salpakari

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/akseli-and-elina-1970
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