The Swan and the Wanderer

The Swan and the Wanderer (Finnish: Kulkuri ja joutsen) is a Finnish film telling the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters, Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Reino Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965, the date of Helismaa's death.

The film also tells about the change in Finland during those years.

Cast

Tapio Liinoja as Tapio Rautavaara

Martti Suosalo as Reino Helismaa

Heikki Nousiainen as Esa Pakarinen

Ari Virta as Masa Niemi

Matti Mäntylä as Toivo Kärki

Tuija Piepponen as Siiri Angerkoski

Raimo Grönberg as Olavi Virta