"Himmlers Kantele Player" - about Finnish student, who decides to leave University of Sorbonne and walk from Paris to Helsinki in the spring of 1935. On his way, in Germany, he meets Heinrich Himmler, who is attracted by a traditional Finnish instrument, kantele. Himmler employs Yrjö as researcher to the Ahnenerbe institute to find the Aryan roots from the runic singing culture of Finnish Carelia.
Released: Jan 30, 2014
Runtime: 56 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Aki Cederberg, Martin Edholm, Simo Hakalisto, Wolfram Sievers, Heinrich Himmler
Crew: Pekka Uotila (Director of Photography), Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen (Director), Pertti Veijalainen (Producer), Niko Paakkunainen (Sound Designer), Tuuli Kuittinen (Editor), Ari Taskinen (Music)