On the Log River

Tukkijoella Log River 1928 Films of this genre gave the Finnish cinema and the viewing public one of its most popular characters the lumberjack tukkijatka tukkipoika tukkilainen who at his most heroic hour becomes the logroller or the shooter of rapids koskenlaskija The significance of this character in Finnish film is comparable to that of the Cowboy on American cinema He is the pioneer the wanderer the adventurer He negotiates the frontier he is an embodiment of the conflict between wilderness and civilization