Armand Lohikoski

Armand Lohikoski (born January 3, 1912 in Astoria, Oregon, United States, died March 20 2005 in Helsinki) was a Finnish movie director and writer. He is best known as a director of a number of Pekka ja Pätkä movies.

Career

Before his career as a film director Armand Lohikoski had a long career mostly in media industry. He was Among other things he worked as a journalist and as a division director in Finnish Broadcasting Company, where he produced the first radio quiz in Finland, and as a head of Helsinki office of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Films. He was also the first to publish free newspapers in Finland.

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Finnish Broadcasting Company - Radio - Quiz - Finland - Helsinki - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Films - Free newspapers

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Armand Lohikoski directed 18 long movies for major Finnish movie production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. In addition he directed many short films and commercials.

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Finnish - Suomen Filmiteollisuus

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Lohikoski wrote an interesting travel book Dollari on lujassa in 1946

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of famous Helsinki based student choir, YL Male Voice Choir, visit to United States after the World War II. He wrote his own biography Mies Puupää-filmien takaa in 1993 and a aphorisms book Sattuvasti Sanottua in 2002. He died after a short illness in Helsinki March 20 2005 at the age of 93.

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YL Male Voice Choir - United States - World War II - 1993 - Aphorisms - 2002 - Helsinki - March 20 - 2005

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