Alivuokralainen
Encyclopedia
Alivuokralainen is a Finnish
comedy play written by Timo Kahilainen
and Heikki Vihinen and directed by Heikki Vihinen. The play stars Heikki Hela
, Heikki Kinnunen
, Kake Aunesneva, Jukka Leisti, Ritva Jalonen, Ilpo Hakala, Tuija Ernamo, Pete Keskinen and Mikko Rantaniva. It premiered in 2003 and is still showing in Tampere
.
surgeon
Lauri Mustonen share a 280 m² rented apartment
in the centre of Helsinki
. Their peaceful, uneventful life is interrupted when their landlady, aging aristocrat Lydia Molotova, decides to give the apartment as a gift to her nephew, Sergeant John Molotov. Immediately, Sergeant Molotov raises the rent
by a factor of more than ten, which is more than Bergström and Mustonen can pay. Not wanting to move elsewhere, they place an ad in the newspaper
, looking for a sub-tenant to help them pay the rent. The sub-tenant is Carl Robert Palmberg, a Finland-Swedish
interior decorator in his 30s, who is openly gay
. Things get further complicated when Sergeant Molotov has to undergo surgery because of an infected kidney, and Mustonen decides to operate him privately.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
comedy play written by Timo Kahilainen
Timo Kahilainen
Timo Eero Kahilainen is a Finnish actor best known as one of the four original members of the Kummeli comedy crew, along with Heikki Silvennoinen, Heikki Hela and Heikki Vihinen. Kahilainen is best known for portraying the many short but energetic characters of the Kummeli character gallery.He is...
and Heikki Vihinen and directed by Heikki Vihinen. The play stars Heikki Hela
Heikki Hela
Heikki Hela is a Finnish entertainer, actor and musician, best remembered for his role in the early 1990s hit show Kummeli and his hit song "Uneton Yö", featured on his debut album, Kaikista Kaikkein...
, Heikki Kinnunen
Heikki Kinnunen
Heikki Kinnunen is a Finnish actor, who became well known in the beginning of 1970s in the comedy program Ällitälli. Kinnunen was known specially for his roles in comedy films and -series...
, Kake Aunesneva, Jukka Leisti, Ritva Jalonen, Ilpo Hakala, Tuija Ernamo, Pete Keskinen and Mikko Rantaniva. It premiered in 2003 and is still showing in Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
.
Plot
Entomologist Pauli Bergström and kidneyKidney
The kidneys, organs with several functions, serve essential regulatory roles in most animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates. They are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as the regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid–base balance, and...
surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
Lauri Mustonen share a 280 m² rented apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
in the centre of Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
. Their peaceful, uneventful life is interrupted when their landlady, aging aristocrat Lydia Molotova, decides to give the apartment as a gift to her nephew, Sergeant John Molotov. Immediately, Sergeant Molotov raises the rent
Renting
Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property owned by another. A gross lease is when the tenant pays a flat rental amount and the landlord pays for all property charges regularly incurred by the ownership from landowners...
by a factor of more than ten, which is more than Bergström and Mustonen can pay. Not wanting to move elsewhere, they place an ad in the newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, looking for a sub-tenant to help them pay the rent. The sub-tenant is Carl Robert Palmberg, a Finland-Swedish
Finland-Swedish
Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their mother tongue...
interior decorator in his 30s, who is openly gay
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
. Things get further complicated when Sergeant Molotov has to undergo surgery because of an infected kidney, and Mustonen decides to operate him privately.