Reino Helismaa

Reino Vihtori "Repe" Helismaa (12 July 1913, Helsinki – 21 January 1965) was a Finnish singer-songwriter, musician and scriptwriter, mainly known for his humorous, yet homely songs. One of his best-known interpreters was Tapio Rautavaara. He also scripted the comic strip Maan mies Marsissa, drawn by Ami Hauhio.

Works
Song lyrics: Helismaa wrote over five thousand song lyrics. Some of the most famous include:
 * Balladi Villistä Lännestä (A ballad of the Wild West)
 * Daiga-daiga-duu (Diga-diga-doo)
 * Hiljainen kylätie (A quiet village street)
 * Kaksi vanhaa tukkijätkää (Two old lumberjacks)
 * Kulkuri ja joutsen (The tramp and the swan; translation of originally Swedish song Vagabonden och svanen by Lasse Dahlquist)
 * Kulkurin iltatähti (The tramp's evening star)
 * Lentävä kalakukko (The flying kalakukko)
 * Meksikon pikajuna (The Mexico Express, original: Orient Express)
 * Päivänsäde ja menninkäinen (The sunbeam and the goblin)
 * Rakovalkealla (At the campfire)
 * Reppu ja reissumies (The knapsack and the travelling man)
 * Rovaniemen markkinoilla (At the Rovaniemi fair)
 * Suutarin tyttären pihalla (At the shoemaker's daughter's yard)

Other works by Helismaa include 8 plays, 10 revues, 32 film manuscripts and 104 radio plays.
 * Screenplays for several Pekka ja Pätkä -comedy films made in the 1950s.