Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä

Pekka Puupää and Pätkä, who return to Helsinki from an unsuccessful variety show tour, are forced into refresher training, where they are trained as frogmen. During the diving exercises, the friends encounter the mermaid Helmi, whom they help into the bathtub at home, to Justiina's shock. The friends, who have become civilians, eventually end up on a plane bound for Suez, being cornered by UN soldiers.

Directed by Armand Lohikoski, Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä leans on a strong ensemble — Esa Pakarinen, Masa Niemi, Siiri Angerkoski — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1957.