Sanna-Kaisa Palo
Also Known As: Sanna Palo
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hämeenlinna, Finland
Birthday: July 25, 1960
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Kikka!
Overview: Cosmetics saleswoman Kirsi Viilonen dreams of a career as a star artist. When Kirsi meets DJ and radio journalist Paula, she decides to give in completely to her dream of becoming a singer. Despite the scorn of the male-dominated music world, Paula recognizes the star in Kirsi and together they get her a recording contract. Kikka's career takes off when her nipple is accidentally flashed on a TV show. Kikka immediately becomes a national celebrity and one of Finland's best-selling female artists.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2022-10-12
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Linnut
Overview: A TV movie by Mikko Mattila.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2006-09-25
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The Missile
Overview: Niina, a single mother working for a small-town newspaper, is drawn into an investigation into the fall of a Soviet missile that upends her life and that of her small northern village.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2024-02-02
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The Hullabaloos!
Overview: The birthday of twin boys, Mökö and Luru, takes the family Kiljunen to Helsinki, where their dog gets accidentally switched with the president's dog. Mökö and Luru rush to save their dog, while mother and father Kiljunen take over the city from land, sea and air.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2022-12-28
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Je'vida
Overview: Iida, an elderly Sámi woman, who has abandoned her roots under the pressure of forced Finnishization, is conflicted between selling her old homestead and hiding her cultural heritage from her niece, as the rural way of life she has suppressed begins to creep back in.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2023-10-20
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Cupid Aims High
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1990-09-07
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The Storage 2
Overview: Rousku and Raninen are fleeing their unemployment by setting up a construction company. Occupational illiteracy is not an obstacle and accounting is fine when Rouskun's mate deals with things. The entrepreneurs know that the poor can be, but not artificial. But what's the point for the scratchy women? Especially when Rousku gets to look in the mirror again and find out what kind of father, such a daughter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2018-02-16
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Mestari
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1992-03-06
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Macbeth
Overview: A Finnish film version of Macbeth. Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1987-01-16
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Koomikko
Overview: Aspiring young comedian Hepi rides a moped and sleeps in cars left at a garage for repair. He joins a group of older but equally bad comedians trying to capture and sell their art on videotape. Hepi charms a girl working in the Zoological Museum with his imitations of bird sounds. Alienated look at the frustrations of show business, as presented by a cast of popular Finnish TV comedians with their absurd dialogue and eccentric inside jokes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1983-03-11
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Body Fat Index of Love
Overview: Stigu and Ella have a just-sex relationship. Stigu is secretly in love but settles for what he can get because Ella wants nothing more. Until they find themselves in a same work project: designing an advertisement for the Family Federation on sustainable relationships. It seems like mission impossible since Ella doesn't believe in the whole concept and Stigu knows nothing about it.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2012-12-21
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Long Good Thursday
Overview: While on a shopping trip, Grump smells Saimi, a woman who smells just right and throws the whole man in a state of confusion. The Grump would not have believed that his chest could still feel like a young boy's. The Grump has to admit that he enjoys Saimi’s company. The words, looks, and touch of another awaken long-forgotten feelings. The Grump’s sons are incredulous and downright jealous of their father, and they don’t want to trust Saimi’s sincerity… could she be after the inheritance? Family meetings, misunderstandings, moonlight swims, and sleepless nights. Indeed, Cupid's arrow can pierce even an old man's flannel shirt.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2024-09-06
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Kauhea murhamies Lalli
Overview: TV play about the legend of Lalli.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1981-05-08
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Deal of Herr G
Overview: "Deal of Mr G" is a black and white short film with voice-over. Mr G is writing his play "Faust" when Mefisto appears. Black and white photos reveal and hide everyday things in shadows and reflections.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-12
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Nainen kedolla
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Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2003-10-27
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The Fascist
Overview: A traffic warden runs into a surprising argument with a persisting customer.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2014-11-14
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Kulkuset kulkuset
Overview: Two diverse families meet for the first time over Christmas dinner. The evening goes off the rails right from the start when the male host couple reveal a closely guarded secret: there's also a hostess in the house, and she's very pregnant! Of course, the frantic group of relatives don't take the news lightly and demand the paternity to be confirmed - which is no simple task. A series of misunderstandings drives the Christmas guests to the brink of a nervous breakdown, and as the evening progresses, Santa Claus himself is forced to look in the mirror. Their Christmas together seems doomed to failure until, to everyone's surprise, the evening culminates in a heart-melting Christmas miracle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2022-10-28
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Headfirst
Overview: Headfirst is a black comedy about a single mother with anger management problems and her teenage daughter who is always in trouble at school. With yet another school comes a new teacher and a blast from the past for the mother. Before long, an accidental pickpocket and a notoriously lousy storyteller teams up with this one dysfunctional sort of a family. Nothing is the same anymore. Headfirst is a story about missing teeth, strange friends, hidden dreams and long-gone love. And about a hare.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2014-12-26
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Viimeiset rotannahat
Overview: Anssi Mänttäri’s low-budget movies with their intimate content have become classics. In this black comedy that takes place in Helsinki in summer the main character (played by Mänttäri himself) jumps from one bar and bed to the next. Especially vulgar black humour.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1985-01-18
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Land of Hope
Overview: Anni, a daughter of a wealthy family and used to secure life, falls in love with Veikko, a war invalid of the Continuation War. Anni leaves her past behind her and starts leading the life of a pioneer, in the wild forests of northern Karelia, in a settlement farm. After a rosy start, the fate crushes Anni’s dreams and her love for Veikko is put to a test.
Genres: History Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2018-10-26
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The Matriarch
Overview: Martta and Otto are a pair of traveling tailors who claim to be bastard descendants of the Romanovs and wander from town to town in Finland seeking work, accompanied by their two half-witted adult sons, Hippo, Repe and equally silly son-in-law Ventti. The family occasionally turns to crime when they can't quite make ends meet, and the boys begin turning to violence with greater frequency when Otto weakens and Martta becomes the head of the family business. Their fortunes take an unexpected turn when the brothers assault and abduct a man they call Kaspar, who becomes the family's sidekick in their travels. Despite Kaspar's inability to speak, he attracts Martha's youngest daughter, an attractive young woman named Lara, but the family is in disarray when a long-lost half-brother, Laszlo, suddenly re-emerges and tries to wrest control of the clan away from his mother.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2007-09-14
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On the Road to Emmaus
Overview: A cynical city dweller returns to his hometown to sell his family home, but becomes unexpectedly nostalgic.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2001-10-05
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Are You Hungry?
Overview: A single mother struggles to connect with her adopted son, who she believes is gay. Her assumptions about her son's needs and desires lead to a cascading series of calamities.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2019-09-10
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The Good Son
Overview: When his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2011-03-25
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Covid Fan Tutte
Overview: Autumn season at the opera opens with Covid fan tutte, starring leading Finnish soloists The first opera in the autumn repertoire will be Covid fan tutte, featuring for example soprano Karita Mattila and conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen and Hannu Lintu. The new libretto to the score of Mozart’s Così fan tutte will be written by Minna Lindgren. The premiere of Covid fan tutte will take place at the end of August. Directed by Jussi Nikkilä, the opera will be sung by Finland’s most prominent soloists, including Karita Mattila, Miina-Liisa Värelä, Tommi Hakala, Johanna Rusanen, Tuomas Katajala, and Waltteri Torikka. Minna Lindgren will write a topical libretto to the score of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, combining elements of satire and reality shows.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-01
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Harbour Brothers
Overview: Finland in the 50s saw a time where boats from all over the world docked in the harbor city of Kotka. In addition to transporting goods, the sailors brought with them another import: jazz, swing and blues. A tale of music-loving, fearless and passionate young men decide to open Fennia, a jazz bar. Soon Fennia achieves legendary status and the men; the Harbour Brothers, play their music and hold court like emperors.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2004-12-25
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Alone
Overview: A documentary-like film about Jussi Parviainen's divorce.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1990-02-23
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So It Goes
Overview: Out into the big wide world as fast as possible. That’s Elli’s plan. But where should she get the money from, if not steal it? When Heze falls for her, she steals from him and both have to learn: “Adulthood is a big pain in the arse”.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2012-03-09
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Man and a Junior
Overview: Antti Pasanen juggles between taking care of Paavo, his work and personal life, until Enni has an accident and he has two kids to take care of.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2019-11-15
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Little Sister
Overview: Katri's husband has died in the Finnish Winter War. When the Continuation War begins, Katri volunteers to work in a Helsinki military hospital. She is courted by a patient, a poetry-reciting countryman bound to be released from service. In the same time, she dates old school friend Eero who even goes AWOL to be near her. As the war continues, Katri has to make difficult decisions about her life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1999-11-26
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Christmas Comes to Moominvalley
Overview: On a frosty winter's morning, Hemulen wakes the sleeping Moomins to prepare them for the approaching Christmas. But the Moomintrolls, who normally go dormant during the winter months, have never celebrated Christmas and have no idea what the holiday means. Their confusion and delight in the white winter landscape lead to a journey of discovery, where they are forced to understand the true meaning of Christmas.
Genres: Animation Family TV Movie
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2022-12-24
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