Jussi Vatanen
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Biography: Jussi Vatanen was born on January 30, 1978 in Sonkajärvi, Finland. He is an actor and writer, known for Lapland Odyssey (2010), The Unknown Soldier (2017) and Downshiftaajat (2015). Married to Marika Tuhkala
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Sonkajärvi, Finland
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Birthday: January 30, 1978
Age: 47 years old
Gender: Male
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Dirty Bomb
Overview: Mirccu has a dream job as the PR coordinator of a record company. When her boss, the music mogul Martin threatens to fire her, she is forced to find her own way to success. Together with her football-playing boyfriend Roba who is recovering from an ankle injury she has to reflect whether the good times are really over, and to what lengths they are willing to go to survive. She is given one last chance to prove herself by successfully launching the career of an obnoxious fifteen-year-old teenage star-to-be with the code name Dirty Bomb.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2011-09-23
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Fanatics
Overview: A buddy comedy about a fanatic small town football supporter who falls in love with a perfect girl, only to notice that his dream-girl supports the wrong football team. Now he has to befriend the enemy or forget the girl he loves.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2012-02-24
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Lapland Odyssey
Overview: Lapland Odyssey is a comedy about Janne, a man from Lapland in northern Finland, a man who has made a career out of living on welfare. Inari, his girlfriend, is tired of Janne's incapability of getting a grip on life, Janne wasn't even able to buy a digital TV box that Inari had given money for. Inari gives an ultimatum: a digital box needs to arrive by dawn or she leaves. Janne sets out into the night with his two friends to find a box. On their way to the city of Rovaniemi, Janne and his friends face many challenges, obstacles and temptations. They learn that they need to be daring. There's no room to give into bitterness. The most important thing isn't success, but rather the journey in itself.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2010-10-15
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Koskinen
Overview: In the middle of the summer holidays, the body of a drowned man with ligature marks on his wrists is recovered from Tammerkoski river. The investigation by Koskinen's team is further strained by the hit-and-run case of a dubious music manager and the mysterious Carl Friedrich. When a new body is found in Lake Näsijärvi, the connection between the victims is made clear.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2022-05-11
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The Hijack That Went South
Overview: Aarno Lamminparras hijacked an airplane with a gun in 1978. A true story.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2013-01-18
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Heart of a Lion
Overview: Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2013-10-18
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Fallen Leaves
Overview: In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2023-09-14
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Towards the Day of Doom
Overview: Four stories about Finnish life intersect. In the first one, drum artist Monkki Mähönen arrives for a renovation job at his old band mate's summer villa. Second story revolves around wannabe motorcycle gang and its leader Jouni who are being humiliated at a village shop. Thirdly in the 1960s, a star reporter Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä starts writing a once in a lifetime story about the womanizing of Arvo Hakala, a pipe organ repair man. In the fourth story, a fantasy and sci-fi film director Kurt "Kurre" von Riikonen is looking for financing of his upcoming movie Excalibur IV with catastrophic consequences.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2014-02-19
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We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Overview: The Rosvola family – The Robbersons drive around the country in their pirate car robbing bypassing cars of their sweets, extra food and consumer goods. Life changes for the Rosvolas when they accidentally kidnap 10-year-old Vilja, a diligent school girl. Will Vilja succeed in escaping or will she become friends with the Rosvolas´ children Hele (12 years) and Kalle (9 years)? We are the Pirates of the Roads is a funny and crazy adventurous road movie for children.
Genres: Adventure Family Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2015-03-27
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Lapland Odyssey 2
Overview: It’s been three years since we last met Janne and Inari. Since then, they’ve had a daughter named Lumi. Janne and his friends experience a new adventure, this time on an autumn night. The boys go to a party but end up chasing Lumi who has disappeared. Meanwhile, Inari enjoys a girls-night-out and has an adventure of her own.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2015-09-30
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Unknown Soldier
Overview: The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel).
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2017-10-27
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Summer Is Crazy
Overview: After the bankruptcy of their fine dining restaurant, the Eerolas are stuck in the seaside village of Nauvo with no clear plan for the future. In the shadow of the father’s depression both the mother and the teenage daughter rebel against the stagnant life, each in their own way. In the magical light of the midnight sun, new loves begin while others come to an end.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2025-09-03
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Off the Map
Overview: Career woman finds out that her boyfriend is living a secret double life. She finds a bag of money and decides to make a run for it. She is accompanied by a little girl who is also on a run from her criminal step-father. Together they're trying to make it to her grandmothers house.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2016-02-26
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Lapland Odyssey 3
Overview: In the third instalment of the franchise, Janne embarks on an epic hike, a journey of self-discovery. His dreams of a tranquil retreat into nature are quickly shattered however, when Räihänen and Kämäräinen both decide to come along for the trip. Meanwhile Janne’s spouse Inari gets the chance to go back to work, but only if she can prove she’s “management material” and a real leader. Inari enters the Swamp Soccer tournament, where to her horror she finds out her ex Little Mikko is also competing.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2017-08-23
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Dark Corners
Overview: Jack Strachan, a shady ex-sports star in hiding out in Norway, is stalked by a mysterious woman he cannot identify who closely resembles his murdered wife, Veronique. Convinced of her evil intent and determined to unmask her, he forces himself to re-live the harrowing events that culminate in Veronique's brutal murder at the hands of violent associate, Karim, and confront the demons that first drove him underground.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-02-05
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Forest Giant
Overview: Pasi returns to his childhood town, asked to reconfigure the local plywood factory. With a child on the way with his upper-class wife, Pasi sees an opportunity – this is his ticket to climb the professional ladder in the company. On arrival, he bumps into his childhood friend Janne, who works in the factory he is about to downsize. Pasi begins to struggle with the fact that he is supposed to care for the profits – not for the people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2020-09-11
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Glass Ceiling
Overview: Sari works in middle management for a multinational company, and a promotion is within her grasp. She just has to finish her last presentation, break the glass ceiling and make it to the conference room in time.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2015-09-24
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Legend of the Lake Bodom
Overview: The Legend of Bodom is a figment of the imagination, but it takes place in a land that once existed - between East and West, on the front lines of the Cold War. It is Pentecost morning in 1960. Three young people are found murdered on the shores of Lake Bodom.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2006-12-18
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Puolin ja toisin
Overview: An asphalt contractor, who has sacrificed his life to make a profit, finds himself in a financial dead-end. The ever gentle-minded road engineer Rauno Kannisto is hired to the construction site, to build a road that cuts through the vast forests by the Russian border. He knows nothing of the financial difficulties. Soon, Rauno finds himself in a situation where he doesn't know which way to turn. The sub-contractor becomes the main contractor, workers are loaded in containers from the other side of the border, and the contractor's wife has a smile that makes you lose your sleep. Middle of the Road is a dark comedy about loyalty and greed.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-17
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Bad Women
Overview: Johanna, the hostess of the parish house, does her utmost to ensure that everything goes according to plan. There is no room for error. The last thing Johanna needs is a busload of uninvited guests knocking on the door of the parish house on the eve of an important wedding. However, a passing Russian party has had its car broken down and Johanna soon finds herself accommodating the party at the parish house. Johanna's brother is tasked with fixing the car to get the guests on the road and out of the way quickly. Her brother's entrepreneurial friend, on the other hand, sees great opportunities in the situation and decides to act. The clock ticks, the car won't start, the wedding ceremony is about to begin and the recipe for disaster is in motion.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2022-02-25
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Kolme suudelmaa
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2006-12-11
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