Kari Hietalahti
Also Known As: Hissu Hietalahti, Kari Hietanen, Jukka Sikanen
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Savonlinna, Finland
Birthday: September 13, 1964
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Ganes
Overview: Remu grew up in modest conditions. He dropped out from schoold during his teen age years and is making career as a small time criminal. His family's destiny is about to come true, and it's going to be the usual: jail, alcoholism and violent death. After learning about rock music Remu learns to play drums and pushes himself into different bands. His first time in jails interrupts his music career, but after being released he starts his own band; Hurriganes.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2007-09-28
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Man Exposed
Overview: A story of a priest, who considers himself as a rebel is suddenly asked to run for bishop of Turku.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2006-09-15
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Hellsinki
Overview: In the mid-1960s, three small-time Finnish bootleggers seize control of their Helsinki neighborhood's black-market liquor business.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2009-01-09
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The Unhanged
Overview: The Finland of the future has gone mad. A bored young woman, Viola, gets a brilliant idea. She decides to fool the infamous Lone Rider and his sidekick Tonto. Viola makes a wanted poster of herself, and assumes the identity of a highwayman named Gonzales. Viola/Gonzales surrenders to a quirky bandit duo, who now believe they will be well rewarded for bringing this outlaw to authorities. As the pair is taking Gonzales to the gallows, they get lost in the desert. A day's journey turns into an adventure that tests the trio's physical resilience and mental maturity.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2023-05-24
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Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Overview: Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships, and forty six World Cup circuit victories. Once his career as a professional athlete ended however, the other side of his personality emerged into public view in all of its vulgarity. An alcohol dependency, several marriages accompanied by numerous marital problems, petty crime, uncontrolled acts of violence, and greedy hangers-on.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2006-01-13
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V2: Dead Angel
Overview: The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the real killer, but people aren't talking. Before he can get traction another homicide takes place- and things move toward a dire conclusion.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2007-01-12
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Vares: Private Eye
Overview: On the trail of a woman, Vares finds himself caught up with underworld characters who are on the trail of hidden millions.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2004-07-23
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Kummeli Kultakuume
Overview: Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1997-12-05
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Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods
Overview: Hairy and rowdy creatures called rolleys sail to a land inhabited by more peace-loving elves. When the rolleys arrive to the elf village, they scare the elves away and settle down in the village. One of the elves, Milli, a brave elf girl, returns to the village to make a peace with the rolleys. The rolleys do not warm to Milli's peace proposal, but she becomes friends with a rolley called Rölli. It becomes their mission to solve the conflict between the elves and the rolleys.
Genres: Fantasy Family
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2001-12-21
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Home Sweet Home
Overview: A story of one unlucky man's descent into disaster, a dramatic, human-destiny thriller with contemporary social undertones.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2011-10-21
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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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Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat
Overview: Computer professional Vesa Rajala rushes to home from a work trip because his wife Sanna is leaving for Greece with her new lover, Georgios from next door.
Genres: Comedy Action Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1994-11-11
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The South
Overview: A comedy of crime, romance and deception played out against the background of a vacation under the Mediterranean sun.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2000-12-01
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Romanovin kivet
Overview: This action packed Finnish thriller tells the tale of two friends who get their revenge against the millionaire who double-crossed them. Patrick and Tony are hired by the wealthy gambler to steal the priceless Romanov stones, Russian jewels. They do it, but almost lose their lives when he double-crosses them. They turn around and get revenge, his money, his wife, and his daughter.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1993-11-26
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Body of Water
Overview: Julia is a young lawyer who has been in conflict with her father for a long time. Her mother seems a bit insane, and Julia thinks that he is partially responsible for this. She has also split with the father of her son and tries to escape all these concerns by working hard. On a new case, she is brought back to the house near the lake where she was raised to help a group of environmentalists to protect its natural beauty against the industrial project of a power company. But by doing so she has to fight the greed of the locals, and their trust in an evil spirit that is believed to be attached to the lake.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2011-10-07
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Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
Overview: Set right before Christmas, young reindeer Niko must deal with his mother's remarriage and his being tasked with looking after his little stepbrother.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2012-10-12
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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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Never Alone
Overview: 1942. The State of Finland has formed an alliance with Nazi Germany. An elderly man single-handedly tries to stop a secret attempt by the Finnish State Police to hand over Jewish refugees directly to the Gestapo.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2025-01-17
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Tom of Finland
Overview: Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of the homosexual and men around him even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specialising in homoerotic drawings of muscular men, free of inhibitions. His work – made famous by his signature ‘Tom of Finland’ – became the emblem of a generation of men and fanned the flames of a gay revolution.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2017-02-24
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Bubble
Overview: 16-year-old Eveliina accidentally sees her mother kissing another woman. Fearing her parents' divorce, she decides to intervene, by any means and without permission. In her opinion, the best way to destroy her mother's extramarital affair and bring her parents back together is a teenage daughter in trouble. Thus, Eveliina gets herself in trouble as many ways as she can. Along the way, the lives of a few others are at stake. Still, Eveliina guards her plan to the last, and the adults have their own secret ways of survival - until the bubble bursts.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2022-11-25
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Boy Upside Down
Overview: A Finnish dramedy about an 11-year-old boy dealing with the loss of his parents.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2014-08-29
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On Thin Ice
Overview: Temporarily homeless Jarna is in the deepest trouble of his life. Debtors have come to collect old drug debts and Jarna is given 24 hours to pay up, setting off a frantic, amphetamine fueled battle against time. Manic speed, fear of killers on his tail, paranoia and self-loathing over old wrongs eventually lead to a traffic accident. Jarna can no longer escape, his pace slows and he is on the verge of giving up. The moment has come when a near-lifetime of running must come to an end.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2022-08-26
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Lovers & Leavers
Overview: This movie is about Iiris Vaara. She turns 30 and meets young director Marko. All dreams come true but does Marko share her dreams?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2002-02-01
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Lapland Odyssey 4
Overview: Hunt for the elusive tofu in the Arctic Circle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2022-12-23
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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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The Novelist
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2008-09-26
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Super Furball
Overview: Emilia is a suburban kid. She goes to school, lives with her Mom and sometimes her Dad, and her life couldn’t be more ordinary. But one day Emilia’s pet hamster bites her finger. Emilia gets a secret superpower to transform into Super Furball, who can fly and solve problems with her superpowers. At the same time, the herrings in the nearby Baltic Sea bay are screaming for help because of poisoned water. As the Super Furball, Emilia takes it upon herself to fix the situation and finds ways to be more courageous in her own life.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2018-01-26
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The Human Part
Overview: Pekka Malmikunnas is a bankrupt, penniless man, who has convinced his family that he is still the CEO of a large IT company. Maintaining this façade in order to save face has become something of a full-time job for him. When Pekka’s parents unexpectedly come for a visit, he throws a lavish family dinner party in order to dispel any doubts. The soirée is a success until Pekka’s god-daughter gets run over by a car. The reckless driver becomes a mutual enemy for the family. The driver tries to atone for his actions, but the situation spirals out of control and Pekka attacks the man. Pekka realizes things have gone too far and decides to tell his family the truth. It does not hurt as much as Pekka thought, bringing the pieces of a once broken family back together.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2018-12-21
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Linnan juhlat
Overview: In 2017 Finland celebrates 100 years of independence. The famous philosopher Bruno is curing his writers' block in Lapland, when he gets an invitation to the President's Grand Ball in Helsinki. The railway systems are frozen and he misses the only plane, but the Laplander Jallu agrees to drive him 1200 km (745 miles) south.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2017-12-03
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The Inspector
Overview: Surrealistic black comedy about a safe insurance inspector looking into one company's fate.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2011-06-16
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Sano Oili vaan
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Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2000-12-04
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Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre
Overview: One woman’s desperate struggle to survive a horde of men with frail egos, who just want to explain everything to her. But the biggest horror may be closer to her than she thinks.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2018-04-21
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Rikos & rakkaus
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Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1999-02-05
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Heavysaurs: The Movie
Overview: Heavysaurs is a partly-animated, live-action family adventure about two kids who find five funny dinosaur creatures that love to eat and play rock music. When the creatures are taken into captivity, their rescue takes the kids on an exciting adventure full of challenges and surprises.
Genres: Fantasy Family Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2015-11-27
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Yöjuna
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Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1996-09-13
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Mestari
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1992-03-06
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The Potato Venture
Overview: A young Start-up entrepreneur tries to start importing potato to 17th century Finland. The new class of bourgeoisie is emerging and shaking up the stagnant spirit of the era. But nobody believes in potato, and the Turnip-Sellers Guild decides to squash the disturbance caused by the young entrepreneurs. In the end, the bumpy road of potatoes grows into mythical proportions.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2020-12-25
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Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
Overview: Set right before Christmas, young reindeer Niko must deal with his mother's remarriage and his being tasked with looking after his little stepbrother.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2012-10-12
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The Flight Before Christmas
Overview: A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure Drama Fantasy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2008-09-22
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Eila
Overview: A cleaning woman decides to sue the state for illegal discharge.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2003-03-14
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The Tough Ones
Overview: The Tough Ones tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the robbery, the one who was not convicted, has become a policeman. He tries to help his friends to settle into the small town in Pohjanmaa, but the boys start a black market liquor business instead. The road seems to lead back to the jail.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1999-01-15
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Bad Boys: A True Story
Overview: The story bases on four Finnish brothers, nicknamed 'the Eura Daltons' who received nation-wide notoriety for tearing gas pumps apart when they needed cash.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2003-01-17
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Super Furball Saves the Future
Overview: To save the world, Super Furball has to save the bees. In order to do so, the heroic guinea pig has to redeem the biggest bully in school.
Genres: Family Adventure
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2022-10-14
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Promise
Overview: The film tells about members of Finnish women's Lotta Service during the Second World War through the eyes of three young women.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2005-12-02
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Young Gods
Overview: Taavi,the enigmatic 18-year-old lead, has just inherited his long-deceased wealthy parents home and estate. It is high school graduation and Taavi's birthday, and after his fiends greet him au natural and are arrested, Taavi invites his friends to the mansion for a wild party. Taavi lives with a recording camera to his eye, a machine that allows his to keep interpersonal distance from everyone. Among his friends are Jere who considers himself a woman's man, Markus (who appears the well-adjusted one, and chubby, pierced Sami whose sexuality is ambiguous. The party gets wild, guests sleep around, and Taavi records it all!
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2003-10-24
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Sibelius
Overview: Director Timo Koivusalo point of view about life of classical music composer Jean Sibelius, who is a national composer of Finland.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2003-09-12
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The Longest Day
Overview: Midsummer in Sweden; somewhere above the Arctic Circle. Many curious stories unfold in a small Finnish-speaking village, while the sun never sets.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2020-01-26
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Satan in the House
Overview: Woman unexpectedly meets Satan in her attic.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1999-11-18
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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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The Bouncer
Overview: A night club bouncer gets disgusted of all the violence and repression of the weak he is seeing. He has to act to protect the victims.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2020-11-01
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Love Records
Overview: The rise and fall of Love Records record label in 1960s and 1970s Finland.
Genres: Music Comedy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2016-01-29
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Once Upon a Time in the North
Overview: 19th century drama set on the plains of Ostrobothnia, western Finland, which are controlled by groups of knife-wielding thugs, the toughs. Traditionally, the first-born son inherits everything, so when Esko – a bum and a gang leader – learns that his father will leave the Välitalo estate to his younger and exemplary brother, all hell breaks loose.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2012-02-17
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Super Furball and the Lying Squirrel
Overview: Emilia's mission is to save the forest near her school, where a normal squirrel disguised as a flying squirrel is living. But the Super Furball needs more truth than lie to help her.
Genres: Family
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2025-12-19
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