Merja Larivaara

Acting

Merja Larivaara

Born July 4, 1964 · Haukipudas, Finland (age 62)

Merja Larivaara is a Finnish stage and screen actress.

Known For

Bad FamilyBad Family · 2010
Bad Family
6.02010
MovieDrama
The story of an overly protective and controlling father who suspects incest is taking place between his own son and daughter. These growing suspicions and concerns cause the father to become delusional and unrelenting in his quest to end the love affair between his children.
The WellThe Well · 1992
The Well
4.51992
MovieDrama
This very serious drama, based on a true incident, explores the unremitting labor which put a young mother living in rural isolation into the situation of being charged with having thrown her children down a well. Her husband is an unimaginative, work-obsessed man who cannot see that her constant hard work without any support or sympathy from anyone is driving the sensitive woman to consider suicide. When the loutish fellow discovers that his wife and three children are missing, he calls the police, and a manhunt begins. The police discover the oldest boy alive, and find that the mother tried to drown herself, but has survived. The two younger children remained missing.
MarjaMarja · 1994
Marja
4.01994
MovieDramaTV Movie
When Marja becomes pregnant as a result of an unauthorized relationship, the man denies the whole relationship. A pregnant young woman is left alone. Marja ends up with an illegal abortion when there are only bad options ahead.
RengasmatkaRengasmatka · 1988
Rengasmatka
10.01988
MovieComedyTV Movie
Divorced Asta and her daughter Anni go on a summer holiday touring Finland with Asta's sister and her husband. On the trip they visit a submarine, a mine, a dinosaur land and search for Santa Claus in Lapland.
The Hijack That Went SouthThe Hijack That Went South · 2013
The Hijack That Went South
5.62013
MovieThrillerCrime
Aarno Lamminparras hijacked an airplane with a gun in 1978. A true story.
Ripa Hits the SkidsRipa Hits the Skids · 1993
Ripa Hits the Skids
5.81993
MovieComedy
A week-long glimpse into the wretched existence of Ripa, a long-haired, hard-drinking lug. He is also a filmmaker-wannabee, whose last two projects were condemned for their sex and violence. A Parasite Deluxe, who barely recalls his previous night, Ripa cruises the bars and meets bank-teller Tiina.
Tie naisen sydämeenTie naisen sydämeen · 1996
Tie naisen sydämeen
6.41996
MovieComedyThriller
Pentti Anttila is a journalist, who accidentally ends up in to a mental institution. There he meets a woman, who claims that she is being kept there by force. Penttilä starts to investigate the case and he ends up in to a little town named Järvensuu. There he drifts in to a conflict with the local mob.
Viimeinen iltaViimeinen ilta · 1987
Viimeinen ilta
1987
MovieTV MovieRomance
A film about a night out dancing in 1961. About love that is crushed before it can flourish.

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Tanssii tähtien kanssaTanssii tähtien kanssa · 2006
Tanssii tähtien kanssa
2.02006
SeriesReality
Tanssii tähtien kanssa is a Finnish version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing. The show has run on MTV3 since March 3, 2006, on Sunday evenings. The show was originally hosted by Marco Bjurström and Ella Kanninen. Ella Kanninen left the show after the second season and was replaced by model and Season 2 contestant Vanessa Kurri. In 2009, Kurri was replaced by Vappu Pimiä after only one season. Marco Bjurstöm left the series after Season 4 and Mikko Leppilampi took over as host. Ella Kanninen returned to host the seventh season due to Pimiä's maternity leave; Pimiä returned to host the eighth season with Leppilampi. From 2022 Pimiä was joined by Ernest Lawson. The series' title is a pun on the title of the film Dances with Wolves, Tanssii susien kanssa.