Aku Hirviniemi

Acting

Aku Hirviniemi

Born December 5, 1983 · Riihimäki, Finland (age 42)

Aku-Heikki Ilmari Hirviniemi (born 5 December 1983, in Riihimäki) is a Finnish actor. He is well-known for his role as Urho Hietanen in the 2017 war film The Unknown Soldier. In the spring of 2010, Hirviniemi became a household name in Finland when a weekly sketch comedy television show Putous premiered. From 2012 to 2016 Hirviniemi starred MTV3's police drama series Roba.

Known For

Unknown SoldierUnknown Soldier · 2017
Unknown Soldier
★ 7.42017
MovieWarDrama
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).
The WaitThe Wait · 2022
The Wait
★ 6.12022
MovieRomanceDrama
The idyllic and secluded Finnish archipelago. The pandemic soars across the world. Elli’s world trembles as her husband’s old friend arrives at the island.
Kyllä isä osaaKyllä isä osaa · 2024
Kyllä isä osaa
★ 5.82024
MovieComedy
The years have passed and the children have flown from the nest to the world... except they haven't. On the contrary. Jonna and Junnu have been lured back home, with the addition of Jonna's child, by a house that will soon be empty. The parents, who are of retirement age, are about to move to Spain - as soon as the father can tell his employer that he is quitting his job as a taxi driver. But the father's plans are changed when his boss buys his taxi company a new vehicle, a luxury Mercedes with all the bells and whistles. His pension, Spain, wife and common sense all vanish as he is left with one obsessive goal: to get behind the wheel of his coveted Mercedes one single time. Eventually his dream comes true, but at a cost. The father discovers he has put the whole family in such dire straits that the only way out is to steal the dead man's briefcase.
ReunionReunion · 2015
Reunion
★ 5.02015
MovieComedy
Luokkakokous is a story about three men that travel back to their hometown to attend their high school class reunion.
Hayflower, Quiltshoe and the Rubens BrothersHayflower, Quiltshoe and the Rubens Brothers · 2017
Hayflower, Quiltshoe and the Rubens Brothers
★ 6.02017
MovieComedyFamily
When Kattilakoski family goes on a week-long Summer vacation to a rented cottage, the local police constables Bigbelly and Stronglass are joyful. Finally one week of peace! Their joy doubles when they win a rent-free summer cottage for one week. What they don't know is, that these two cottages are next to each other! When the truth comes out, the constables are forced to masquerade themselves to remain incognito. Unfortunately their alter egos, artistic Rubens brothers, become an instant hit for Mother Kattilakoski. Hayflower and Quiltshoe have instant doubts about Rubens; they must be escaped bandits instead. The girls set to prove their theory.
21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage · 2013
21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage
★ 5.72013
MovieComedyRomance
The film follows Sanna, who sets out to document the countless ways there are to ruin a marriage for her doctoral thesis.
SummertimeSummertime · 2014
Summertime
★ 4.92014
MovieComedy
25-year-old Iiris and Karoliina have been best friends since childhood. Karoliina has been travelling and living abroad for some years now, but is coming back home for the summer as Karoliina has gotten them a job as waitresses in Hanko, the best summer city in Finland!
Kikka!Kikka! · 2022
Kikka!
★ 6.22022
MovieDramaMusic
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.

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Kyllä isä osaaKyllä isä osaa · 2024
Kyllä isä osaa
★ 5.82024
MovieComedy
The years have passed and the children have flown from the nest to the world... except they haven't. On the contrary. Jonna and Junnu have been lured back home, with the addition of Jonna's child, by a house that will soon be empty. The parents, who are of retirement age, are about to move to Spain - as soon as the father can tell his employer that he is quitting his job as a taxi driver. But the father's plans are changed when his boss buys his taxi company a new vehicle, a luxury Mercedes with all the bells and whistles. His pension, Spain, wife and common sense all vanish as he is left with one obsessive goal: to get behind the wheel of his coveted Mercedes one single time. Eventually his dream comes true, but at a cost. The father discovers he has put the whole family in such dire straits that the only way out is to steal the dead man's briefcase.

Tyylikäs mies

The StorageThe Storage · 2011
The Storage
★ 5.22011
MovieComedy
Antero Rousku is a storeman in a paint store. His job requires raw muscle power, mixing paints and carrying house repair materials around to earn his daily bread. But the basic salary is not enough for Rousku. He also sells a lot of stuff on the side from the storeroom directly to Jylhäkorpi, a frequent visitor, bypassing company bookkeeping. Rousku's colleague in the cellar storeroom is Raninen whose life consists of work, quarreling with his wife, and lottery. Raninen wants to win the main prize but he wants to have the right numbers in exactly the order in which they appear from the lottery machine. Raninen is not the sharpest pencil in the pencil box. Rousku's freedom is threatened by his relationship to the saleswoman Karita. Rousku wants to keep a distance to the woman except in bed. Karita has decided otherwise.

Raninen