Acting
Mari Perankoski
Born March 10, 1970 · Varkaus, Finland (age 56)
Mari Johanna Hynynen (born 10 March 1970 in Varkaus), known as Mari Perankoski, is a Finnish actress. She is best know for her roles in television series Roba, Syke, Ihmisten puolue, Putous and Kontio & Parmas. She has also appeared in films such as Road North, The Grump and Reunion 3: Singles Cruise. She is married to a metal musician Jouni Hynynen.
Known For
Road North · 2012Road North
★ 6.02012
MovieDramaComedy
A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey through Finland, so they can learn to know each other again.
The Grump · 2014The Grump
★ 6.62014
MovieComedyDrama
A stubbornly traditional eighty-year-old farmer - whose social attitudes verge on the prehistoric - raises hell when he is forced to move in with his sadsack, city-dwelling son and domineering daughter-in-law.
Yösydän · 1993Yösydän
1993
MovieDrama
21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage · 201321 Ways to Ruin a Marriage
★ 5.82013
MovieComedyRomance
The film follows Sanna, who sets out to document the countless ways there are to ruin a marriage for her doctoral thesis.
Above Dark Waters · 2013Above Dark Waters
★ 6.22013
MovieDrama
A ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fear.
The House of Branching Love · 2009The House of Branching Love
★ 5.52009
MovieComedyDrama
The story recounts the breakup of a thirty-something professional couple - Juhani, a family therapist, and his wife, Tuula, a successful business trainer.
The Grump: In Search of an Escort · 2022The Grump: In Search of an Escort
★ 5.92022
MovieComedyDrama
Grump's life follows the same familiar routines: spring is here and the early potato harvest is ripening. But Grump crashes his beloved Ford Escort and the car has to be scrapped. A new, modern vehicle is no match for quality and the nearest Escort, a 1972 model, can be found in Germany. When the Grumps's sons refuse to help, he must travel to Germany alone.
Happier Times, Grump · 2018Happier Times, Grump
★ 6.42018
MovieDramaComedy
The Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin when the life walks in, all of a sudden. The granddaughter needs the stubbornness and wisdom of her grandpa. In return, The Grump gets a meaning for his life – and a big secret.
Movies
Road North · 2012Road North
★ 6.02012
MovieDramaComedy
A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey through Finland, so they can learn to know each other again.
The Grump · 2014The Grump
★ 6.62014
MovieComedyDrama
A stubbornly traditional eighty-year-old farmer - whose social attitudes verge on the prehistoric - raises hell when he is forced to move in with his sadsack, city-dwelling son and domineering daughter-in-law.
Yösydän · 1993Yösydän
1993
MovieDrama
21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage · 201321 Ways to Ruin a Marriage
★ 5.82013
MovieComedyRomance
The film follows Sanna, who sets out to document the countless ways there are to ruin a marriage for her doctoral thesis.
Above Dark Waters · 2013Above Dark Waters
★ 6.22013
MovieDrama
A ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fear.
The House of Branching Love · 2009The House of Branching Love
★ 5.52009
MovieComedyDrama
The story recounts the breakup of a thirty-something professional couple - Juhani, a family therapist, and his wife, Tuula, a successful business trainer.
The Grump: In Search of an Escort · 2022The Grump: In Search of an Escort
★ 5.92022
MovieComedyDrama
Grump's life follows the same familiar routines: spring is here and the early potato harvest is ripening. But Grump crashes his beloved Ford Escort and the car has to be scrapped. A new, modern vehicle is no match for quality and the nearest Escort, a 1972 model, can be found in Germany. When the Grumps's sons refuse to help, he must travel to Germany alone.
Happier Times, Grump · 2018Happier Times, Grump
★ 6.42018
MovieDramaComedy
The Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin when the life walks in, all of a sudden. The granddaughter needs the stubbornness and wisdom of her grandpa. In return, The Grump gets a meaning for his life – and a big secret.
Kummeli esittää: Kontio & Parmas · 2022Kummeli esittää: Kontio & Parmas
★ 3.32022
MovieComedyCrime
Senior officer Otso Kontio has finally hung up his gun and badge and is spending his peaceful retiment days at his cabin. The peace is broken when his old partner Auni Parmas brings news about the destruction threatening the municipality of Valkeakoski.
Comeback · 2023Comeback
★ 4.22023
MovieDramaComedy
No Love Lost rocketed to fame and made its members stars. Guitarist Tony has drunk himself to poverty when a message reaches him: after years of sobriety, singer Katarina has relapsed and is in dire straits. Tony gets a visit from Katarina's distant daughter Ellie. She's looking for answers to questions about her family - in exchange for the key to the band's comeback. Wanting to reclaim their fame and money, Tony and bassist Pete set out on an adventure - determined to bring No Love Lost back.
8 Days to Premiere · 20088 Days to Premiere
★ 4.42008
MovieComedyRomance
A love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season's grand premiere. Noora, the female lead in the play, breaks her leg at the kickoff party, and Laura, an actress who due to her debilitating stage fright has ended up as the prompter for the play, gets a chance of a lifetime. There are 8 days to the premiere.
Blackout · 2008Blackout
★ 4.42008
MovieThrillerMystery
Recovering from a nail gun shot to the head and 13 months of coma, doctor Pekka Valinta starts to unravel the mystery of his past, still suffering from total amnesia.
Reunion 3: Singles Cruise · 2021Reunion 3: Singles Cruise
★ 4.62021
MovieComedy
The approaching baptism of his ex-wife's new baby destroys Antti's ability to function and puts him in catatonic state. Tuomas and Nippe take action to cheer him up and decide to take him on a singles cruise.
Garbage Prince · 2011Garbage Prince
★ 5.02011
MovieComedyRomance
Jed (19) walks out on his former life, without destination, without explanation, and gets on a train. He ends up by happenstance in a small eastern town in Finland where he soon comes face to face with the daily rigors of independent life. Coping becomes a challenge for him almost to the point of being an obsession. Of all the people in town, Jed seems to constantly run across the prickly and quick-witted Lulu (17). Gradually, without either of them admitting it, their relationship changes from bickering, picking on each other and a battle of wills to friendship, and as can happen, finally to love.
Body Fat Index of Love · 2012Body Fat Index of Love
★ 4.92012
MovieComedy
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.
Playground · 2009Playground
★ 4.02009
MovieDramaRomance
German Laura follows her husband and moves to Finland with their baby girl. Her days at home are lonely as her husband is constantly working.
Almost 18 · 2012Almost 18
★ 5.82012
MovieDrama
Karri, Pete, André, Akseli and Joni dream, party, love and boast like only teenage males can. They're dealing with the same issues as every other young man — fears and hopes for future, disillusions and problems with parents.
Man and a Junior · 2019Man and a Junior
★ 6.52019
MovieComedy
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.
Brothers · 2011Brothers
★ 5.32011
MovieDrama
Three brothers from three different mothers meet for the first time since years for their mutual father’s 70th birthday: nihilistic writer Ivar, failed film producer Mitja, and resentful caretaker Torsti.
Päivät kuin unta · 2024Päivät kuin unta
2024
MovieDramaComedy
Esko is a famous writer in his eighties who has had a close circle of friends since his youth. Only Heikki is left of the group and after the traditional pre-Christmas party, Esko unexpectedly decides to write his next book about the events of the summer of '74, which were to remain a secret until his death. In that summer of the 70s, Esko, in his early twenties, set off with three friends to search for the inheritance left by his grandfather, not knowing what they would find. At the destination, in the middle of the wilderness, the boys unexpectedly meet another group of hikers. There's admiration and a little jealousy in the air. A relaxed trip and summer fun takes a new turn when the inheritance is discovered, secrets are uncovered and, finally, greed inadvertently involves the friends in an event that will change the rest of their lives.
TV Shows
Nurses · 2014Nurses
★ 7.92014
SeriesDrama
Like good soldiers in a war-zone, hospital staff are expected to respect the chain of command when dealing with life and death situations. But what happens when smug doctors, arrogant surgeons, and out-of-touch administrators make that easier said than done? Nurses deals with the professional and personal lives of four female colleagues who cope in different ways with the challenges of life on the trauma ward. With determination, strength, and a dark sense of humor, they achieve the demanding and inspiring task of saving lives in a system that sometimes seems designed to do the opposite.
Kontio & Parmas · 2018Kontio & Parmas
★ 7.02018
SeriesComedyCrime
Veteran police lieutenant Kontio will have to work closely with a new partner, a much younger female officer Parmas. Small Town Police Department of Valkeakoski, Finland, will never be the same.
Deadwind · 2018Deadwind
★ 7.02018
SeriesDramaCrime
When Sofia Karppi, a detective in her 30's who is trying to get over her husband's death, discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, she triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy her life again.
Putous · 2010Putous
★ 4.32010
SeriesComedy
Finnish sketch comedy television show.
Kimmo · 2012Kimmo
★ 7.52012
SeriesDramaComedy
The name of the person is a thirtysomething, work shy and relaxed Kimmo.
Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood · 2000Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
★ 7.22000
SeriesDramaCrime
Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on real life cases. The show follows Helsinki central police department investigator Veli Miettinen and lawyer Mira Kataja as they tackle with personal life problems and try to keep their relationship purely professional.
Ihmisten puolue · 2008Ihmisten puolue
★ 7.52008
SeriesComedy
Roba · 2012Roba
★ 7.62012
SeriesDrama
A new captain comes to take over the police station. Old behaviors and installed management will be questioned and put into debate. Police drama that tells the life of the policemen of the station of Roba, in the south of Helsinki. Winner of the Venla award for the best drama series in 2013.
Aikuisen naisen joulukalenteri · 2018Aikuisen naisen joulukalenteri
★ 8.02018
SeriesComedyDrama
Duke of the Suburbs · 2018Duke of the Suburbs
★ 6.02018
SeriesComedyCrime
Duke of Sipoo is a comedy about corruption and family man, Pasi Kovalainen, who has built his empire mostly by questionable means. Kovalainen himself doesn't think he's a criminal, but a average man trying to make a living and a victim of bureaucracy. Prosecutor takes interests in his actions and puts two criminal investigators to investigate everything he does, planning to catch him even for something small and get him put behind bars. At the same time, one reporter and group of other people want his head on a plate too.
Meidän jengi · 2005Meidän jengi
★ 10.02005
SeriesDrama
Team Ahma · 1998Team Ahma
★ 9.31998
SeriesDramaComedy
Stories about things that happen in the line of duty to two good friends working in the volunteer road service.
Virta · 2011Virta
★ 5.02011
Series
Ranuan kummit · 2003Ranuan kummit
★ 5.52003
SeriesComedy
Maailma on valmis · 2012Maailma on valmis
★ 6.72012
SeriesDrama
Kalapuikkokeitto · 1998Kalapuikkokeitto
★ 10.01998
SeriesComedy
Putous Allstars · 2020Putous Allstars
2020
SeriesComedy
Finnish sketch comedy television show.
Röyhkeä diplomaatti · 2007Röyhkeä diplomaatti
2007
Series
Kummeli esittää: Mökkinaapurit · 2025Kummeli esittää: Mökkinaapurit
★ 7.02025
SeriesComedy
Kohta 18 · 2014Kohta 18
2014
SeriesDrama