Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Acting

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Born February 11, 1969 · Kannonkoski, Finland (age 57)

Hannu-Pekka Juhani Björkman (born 11 February 1969) is a Finnish actor. He has won two Jussi Awards for the Best Actor for films For the Living and the Dead (2005) and The Human Part (2018). In 2018, he won a Jussi Award for the Best Supporting Actor for film The Eternal Road (2017).

Known For

The Other Side of HopeThe Other Side of Hope · 2017
The Other Side of Hope
★ 6.92017
MovieComedyDrama
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
Niko and the Way to the StarsNiko and the Way to the Stars · 2008
Niko and the Way to the Stars
★ 5.82008
MovieAnimationFamily
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.
Land of HopeLand of Hope · 2018
Land of Hope
★ 6.92018
MovieHistoryDrama
Anni, a daughter of a wealthy family and used to secure life, falls in love with Veikko, a war invalid of the Continuation War. Anni leaves her past behind her and starts leading the life of a pioneer, in the wild forests of northern Karelia, in a settlement farm. After a rosy start, the fate crushes Anni’s dreams and her love for Veikko is put to a test.
Christmas StoryChristmas Story · 2007
Christmas Story
★ 7.22007
MovieFantasyFamily
Hundreds of years ago in Lapland, a little boy named Nikolas loses his family in an accident. The villagers decide to look after the orphaned boy together. Once a year - at Christmas - Nikolas moves to a new home. To show his gratitude, Nikolas decides to make toys for the children of the families as good-bye presents. Over the years, Nikolas's former adoptive families become many, and soon almost every house has presents on its doorstep on Christmas morning. At thirteen, Nikolas is sent to live and work with Iisakki, a grumpy old carpenter, who forbids Nikolas to continue making presents for Christmas. Gradually, however, Nikolas wins Iisakki's trust. Together they begin to look after the Christmas traditional that Nikolas has begun. When the aged Iisakki has to leave Nikolas and move away, the tradition of Christmas presents is once again at risk. Thankfully, Nikolas comes up with a solution that brings children joy every Christmas, even continuing to today.
The Woodcutter StoryThe Woodcutter Story · 2022
The Woodcutter Story
★ 5.62022
MovieDramaComedy
An open-pit mine is unearthed in an idyllic town in Northern Finland. A strange chain of dreadful events affect the life of Pepe, a kind and optimistic woodcutter. But no matter what happens, Pepe seems to be fine with it, as if he holds a secret of existence that is hard to grasp.
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.
Invisible HeroInvisible Hero · 2021
Invisible Hero
★ 6.42021
MovieFamilyComedy
10-year-old Vinski feels like an outsider and invisible among his age-mates, and even with his single mother Krista. Vinski meets a mysterious pharmacist who gives him a bottle of magical powder. A powder, that allows you to become invisible for real and walk through walls. It is fantastic to have the powers of a super hero, but soon a group of crooks becomes interested in the secret of invisibility as well.
Bad Boys: A True StoryBad Boys: A True Story · 2003
Bad Boys: A True Story
★ 5.82003
MovieDramaComedy
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.

Filmography

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Christmas StoryChristmas Story · 2007
Christmas Story
★ 7.22007
MovieFantasyFamily
Hundreds of years ago in Lapland, a little boy named Nikolas loses his family in an accident. The villagers decide to look after the orphaned boy together. Once a year - at Christmas - Nikolas moves to a new home. To show his gratitude, Nikolas decides to make toys for the children of the families as good-bye presents. Over the years, Nikolas's former adoptive families become many, and soon almost every house has presents on its doorstep on Christmas morning. At thirteen, Nikolas is sent to live and work with Iisakki, a grumpy old carpenter, who forbids Nikolas to continue making presents for Christmas. Gradually, however, Nikolas wins Iisakki's trust. Together they begin to look after the Christmas traditional that Nikolas has begun. When the aged Iisakki has to leave Nikolas and move away, the tradition of Christmas presents is once again at risk. Thankfully, Nikolas comes up with a solution that brings children joy every Christmas, even continuing to today.

Nikolas

After Us, the FloodAfter Us, the Flood · 2024
After Us, the Flood
★ 6.32024
MovieScience FictionDrama
The brilliant young physicist Henrik and his fellow students develop a fusion reactor that produces endless clean energy, potentially saving Earth from environmental catastrophe. The reactor, however, is harnessed for commercial use, and the consequences for the planet and society are devastating. By the year 2064, the world has been ravaged by climate change. The UN succeeds in developing a form of time travel that can return a person's memories and personality to the moment of birth. Henrik is sent back to the past in an attempt to prevent the escalation of a catastrophe before it is too late. Something goes wrong and Henrik is forced to begin his mission from a very different starting point to the one he is used to.

Old Sakari