Acting
Sampo Sarkola
Born January 31, 1978 (age 48)
Sampo Sarkola (born January 31, 1978) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from the Swedish language course at the Helsinki Theater Academy. From 2004 to 2016, he was an actor in the Swedish-language Lilla Teatern of the Helsinki City Theatre. In 2011, he won the Jussi Award as the best supporting actor (for his role in the film "Kohtaamisia").
Known For
Vinski 2 · 2026Vinski 2
2026
MovieAdventureFamily
The town of Hömpstad is once again under threat from criminals and Vinski's help is needed. When the criminals manage to steal the invisibility powder for themselves, Vinski has a real showdown on his hands.
The Girl King · 2015The Girl King
★ 6.22015
MovieDramaHistory
A portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.
Raptures · 2025Raptures
★ 5.52025
MovieDramaHistory
Rakel is a strict Christian believer living in the far north of 1930s Sweden. When her husband forms a sectarian movement, with directions straight from God, she has no choice but to join the increasingly explicit cult.
Invisible Hero · 2021Invisible Hero
★ 6.52021
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.
The Locker Room · 2024The Locker Room
★ 5.02024
MovieHorror
Two boys in middle school are forced to confront their biggest fear: the school’s locker room.
Goliath · 2019Goliath
★ 6.52019
MovieDrama
Goliat is set in a small industrial town somewhere in Sweden. When Roland is sentenced to prison, his son, 16-year old Kimmie, is expected to provide for the family by taking over his dad's criminal business. This is a task he's not ready for. The film's depicting a boy's brutal entry into adult life and examines aspects of social heritage and patriarchal structures, at a time when the welfare is declining and Sweden is at change.
Hyväveli · 2022Hyväveli
2022
MovieDrama
Patrolman Loyan tries to find his place in the new police department while keeping his friend Warsame, newly released from prison, on the right track. Loyan's ambition is to get into detective training, but his supervisor Jokisalo thinks he'd be better off patrolling the familiar neighbourhoods with his partner Johanna. The patrol gets down to business when they start investigating what looks like a suicide. Antero Päiviö, a professional criminal and racial bigot involved in drug trafficking, has jumped from his balcony. The man who was first pronounced dead suddenly wakes up and is taken to hospital. Loyan finds it hard to believe the man's story and decides to find out the truth at any cost. As the plot unravels, it's hard to know who to trust anymore, when Warsame seems to be up to something behind Loyan's back.
Bordertown: The Mural Murders · 2021Bordertown: The Mural Murders
★ 6.62021
MovieCrime
A mural painted with blood is found on the wall of Pasila train station, which depicts Finland's best-known serial killer Lasse Maasalo. The text in the mural, “Making the world a better place”, is linked to a voting circulating in social media, where people can vote for persons that world would be a better place without. Soon the first body is found and Sorjonen must find the person who has named himself as The Judge.
























