Acting
Jussi Vatanen
Born January 30, 1978 · Sonkajärvi, Finland (age 48)
Jussi Vatanen (born 30 January 1978 in Sonkajärvi) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from Theatre Academy Helsinki in 2005 and has since then worked for several Finnish theatres. He became a household name in Finland after joining the cast of a weekly sketch comedy show Putous in its second season in 2011. Vatanen has also appeared in other television programs and films. In 2010, he was nominated …
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Fallen Leaves · 2023Fallen Leaves
★ 7.12023
MovieRomanceComedy
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
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.

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The Kidnapping of a President · 2026The Kidnapping of a President
2026
MovieComedyDrama
In October 1930, a group of officers belonging to the Finnish army's top leadership decided, after a night of drinking, to kidnap Finland's retired first president, Ståhlberg. The Finnish people were divided in the aftermath of the civil war, and the political atmosphere was turbulent and tense. However, the kidnapping went wrong right from the start when the incompetent henchmen recruited for the job were forced to take the president's stubborn wife, Ester Ståhlberg, with them.
Unknown Soldier · 2017Unknown 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).
We Are the Pirates of the Roads · 2015We Are the Pirates of the Roads
★ 4.72015
MovieAdventureFamily
The Rosvola family – The Robbersons drive around the country in their pirate car robbing bypassing cars of their sweets, extra food and consumer goods. Life changes for the Rosvolas when they accidentally kidnap 10-year-old Vilja, a diligent school girl. Will Vilja succeed in escaping or will she become friends with the Rosvolas´ children Hele (12 years) and Kalle (9 years)? We are the Pirates of the Roads is a funny and crazy adventurous road movie for children.
Lapland Odyssey · 2010Lapland Odyssey
★ 6.52010
MovieComedy
Lapland Odyssey is a comedy about Janne, a man from Lapland in northern Finland, a man who has made a career out of living on welfare. Inari, his girlfriend, is tired of Janne's incapability of getting a grip on life, Janne wasn't even able to buy a digital TV box that Inari had given money for. Inari gives an ultimatum: a digital box needs to arrive by dawn or she leaves. Janne sets out into the night with his two friends to find a box. On their way to the city of Rovaniemi, Janne and his friends face many challenges, obstacles and temptations. They learn that they need to be daring. There's no room to give into bitterness. The most important thing isn't success, but rather the journey in itself.
Risto · 2011Risto
★ 4.22011
MovieComedy
The beloved actor Risto gets paralyzed - quadriplegiac - in a studio accident. The accident brings him massive financial compensation and a flood of sympathy. Suddenly there is money for everything that Risto's young and beautiful wife has always wanted. She gives up her boring job and becomes an artist.
Legend of the Lake Bodom · 2006Legend of the Lake Bodom
★ 4.32006
MovieCrime
The Legend of Bodom is a figment of the imagination, but it takes place in a land that once existed - between East and West, on the front lines of the Cold War. It is Pentecost morning in 1960. Three young people are found murdered on the shores of Lake Bodom.
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The Hijack That Went South · 2013The Hijack That Went South
★ 5.62013
MovieThrillerCrime
Aarno Lamminparras hijacked an airplane with a gun in 1978. A true story.
Perämies Calle Snock
Kotikatu · 1995Kotikatu
★ 3.81995
SeriesDrama
Nakkikioskin asiakas
Putous · 2010Putous
★ 4.32010
SeriesComedyReality
Finnish sketch comedy television show.
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