Jarkko Niemi

Acting

Jarkko Niemi

Born October 30, 1984 · Tuusula, Finland (age 41)

Jarkko Niemi (born 30 October 1984, in Tuusula) is a Finnish actor. He is an actor and writer, known for Syke: Särkynyt sydän (2023), Rölli ja kultainen avain (2013) and Love Records: Gimme Some Love (2016).

Known For

The ElfThe Elf · 2025
The Elf
5.32025
MovieFamilyFantasy
Siblings Lumi and Talvi are separated as children. In search of her sister, Lumi ends up in Elfland, where elves prepare Christmas presents for all the children of the world. The elves are initially suspicious of the human child who appears out of nowhere, but Pyry, an elf boy, welcomes Lumi with interest. Pyry is eager for new adventures and his friendship with Lumi looks like a chance for an exciting journey.
Lake BodomLake Bodom · 2016
Lake Bodom
5.32016
MovieHorror
Four friends are spending the night at Lake Bodom, where unsolved murders took place many years ago. The young men are determined to venture into the dense forest to solve the mystery.
Kamome DinerKamome Diner · 2006
Kamome Diner
7.42006
MovieDramaComedy
On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.
RistoRisto · 2011
Risto
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.
TherapyTherapy · 2025
Therapy
2025
MovieDramaComedy
Therapist Leena and her soon-to-be ex-husband Pekka run a relationship camp in the midst of their own painful break-up. The participants are all very different: an actor who has lost himself and his memory, his spouse, a police officer who cannot let go of his loved one, and a couple whose open relationship is not quite as open as they think. Through surprising twists, painful encounters, and humor, the campers discover new perspectives on each other—and themselves. Perhaps not everything can be fixed, but there is still much to learn.
The Eternal RoadThe Eternal Road · 2017
The Eternal Road
6.62017
MovieHistoryDrama
Jussi Ketola, returns to Finland from the great depression struck America only to face growing political unrest. One summer night of 1930, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road towards a foreign Soviet Russia, where cruelty seems to know no end, his only dream is to return to his family cost it what it may. Hope dies last.
The MissileThe Missile · 2024
The Missile
6.22024
MovieDramaComedy
Niina, a single mother working for a small-town newspaper, is drawn into an investigation into the fall of a Soviet missile that upends her life and that of her small northern village.
GoneGone · 2019
Gone
4.02019
MovieDramaMystery
Stuck living in his childhood home, now with his own family, Matti has been yearning for change. One day, the wait is over. He finds himself suddenly transported from one place to another – miles away.

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Tanssii tähtien kanssaTanssii tähtien kanssa · 2006
Tanssii tähtien kanssa
2.02006
SeriesReality
Tanssii tähtien kanssa is a Finnish version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing. The show has run on MTV3 since March 3, 2006, on Sunday evenings. The show was originally hosted by Marco Bjurström and Ella Kanninen. Ella Kanninen left the show after the second season and was replaced by model and Season 2 contestant Vanessa Kurri. In 2009, Kurri was replaced by Vappu Pimiä after only one season. Marco Bjurstöm left the series after Season 4 and Mikko Leppilampi took over as host. Ella Kanninen returned to host the seventh season due to Pimiä's maternity leave; Pimiä returned to host the eighth season with Leppilampi. From 2022 Pimiä was joined by Ernest Lawson. The series' title is a pun on the title of the film Dances with Wolves, Tanssii susien kanssa.