Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1953-05-31
Locus Natus: Alatornio, Finland
Et ut:
The Classic
A self-loving fictional autobiography of author Kari Hotakainen.
release : 2001.02.23popularis : 1.265
Addiction
30-something Jonna, successful executive with cozy architect husband Niklas and two children, leads a double life. She is constantly on the lookout...
release : 2004.01.16popularis : 1.269
Hamlet Goes Business
When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a...
release : 1987.08.21popularis : 5.663
The Unknown Soldier
Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the...
release : 1985.12.06popularis : 3.004
Princess
Princess tells the true story of former cabaret dancer Anna Lappalainen's redemptive struggle with insanity, who checked in to Finland's Kellokoski...
release : 2010.09.10popularis : 2.715
Hella W
The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman,...
release : 2011.01.28popularis : 2.275
1944 The Final Defence
The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish...
release : 2007.12.07popularis : 2.695
Lapin kullan kimallus
In 1860s Lapland, gold diggers Jakob Ervast and Nils Lepistö, who previously worked in California, embark on an arduous journey towards the...
release : 1999.09.10popularis : 1.356
8-Ball
8-Ball tells the story of single mother Pike who, having just been released from prison, is trying to start her life anew. When her former boyfriend...
release : 2013.02.22popularis : 3.658
Dirty Hands
A political drama set in the fictional country of Illyria between 1943 and 1945, the story is about the assassination of a leading politician. The...
release : 1989.10.05popularis : 0.938
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
TV play about the legend of Lalli.
release : 1981.05.08popularis : 1.991
Ella and Friends 2: Paterock
Ella’s friend Pate has hard time learning multiplication tables. With a little help from his friends, he decides to be a rockstar so he...
release : 2013.12.27popularis : 1.354
Jon
Story of Jari, a misfit and coward who, after hitting his girlfriend escapes to a fish factory in Norway. There he meets Heikki, who works for the...
release : 1983.02.25popularis : 1.37
Eila, Rampe and Baby Girl
Baby Girl, 30, a poet with a bachelor's degree in arts, is anguished because of her relationship with Pirkka, a relatively smart, young man. Baby...
release : 2014.12.26popularis : 2.181
The Midwife
Helena has worked as a kind of midwife on the eve of the Lapland War. She wants to leave everything behind, and a suitable opportunity arises when...
release : 2015.09.04popularis : 5.804
Love Records
The rise and fall of Love Records record label in 1960s and 1970s Finland.
release : 2016.01.29popularis : 2.632
The Look of a Killer
Viktor Kärppä was forced involuntarily in the middle of Russia's internal power struggle. Soon bunch of assassins as well as Security...
release : 2016.02.05popularis : 3.2
Kites Over Helsinki
Epic tale about two generations of men in a wealthy Finnish family, spanning from the 1960s all the way through the early 1990s. The father has...
release : 2001.09.07popularis : 2.399
Calamari Union
A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off...
release : 1985.02.08popularis : 6.049
Uunon huikeat poikamiesvuodet maaseudulla
This prequel to the other Uuno Turhapuro movies tells the story of Uuno's birth and childhood.
release : 1990.08.24popularis : 0.774
Uuno Turhapuron veli
Uuno Turhapuro's brother returns home from Sweden at the same time that Uuno has been seemingly kidnapped.
release : 1994.08.26popularis : 1.35
Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra
Uuno is working as campaign manager of a president candidate but accidentally Uuno himself becomes the president of Finland.
release : 1991.08.23popularis : 3.094
Linna
Based on Franz Kafka's famous novel, director Jaakko Pakkasvirta created this interpretation of the woebegone Josef K., who is trapped in an...
release : 1986.09.12popularis : 0.734
Honeybunnies
A private detective engages in a sexually-charged relationship with a real estate broker.
release : 2017.01.06popularis : 1.785
Älä itke Iines
Älä itke Iines is an absurd comedy about an eccentric community that lives on the roofs and attic of an apartment building, struggling to...
release : 1987.02.20popularis : 0.72
Kuningas jolla ei ollut sydäntä
The King Without a Heart is a fairytale about of a happy king who has a young daughter and a lovely wife. After the sudden death of his wife, the...
release : 1982.12.17popularis : 1.855
Reunion 2: The Bachelor Party
The career of Tuomas’ in the music industry is in a downhill spiral – but his plans of getting married with Leila are in full swing....
release : 2016.11.02popularis : 3.613
Reunion
Luokkakokous is a story about three men that travel back to their hometown to attend their high school class reunion.
release : 2015.02.25popularis : 2.975
Anita
Crime caper involving two con artists who team up to pull off a super scam. Complications arise when the female member of the team falls in love with...
release : 1994.01.28popularis : 1.589
Unknown Soldier
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best...
release : 2017.10.27popularis : 10.776
Blindfolded
Two 9-year-old boys, Jontti and Länki, grow up in a Finnish seaside town in the 1960s. Länki's biggest dream is to run away on a ship to...
release : 1999.03.12popularis : 0.804
The Manila Rope
Manillaköysi is a cult status holding TV-movie adaptation of the satirical war novel by Veijo Meri. Manillaköysi has an endless list of...
release : 1976.09.28popularis : 0.79
Lyrics and Lace
Like it or not, almost anyone who has met a really serious poet finds that they have something about them which sets them apart from other people....
release : 1992.11.06popularis : 2.448
August Fools
An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her...
release : 2013.10.04popularis : 2.073
Lahja
A middle-aged woman wants a child and starts to look for a suitable father when she doesn't succeed in the plan with her husband.
release : 1997.10.13popularis : 1.119
Ryhmäteatteri
Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.
release : 2018.02.03popularis : 1.196
V. Y. Vihdoinkin yhdessä
Hese, the shy owner of a video company, travels on a moped to film a commissioned Christmas party. From the steps of his office, Hese finds an...
release : 1986.11.28popularis : 0.564
Once Upon a Time in the North
19th century drama set on the plains of Ostrobothnia, western Finland, which are controlled by groups of knife-wielding thugs, the toughs....
release : 2012.02.17popularis : 3.651