
Birthday:
01-01-1975
(50 years)
Birthplace:
Not available
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On Thin Ice
Act like Veijari
event2022 star_border 5.4
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Temporarily homeless Jarna is in the deepest trouble of his life. Debtors have come to collect old drug debts and Jarna is given 24 hours to pay up, setting off a frantic, amphetamine fueled battle against time. Manic speed, fear of killers on his tail, paranoia and self-loathing over old wrongs eventually lead to a traffic accident. Jarna can no longer escape, his pace slows and he is on the verge of giving up. The moment has come when a near-lifetime of running must come to an end.
Eila
Assistant Director
event2003 star_border 7.5
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A cleaning woman decides to sue the state for illegal discharge.
On the Road to Emmaus
Second Assistant Director
event2001 star_border 6
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A cynical city dweller returns to his hometown to sell his family home, but becomes unexpectedly nostalgic.
Promise
Second Assistant Director
event2005 star_border 5.6
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The film tells about members of Finnish women's Lotta Service during the Second World War through the eyes of three young women.
The Grump: In Search of an Escort
First Assistant Director
event2022 star_border 6.4
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Grump's life follows the same familiar routines: spring is here and the early potato harvest is ripening. But Grump crashes his beloved Ford Escort and the car has to be scrapped. A new, modern vehicle is no match for quality and the nearest Escort, a 1972 model, can be found in Germany. When the Grumps's sons refuse to help, he must travel to Germany alone.
Forest Giant
First Assistant Director
event2020 star_border 7.1
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Pasi returns to his childhood town, asked to reconfigure the local plywood factory. With a child on the way with his upper-class wife, Pasi sees an opportunity – this is his ticket to climb the professional ladder in the company. On arrival, he bumps into his childhood friend Janne, who works in the factory he is about to downsize. Pasi begins to struggle with the fact that he is supposed to care for the profits – not for the people.
Fanatics
First Assistant Director
event2012 star_border 5.7
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A buddy comedy about a fanatic small town football supporter who falls in love with a perfect girl, only to notice that his dream-girl supports the wrong football team. Now he has to befriend the enemy or forget the girl he loves.
Stormskerry Maja
First Assistant Director
event2024 star_border 7.4
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Maja and Janne move to the barren and remote island of Stormskerry, where survival is a daily struggle. Growing up in a world of old values, Maja becomes aware of a new era: a woman can be an equal partner instead of a mere bystander. The couple have children, and life is good until trouble sets in: war arrives on the island, Janne is forced to flee from the English troops, and Maja and the children are imprisoned. The family also faces many financial difficulties and death. Years pass, but Maja remains strong and stays in Stormskerry despite all the hardships and difficulties.
Master Cheng
Assistant Director
event2019 star_border 7.1
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Cheng, 45, a restaurant owner from China, has travelled with his young son halfway around the world to a remote village in Finland. His wife died recently in an accident, and Cheng wanted to have a break from everything by traveling with his son to see an old Finnish friend who lives on a farm in the countryside of Finland. It’s the most remote place Cheng can imagine with endless forests, thousands of lakes, a country with entire population of one-fifth of Cheng’s home town, Shanghai.
Kraken
First Assistant Director
new_releases Release: October 24, 2025
Marine biologist Johanne is doing research on a fish farm in Vangsnes, a rural community located by the fjord, when she encounters several strange occurrences. Along with the brutal deaths of two local teenagers, all signs point to the deep fjord; can there be more to the depths than the eye can see? At the bottom of the deepest fjord rests a mythical monster as large as a mountain, with a myriad of arms ready to crush and devour anything they can grab.
Game Over
Assistant Director
event2005 star_border 3.7
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A movie inspired by a true crime - the coldblooded Heino double murder, committed by a group of teenagers - that shocked Finland in 2001.
The Surrealist and His Naughty Hand
Writer
event2014 star_border 4.8
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A film about Finnish artist Kalervo Palsa who was completely neglected by his peers and time
Dual
First Assistant Director
event2022 star_border 6
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A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.
Emergency Call - A Murder Mystery
Director of Photography
event2014 star_border 6.8
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A father of four children gets brutally stabbed several times, with the children present in the family home. During the brutal action, his wife – Anneli Auer – is on the phone to the emergency center. Emergency Call – A Murder Mystery is a documentary film tracking down the story that unfolds after the fatal night. We hear from all emerging sides as the prosecution builds its case against the mother of four. A behind the scenes look into one of the most bizarre unsolved court cases in recent Finnish history.
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