Riku Suokas (Actor)

ISMO – Breaking Bad English

ISMO – Breaking Bad English is a cinematic version of the saying “through hardships to the stars.” Ismo, who grew up in Jyväskylä, is a shy boy with a vivid imagination who has trouble fitting in. As a student in his twenties, he stumbles upon a new form of expression in Finland, stand-up comedy, which suits him perfectly. Ismo quickly rises to become one of Finland’s most successful stand-up comedians, but that’s not enough for him. He decides to pursue a career in the United States, the homeland of the world’s most famous comedians.

Release Date: 2024-11-01

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 5

Lahti 2001

Release Date: 2023-11-02

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 4

Koskinen

In the middle of the summer holidays, the body of a drowned man with ligature marks on his wrists is recovered from Tammerkoski river. The investigation by Koskinen's team is further strained by the hit-and-run case of a dubious music manager and the mysterious Carl Friedrich. When a new body is found in Lake Näsijärvi, the connection between the victims is made clear.

Release Date: 2022-05-11

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Tiikko

Lakeside Murders

The series follows Inspector Sakari Koskinen and his team in the Violent Crimes Unit as they try to solve murders in a Finnish lakeside city of Tampere.

Release Date: 2021-11-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Tiikko

Episode Count: 14

Vote Count: 3

365 Days Later

The adult sisters, Suski and Mikko, and Mikko’s 11-year-old child, Miro, come to visit their mother Anne for an annual visit on her birthday. Little by little, it becomes clear why the children only visit their mother once a year. Anne gets the whole group confused by talking about her favorite topics – death and accidents.

Release Date: 2021-02-11

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Melkein totta

Release Date: 2019-04-13

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Hallituksen puheenjohtaja

Episode Count: 8

Kontio & Parmas

Veteran police lieutenant Kontio will have to work closely with a new partner, a much younger female officer Parmas. Small Town Police Department of Valkeakoski, Finland, will never be the same.

Release Date: 2018-06-01

Character: Theatre director Leikas

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 7

Towards the Day of Doom

Four stories about Finnish life intersect. In the first one, drum artist Monkki Mähönen arrives for a renovation job at his old band mate's summer villa. Second story revolves around wannabe motorcycle gang and its leader Jouni who are being humiliated at a village shop. Thirdly in the 1960s, a star reporter Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä starts writing a once in a lifetime story about the womanizing of Arvo Hakala, a pipe organ repair man. In the fourth story, a fantasy and sci-fi film director Kurt "Kurre" von Riikonen is looking for financing of his upcoming movie Excalibur IV with catastrophic consequences.

Release Date: 2014-02-19

Character: Partiojohtaja Peter Granfelt

Vote Count: 21

The Year of '85: Rock Your Memories

The movie is about the Lokomo laborer, and group of friends that dreams come true and a thirst for fast-paced life that take decades.

Release Date: 2013-01-25

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Baarimikko

Vote Count: 18

Tehdas

Release Date: 2012-02-15

Character: Kalliomäki

Episode Count: 6

Taivaan tulet

Release Date: 2007-01-24

Character: Matti Aro

Episode Count: 24

Meidän jengi

Release Date: 2005-10-26

Character: Raivo-Rami

Episode Count: 6

Kissan kuolema

In the closed community of a reform school for teenagers, the principal's daughter is found sexually molested. The schoolgirls seem to know more than they are willing to tell.

Release Date: 1994-09-02

Character: Jääkäri autossa

Vote Count: 7

Kuka uskoo haikaraa

Release Date: 1983-11-12

Character: Pepe Kaunisto

Episode Count: 11