Sinikka Nopola was a Finnish Author, best known for her book series 'Risto Räppääjä' (Ricky Rapper) and 'Heinähattu ja Vilttitossu' (Hayflower and Quiltshoe) that she co-wrote with her sister, Tiina Nopola. Overall she published about 80 works during her over 30-year long career.
Nelly spots Ricky on the street and tries to shout at him, but he can't hear her and disappears around the corner. Aunt Serena is surprised to see Ricky in the shop, exploring the candy shelves, when she should be at home vacuuming. Downstairs neighbour Lennart Lindberg asks Ricky to go fishing, but he never shows up. Is there a Ricky look-alike in town? And if so, where and why has he come to the neighborhood?
Release Date:2025-02-14
Department:Writing
Job:Book
Hayflower starts her summer holiday on a badminton camp which is ruined by Cynthia, a runaway chicken. Quiltshoe makes a new friend, Anita, who, to everyone's surprise, turns out to be a chicken. Under the leadership of constables Bellybutton and Goggleclock, a big chicken hunt is launched.
Release Date:2024-02-16
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:5
Ricky Rapper is bored because his best friend Nelly Noodlehead is only interested in young pop singer Ville Pyry. Everything changes when downstairs neighbour Lennart Lindberg lends Ricky his old video game.
Release Date:2023-02-17
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:6
Serena Rapper gets a strange prediction: a genius has been born to her immediate family. When Serena finds a drawing Ricky has made, she is certain that Ricky is Vincent Van Gogh reborn. She decides to show Ricky's drawing to the intendant of the Art Museum. At the same time, a sketch of one of Van Gogh's paintings is found in Finland! This discovery starts an exciting chain of events, and in the end, the janitor of the Art Museum, a keen amateur detective, helps Ricky and Nelly to solve the mystery.
Release Date:2020-10-09
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:4
Hayflower has started school, where she learns a lot of exciting brand new things. Quiltshoe doesn’t like to stay home without a sister to play with. When Hayflower tells about an upcoming fishing trip with her class, Quiltshoe comes up with a complicated plan, so that it will be Quiltshoe attending the trip instead of Hayflower. The trip evolves into a memorable and chaotic happening,
Release Date:2020-02-14
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:3
Ricky and Nelly decide to take part in arm wrestling competition during their summer holiday.
Release Date:2019-02-15
Department:Production
Job:Co-Producer
Vote Count:8
When Kattilakoski family goes on a week-long Summer vacation to a rented cottage, the local police constables Bigbelly and Stronglass are joyful. Finally one week of peace! Their joy doubles when they win a rent-free summer cottage for one week. What they don't know is, that these two cottages are next to each other! When the truth comes out, the constables are forced to masquerade themselves to remain incognito. Unfortunately their alter egos, artistic Rubens brothers, become an instant hit for Mother Kattilakoski. Hayflower and Quiltshoe have instant doubts about Rubens; they must be escaped bandits instead. The girls set to prove their theory.
Release Date:2017-11-24
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:4
Ricky Rapper and Nighthawk Ricky find a buried treasure while digging for worms. Archaeological excavations begin at the site, and when a valuable iron-age ring vanishes, it becomes apparent that there's a site-robbing "nighthawk" at work here.
Release Date:2016-02-19
Department:Writing
Job:Book
Vote Count:3
Ricky Rapper gets a letter from a distant relative who's looking for an heir.
Release Date:2015-02-13
Department:Writing
Job:Book
Vote Count:4
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 Girl's parents, Eila and Rampe, do their best to become friends with Pirkka and his elegant mother. Through coincidence and error Eila occupies her summerhouse neighbors' empty luxury villa. When Pirkka's mother drops by, Eila lies that she and Rampe own the fancy house. The showing off and lying escalate when Eila's mother and sister show up. The real owners of the house, an upper-class couple, Thomas and Monica, are driven away to Eila and Rampe's modest cottage.
Release Date:2014-12-26
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:3
Aunt Fanny and aunt Serena try to find a suitable father figure for Ricky.
Release Date:2014-02-07
Department:Writing
Job:Book
Vote Count:2
Ricky Rapper and Nelly Noodlehead leave for the island, where Fanny Rapper works as the resort hostess. At the same time, Uolevi Horsmaniemi arrives with his daughter Wendy, who is little older than Ricky and Nelly. Wendy's arrival confuses the relationship between Ricky and Nelly, as Nelly begins to spend more and more time with Wendy.
Release Date:2012-02-10
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:5
Summer vacation has just begun. In honor of it, Serena Rapper and Lennart Lindberg decide to go on holiday. Ricky gets a new bicycle as a consolation, but it disappears mysteriously. Ricky and Nelly Noodlehead go looking for it which turns into a thrilling adventure.
Release Date:2010-02-12
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Vote Count:6
Ricky Rapper is a ten year old boy who lives with his aunt Serena and likes to play drums and rap. His aunt breaks her leg, leading to cousin Fanny moving in to take care of the household. Fanny is very strict and that means no more drums for Ricky. With the help of his downstair neighbor Nelly, Ricky seeks to restore the normal order to the apartment.
Release Date:2008-02-15
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Vote Count:10
The quirky adventures of Hayflower and her little sister Quiltshoe.
Release Date:2002-10-18
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:7
Release Date:1993-09-28
Department:Writing
Job:Author
Episode Count:8
Release Date:1989-04-15
Department:Creator
Job:Creator