Niko Saarela (Acting)

The Knocking

Three adult siblings return to their childhood home, where their parents were allegedly murdered many years ago. Their plan is to get the house and estate ready to be sold but an evil force tries to prevent them from doing so.

Release Date:2023-02-22

Character:The Father

Vote Count:33

Wedding of the Century

A celebrity psychiatrist struggles to find a date for a wedding. Her dearest ex is getting married and she needs to find someone fancy enough to hide the fact that she is lonely, drinks too much and is pretty fucked up in any imaginable way.

Release Date:2021-10-15

Character:Kristo

Vote Count:6

The Café of My Memories

A musical film about human relationships and how today's working life and the pressures of our surroundings can lead a person to the point of exhaustion.

Release Date:2021-03-28

Character:Tapani

Knock, Knock

Leila is a recently divorced woman. She looks around the empty house and finds it difficult to understand that this is her life. The night before moving out, Leila wakes up to a knocking that seems to come from inside her living room wall. A man inside claims to be a time traveler from the future.

Release Date:2020-12-26

Character:Real estate agent

Vote Count:1

The Paradise

Two murders shake the Finnish community of Fuengirola, a group that made this tiny corner of Málaga their own little Finnish paradise on the shores of the Mediterranean. Hilkka Mäntymäki, a veteran crime detective aged 60, is travelling from Helsinki to help the local police on a case that will soon claim new victims. Because escaping the cold and the dark is much easier than leaving your own past behind.

Release Date:2020-02-09

Character:Lauri Syväri

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:7

Man and a Junior

Antti Pasanen juggles between taking care of Paavo, his work and personal life, until Enni has an accident and he has two kids to take care of.

Release Date:2019-11-15

Character:Reponen

Vote Count:11

Baby Jane

Jane, a small-town girl, has moved to Helsinki and the world is finally open for her. Passionate and excited, she seeks adventure, all the things she has yearned for so long. Jane gravitates to a gay bar at night, staggers in her nervous state of mind, and suddenly there, right next to her, Jane finds her savior: Piki, the most dashing butch in town. Piki is perfect. Jane is hypnotized by Piki's dark-toned voice. Piki offers her an entire new universe, and even more - dreams.

Release Date:2019-03-08

Character:Eero

Vote Count:23

Man and a Baby

Antti Pasanen is working as a journalist. His life is on the right tracks; his wife Pia is just about to give birth. Until - in the front of the Maternity Hospital everything changes. Antti, with the sniffling baby in his arms, sees the taxi´s taillights fading out. Pia is sitting on the backseat; their future as a nuclear family is disappearing. The new life with the baby´s terms begins and Antti has no idea what that’s all about.

Release Date:2017-10-06

Character:Ilkka Reponen

Vote Count:12

Hooked

Drug Crime Detective Oskari is the envy of his colleagues. His connections to underworld and informants is unrivaled. What they don't know is the mother of his child, Krista, is a drug addict who lives in that world. And now she's back in his life, shaking his home life on one hand, and offering new connections to knocking down the rise of drug imports. If only he could trust her.

Release Date:2015-11-04

Character:Tuomas Kurkela

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:3

Black Widows

Black Widows is a series about 3 ordinary women, friendship and an impossible secret.

Release Date:2014-03-10

Character:Petri Inkinen

Episode Count:24

Vote Count:4

Keikka

Release Date:2013-08-21

Character:Pasi

The Inspector

Surrealistic black comedy about a safe insurance inspector looking into one company's fate.

Release Date:2011-06-16

Character:Tarkastaja

Run Sister Run!

Emilia is a teenager and a good girl, who never forgets her homework or her little sister, Elsa. Siiri is just one year older than Emilia but not at all like her. When Emilia and Siiri become friends, Emilia's life changes. Siiri encourages her to take a leap, shake the rules and leave princess dreams behind. These two will have fun together, but not only good times

Release Date:2010-08-13

Character:Tero

Vote Count:19

Twisted Roots

In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed. Mikko turns out to have a hereditary illness. Since then he has been worried. How long can he continue to run the family business that he and inherited from his father, just like his illness? And how does he tell his teenage daughter and adult son that they might have the wrong genes? The imaginative eight-year-old Lumi, adopted from China, also cannot get away from her roots.

Release Date:2009-10-09

Character:Sakari

Vote Count:3

Victims 1918

A documentary on the executions that took place during and after the Finnish civil war in 1918.

Release Date:2008-01-25

Character:Narrator

Vote Count:1

V2: Dead Angel

The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the real killer, but people aren't talking. Before he can get traction another homicide takes place- and things move toward a dire conclusion.

Release Date:2007-01-12

Character:Teatteriohjaaja

Vote Count:39

Studio Impossible

Release Date:2006-01-20

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Character:

Episode Count:[ 15 ]

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships, and forty six World Cup circuit victories. Once his career as a professional athlete ended however, the other side of his personality emerged into public view in all of its vulgarity. An alcohol dependency, several marriages accompanied by numerous marital problems, petty crime, uncontrolled acts of violence, and greedy hangers-on.

Release Date:2006-01-13

Character:Jens Weissflog

Vote Count:37

The Official Rare Exports Inc. Safety Instructions 2005

Not meant for the public eye, this film reveals the dark reality of what's wrong with company's product. With its primitive instincts triggered by bad behaviour of people around it, the seemingly tame Father Christmas will forget the intensive training and turn into a brutal beast. You better watch out, you better not cry, There's no room for mistakes.

Release Date:2005-09-22

Character:Harbour Worker

Vote Count:50

Harbour Brothers

Finland in the 50s saw a time where boats from all over the world docked in the harbor city of Kotka. In addition to transporting goods, the sailors brought with them another import: jazz, swing and blues. A tale of music-loving, fearless and passionate young men decide to open Fennia, a jazz bar. Soon Fennia achieves legendary status and the men; the Harbour Brothers, play their music and hold court like emperors.

Release Date:2004-12-25

Character:Kauppinen, "Porky"

Vote Count:5

Vares: Private Eye

On the trail of a woman, Vares finds himself caught up with underworld characters who are on the trail of hidden millions.

Release Date:2004-07-23

Character:Sotapoliisi

Vote Count:41

Bad Boys: A True Story

The story bases on four Finnish brothers, nicknamed 'the Eura Daltons' who received nation-wide notoriety for tearing gas pumps apart when they needed cash.

Release Date:2003-01-17

Character:Matti Takkunen

Vote Count:43

The Classic

A self-loving fictional autobiography of author Kari Hotakainen.

Release Date:2001-02-23

Character:Cop #1

Vote Count:11

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood

Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on real life cases. The show follows Helsinki central police department investigator Veli Miettinen and lawyer Mira Kataja as they tackle with personal life problems and try to keep their relationship purely professional.

Release Date:2000-02-29

Character:Antti Järvinen

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:4

Veera

A young woman, Veera, revolves around musician Janne. Janne is not interested, but what happens when Janne can't escape the situation.

Release Date:1999-04-15

Character:Rakennusmies #11

The Last Wedding

Pekka arrives back to his home village of Jerusalem to celebrate the last wedding of the village. His own marriage seems to have reached a dead end. The people of the village gather to prepare for the event, and the bitter spectrum of all human life, with its joys and sorrows, is condensed into one summer's day.

Release Date:1995-02-17

Department:Production

Job:Production Assistant

Vote Count:16

Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat

Computer professional Vesa Rajala rushes to home from a work trip because his wife Sanna is leaving for Greece with her new lover, Georgios from next door.

Release Date:1994-11-11

Character:Hotellin vastaanottovirkailija

Vote Count:14

Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni

Relations between Sweden and Finland come to near breaking point. When further negotiations led by President Mara fail, Sergeant Körmy interferes in the course of events.

Release Date:1994-09-16

Character:Karl, ruotsalainen sotilas

Vote Count:10

Vintiöt

Vintiöt is a Finnish television comedy and sketch series that ran on the MTV3 channel beginning in 1994.

Release Date:1994-09-14

Episode Count:27

Vote Count:2

Romanovin kivet

This action packed Finnish thriller tells the tale of two friends who get their revenge against the millionaire who double-crossed them. Patrick and Tony are hired by the wealthy gambler to steal the priceless Romanov stones, Russian jewels. They do it, but almost lose their lives when he double-crosses them. They turn around and get revenge, his money, his wife, and his daughter.

Release Date:1993-11-26

Character:Courier

Vote Count:18

Goodbye, Trainmen

Small-town boys Vähy and Hapa are best friends who swear an eternal blood oath. As they grow up, however, their paths drift apart and they both find themselves searching for their place in the world.

Release Date:1992-09-04

Character:Tiki

Vote Count:14

Nonstop

A revolver changes hands seven times, each time serving a different purpose shot in a film style which tests the traditional story-telling form of film.

Release Date:1987-01-01

Character:Kid

Velipuolikuu

Release Date:1983-09-24

Episode Count:15

Vote Count:1

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 king becomes so sad that he wants his heart taken out of his chest. The kingdom is turned into an effective society based on reason, and there is no longer place for emotions. When she grows up, the princess tries to make her father see the importance of play and emotions.

Release Date:1982-12-17

Character:Taikurin Oppipoika

Vote Count:4