The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers.
Julmahuvi is the name of a group of comedic actors which created several comical TV-series and mockumentaries for the Finnish TV-channels Yle TV1 and MTV3. Julmahuvi collectively are Tommi Korpela, Jukka Rasila, Janne Reinikainen, Petteri Summanen and Jani Volanen.
Thomas August George Dome Karukoski is a Finnish film director. He has won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that became blockbusters in his home country and also received international recognition.
Aku Louhimies is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He has directed feature films, documentary films, commercials and music videos. His international breakthrough was the 2016 serial drama Rebellion. He directed and produced the 2017 war film The Unknown Soldier which is the biggest box office hit since 1955 in Finland.
Krista Erika Kosonen is a Finnish actress. She is known for her appearances in movies such as Jade Warrior (2006), Princess (2010), and the Norwegian HBO series Beforeigners. She has also appeared in the sketch comedy television show Putous (2010–2014). Kosonen was selected Best Actress at the Shanghai International Film Festival for her performance in Wildeye (2015). She has also won two Jussi Awards for Best Leading Actress, in 2016 for Wildeye and in 2018 for Miami.
Johanna Vuoksenmaa is a Finnish television and film director and screenwriter who has also worked as a photographer, installation artist and a teacher. Her films have been shown at numerous film festivals around the world and she has won many Finnish film and television awards for directing and screenwriting. As a director and screenwriter, Vuoksenmaa prefers the comedy genre because to her comedy means relief, forgiveness and defense. She does not use casting agencies but prefers to cast actors to her films herself, since she thinks that it creates a level of trust between the actor and the director.
Tuukka Tiensuu is a Finnish television director, writer and producer. He is best known for the internationally successful Finnish TV-series The Dudesons, Kill Arman,The Dudesons in America and Beyond Human Boundaries.
Love and Other Troubles is a 2012 Finnish romantic comedy film directed by Samuli Valkama. It stars Emilie de Ravin as Sara, an American line dance teacher, who meets Ville, a 25-year-old former child star, and his father, an ex-rock star, who both fall in love with her. The film premiered on 27 January 2012 in Finland.
Forbidden Fruit is a 2009 Finnish drama film directed by Dome Karukoski. The film is about two teenage girls from a Conservative Laestadian community. The girls travel to Helsinki where they meet other people of their age and learn about their lifestyle that differs greatly from the girls' religious way of life.
Iina Kuustonen is a Finnish actress.
Ismo Mikael Leikola, sometimes known professionally as ISMO, is a Finnish comedian, musician, author, screenwriter, and YouTuber. Leikola made his United States debut in 2014, when he won "The Funniest Person in the World" competition organized by the comedy club Laugh Factory. In 2015, he made comedy series ISMO for Finnish television and moved to the United States. He gained more recognition after his appearance on the Conan talk show in 2018 and has since toured internationally. He has a YouTube channel with over 360,000 subscribers.
Juha Wuolijoki is a Finnish director, writer and producer and the CEO-founder of the production and distribution company Snapper Films. Founded in 1998, Snapper Films is based in Helsinki and Los Angeles and it's one of the leading production companies in Finland. Juha has a Master of Arts Degree (1995) from the University of Arts and Design. He's best known as the director, co-writer and producer of award-winning features Gourmet Club (2004), Christmas Story (2007) and Hella W (2011).
Roba is a Finnish police drama television series. The series follows the daily life of Helsinki Police Department's uniformed police unit located on the Pieni Roobertinkatu ("Roba") street. The series stars Kari Hietalahti, Aku Hirviniemi, Aarni Kivinen, Leena Pöysti, Riku Nieminen, and Tiina Lymi. Many of its episodes are directed by Joona Tena and Aleksi Mäkelä.
Eero Milonoff is a Finnish actor. He won a Guldbagge Award for his role in the film Border (2018), and he has been a nominee at the Jussi Awards for his roles in the films Ganes (2007) and The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016).
Tiina Inkeri Lymi is a Finnish actress, director, screenwriter and author. She received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her work in the 1993 film Akvaariorakkaus.
Elisa Viihde is a Finnish entertainment service produced by Elisa. Elisa Viihde offers video-on-demand services, pay-TV packages, recording space, and application for smartphones, tablets and laptops as well as broadband. Elisa Viihde offers original series, movies, tv programmes and sport.
Mimosa Helena Willamo is a Finnish actress. In 2015, she was awarded a Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Headfirst.
Juha Lehtola is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He has scripted three feature films, three television series and six TV movies and has directed two feature films.
Panu Aaltio is a Finnish film composer. He was educated at the Sibelius Academy and University of Southern California and established himself as a film composer with The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008). He has received the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Documentary three times, for Tale of a Forest (2012), Tale of a Lake (2016) and Tale of the Sleeping Giants (2021).
Mister 8 is a Finnish eight-part comedy drama series directed by Teemu Nikki and written by Vesa Virtanen and Nikki and based on an idea by Nikki and Jani Pösö. All episodes were released on Elisa Viihde Viaplay on 31 January 2021. The series is about Maria, who has seven dates – one for each day of the week, until the eight man, Juho, affects her relationship. Juho wants Maria to himself and tries to get the other men out of the arrangement.
