Eero Olavi Heinäluoma is a Finnish politician who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2019. A former chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, he was replaced in the party's leadership by Jutta Urpilainen in June 2008. He was Speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2011–2015.
Lionel White was an American journalist and crime novelist, several of whose dark, noirish stories were made into films. Also known as L.W. Blanco, White had been a crime reporter and began writing suspense novels in the 1950s. His more than 35 books were all translated into several languages. His earlier novels were published as Gold Medal crime fiction, but when E. P. Dutton began a line of mystery and suspense books, he also wrote for them. He was best known as what a New York Times review called "the master of the big caper."
Uuno Turhapuro is a Finnish comedy character and antihero created by Spede Pasanen and played by Vesa-Matti Loiri. Originally appearing in Spede Show during 1971–1973, the character gained popularity through the Uuno Turhapuro films.
The Finnish cinema has a long history, with the first public screenings starting almost as early as modern motion picture technology was invented. It took over a decade before the first Finnish film was produced and screened in 1907. After these first steps of Finnish cinema, the progress was very slow. After 1907 there were two periods when no Finnish films were produced. This was partly caused by the political situation, as Finland held a status as an autonomous part of the Russian Empire and was thus influenced by the worldwide political situation.
Timo Johannes Koivusalo is a Finnish actor, director, writer, composer and musician. His most successful film to date was Rentun Ruusu, released in 2001.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd is a state-owned and controlled non-profit limited liability company. VTT is the largest research and technology company and research centre conducting applied research in Finland. It provides research and innovation services and information for domestic and international customers and partners, both in private and public sectors.
Janne Kataja is a Finnish entertainer. As well as working as a magician, he also works as a stand up comedian, an actor and a host.
Bordertown is a Finnish crime drama and Nordic noir television series created by Miikko Oikkonen and starring Ville Virtanen as detective inspector Kari Sorjonen. The first season, which consisted of eleven episodes, premiered in Finland on 16 October 2016 on Yle TV1. Season two, containing ten episodes, premiered on 7 October 2018, and season three, containing another ten episodes, premiered in December 2019.
Glory Leppänen was a Finnish actress, theatre and film director, and writer.
Tale of the Sleeping Giants is a 2021 Finnish nature film directed by Marko Röhr. It is about the fells of Sápmi and is the standalone third entry in a series of nature films, after Tale of a Forest (2012) and Tale of a Lake (2016).
Casper Mikael Terho is a Finnish professional football player who plays for Belgian Pro League club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and the Finland national team.
Pasi Virtanen is a Finnish tennis coach and former professional player.
Reunion is a 2015 Finnish comedy film directed by Taneli Mustonen. It's the story of three men, Antti, Niklas and Tuomas, traveling back to their old hometown to attend a high school class party, with the goal of realizing a wild weekend of freedom and fun. The film is starring by Sami Hedberg, Aku Hirviniemi and Jaajo Linnonmaa. The film is a Finnish remake of the 2011 Danish comedy film Klassefesten.
Janne Asseri Virtanen is a Finnish actor best known for his supporting role as Robert Degerman in the Finnish nordic noir series Bordertown, having won a Jussi Award for Best Actor in 2007 for the film Frozen City.
Eight Deadly Shots is a Finnish drama film directed, written, produced by and starring Mikko Niskanen. Originally released as a four-part, five-hour miniseries in spring 1972, it was edited into a 145-minute movie by Jörn Donner. The film has generally been called Niskanen's "magnum opus".
Anselmi: The Young Werewolf is a 2014 Finnish werewolf-themed fantasy film written and directed by Matti Pekkanen. The film's story is set in 1980s South Ostrobothnia, where a 15-year-old boy named Anselmi, who lives in a small village with his father Manu, struggles with the challenges of puberty and tries to find out the fate of his missing mother. Aleksi Holkko stars in the film's title role. Other actors include the Finnish singer Pauli Hanhiniemi and the American actor Ron Jeremy.
The Island of Doom is a 2023 Finnish slasher horror film written, co-produced and directed by Keke Soikkeli. It tells the story of a group of young adults who go camping on a remote lake island, where they are stalked by someone. The film is introducing Sonja Aiello in the leading role.
Spede is a 2023 Finnish biographical film directed by Aleksi Delikouras. The film is about the lives of Pertti "Spede" Pasanen, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Simo Salminen and Ere Kokkonen in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the Uuno Turhapuro character had just been invented.
