Elina Knihtilä

Elina Knihtilä

Born: June 6, 1971
in Valkeala, Finland
Mari Elina Knihtilä (born June 6, 1971) is a Finnish actress.

Knihtilä has worked for several Finnish theatres, such as the Finnish National Theatre and Q-teatteri, while also having appeared in films and on television. She has received two Jussi Awards; one for a supporting role in the 2008 Heikki Kujanpää film Putoavia enkeleitä and another for a leading role in the 2011 Zaida Bergroth film Hyvä poika. Some of her television work include the comic roles in Läpiveto, Vedetään hatusta and the first season of Putous.

Knihtilä is cohabiting with actor Tommi Korpela. Together they have a son.

Movies for Elina Knihtilä...

Snot and Splash
Title: Snot and Splash
Released: January 19, 2024
Type: Movie
Snot and Splash travel to their grandmother's house in the small town of Mouthwash for a winter holiday. Once there, they discover that everything is a little off in what used to be a very ordinary town. The strangest thing is that holes are disappearing from the town. Snot and Splash set out to investigate and manage to get on the trail of a local dentist, Migrén Junior. However, the investigation is in danger of failing when messy Snot and diligent Splash get into an argument with each other. How can Mouthwash be restored and the holes put back in place if the boys can't work together? The only way to restore the world is for the brothers to work together.
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Stormskerry Maja
Title: Stormskerry Maja
Character: Kangaskauppias
Released: January 19, 2024
Type: Movie
Maja and Janne move to the barren and remote island of Stormskerry, where survival is a daily struggle. Growing up in a world of old values, Maja becomes aware of a new era: a woman can be an equal partner instead of a mere bystander. The couple have children, and life is good until trouble sets in: war arrives on the island, Janne is forced to flee from the English troops, and Maja and the children are imprisoned. The family also faces many financial difficulties and death. Years pass, but Maja remains strong and stays in Stormskerry despite all the hardships and difficulties.
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Family Time
Title: Family Time
Character: Helena
Released: November 10, 2023
Type: Movie
It’s Christmas time and the family has gathered. Everything goes on as it did the previous Christmases, with grandpa drinking too much and grandma trying to keep everyone in the mood. After the Christmas holidays, everyone returns to their own homes until it's time to gather again, this time for a funeral.
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Death Is a Problem for the Living
Title: Death Is a Problem for the Living
Character: Ulla
Released: September 22, 2023
Type: Movie
The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man, have found themselves in a situation where everything has gone wrong and a fresh start is needed.
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Tuulikki
Title: Tuulikki
Character: Tuire
Released: November 18, 2022
Type: Movie
Tuulikki has a problem. She is in the throes of young love, and the world outside her window is vibrant and inviting. But her mother disagrees, not wanting to let Tuulikki out of her sight. Tuulikki fights back, but nothing seems to be making a difference. Finally, the mother-daughter relationship escalates when the circumstances prove too much for both of them.
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Doctor Johansson
Title: Doctor Johansson
Character: Johansson
Released: September 23, 2021
Type: Movie
A nurse, tired of her job, does not notice that a doctor leaves for his break. This gives a patient from the psychiatric unit next door a chance to sneak into the empty office. When it is time to call in the next patient, the patient now disguised as a doctor, realises she is in a tough spot but decides to meet with the patient anyway.
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Title: Sisäilmaa
Character: Anneli Tiainen
Released: January 1, 2021
Type: TV
When the employment office is haunted, performance targets troubles and indoor mold threatens, service manager Anneli Tiainen uses peculiar means in the face of an impossible situation.
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The Bouncer
Title: The Bouncer
Character: Neighbor
Released: November 1, 2020
Type: Movie
A night club bouncer gets disgusted of all the violence and repression of the weak he is seeing. He has to act to protect the victims.
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Eden
Title: Eden
Character: Leena
Released: August 7, 2020
Type: Movie
Eden is a coming-of-age film about a Protestant Confirmation camp on a summer’s week, set in the archipelago of Helsinki. Aliisa is the intellectually confident non-believer, Jenna is the queen bee and Panu is the scared bird. The experience of these teenagers is affected by Tiina, a young and eager priest.
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Maria's Paradise
Title: Maria's Paradise
Character: Saga
Released: October 4, 2019
Type: Movie
A teenage orphan girl Salome lives within a sect lead by charismatic and ruthless Maria Åkerblom. During a pivotal summer, Salome is faced with standing up against Maria, the woman who had saved her.
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Title: Shadow Lines
Character: Hertta Kuusinen
Released: October 4, 2019
Type: TV
During the 1950s, Helsinki was the focal point of the Cold War, as global powers and their intelligence agencies coalesced in the small neutral country that stood between the East and the West. Shadow Lines is an international spy thriller that follows a secret intelligence team whose mission is to defend the independence of Finland no matter the cost.
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Force of Habit
Title: Force of Habit
Character: Päivi
Released: September 27, 2019
Type: Movie
Force of Habit follows the lives of various women throughout one day. Hilla is having a romantic vacation, Emmi is throwing a house party, and Milja is on her way to school when they’re approached by a stranger and things take an unexpected turn. At the same time, Emppu, a young actress, is conflicted as she rehearses for the biggest role of her life. Elsewhere, Aleksi, an inexperienced prosecutor, is preparing for his first court case in haste; Niina, the victim of the crime, has been waiting years to see her case tried. Miia throws a company party, and the mood dramatically changes when her colleague Katja opens up about their boss coming on to her. Miia and a couple of her closest colleagues try to resolve the situation, but how do the others react?
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Play Rape
Title: Play Rape
Released: September 25, 2019
Type: Movie
A young actress, passionate about her profession, gets ready for a rape scene.
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Title: Moominvalley
Character: Tuu-tikki (voice)
Released: February 25, 2019
Type: TV
Follow the life and adventures of curious, kind and idealistic Moomintroll. A typical hero in a coming-of-age story, Moomintroll tries to tackle the puzzle of growing up to his true, individualistic self while remaining a beloved part of the family.
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Jill, Joy and the Sleeping Clock
Title: Jill, Joy and the Sleeping Clock
Character: Tingelstiina
Released: December 25, 2018
Type: Movie
Jill and Joy receive a mission from their neighbors Tingelstein and Tangelstein: the ladies send the girls to look after their absentminded inventor brother Gadgetus. Jill and Joy get to know the wonders of Gadgetus’s farm, but everything is at risk of being destroyed when Samuel Shortcut arrives on his bulldozer, ready to destroy everything so that a new highway can be built in the area. Jill and Joy save the farm with the help of a device invented by Gadgetus, but before that they have to get to know the world of dreams and find help from there. Armstrong, a miniature pig, also takes part in the adventure and helps Jill and Joy, along with the other people living in Rose Alley.
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Cleaning Woman
Title: Cleaning Woman
Character: Paula
Released: September 27, 2018
Type: Movie
Cleaning woman is cleaning and finds herself in an unexpected situation.
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Happier Times, Grump
Title: Happier Times, Grump
Character: Katri
Released: August 24, 2018
Type: Movie
The Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin when the life walks in, all of a sudden. The granddaughter needs the stubbornness and wisdom of her grandpa. In return, The Grump gets a meaning for his life – and a big secret.
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The Night Thief
Title: The Night Thief
Character: Boss
Released: February 1, 2018
Type: Movie
The Night Thief is a warmhearted drama set in the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland. It tells the story of a Somali man, Farah, whose car starts to disappear mysteriously at night. Although the car always shows up in the morning, Farah starts to run late from work, and fears that he could lose his job. Farah’s wife is moving to Finland from Somalia and if Farah were to get fired, his wife’s residency permit would be in danger. Due to the circumstances, Farah decides to do whatever it takes to catch the thief. In the end, things take an unexpected turn when Farah finally faces the person who has been stealing his car.
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The Democracy of the Spineless
Title: The Democracy of the Spineless
Character: Prime Minister
Released: December 31, 2017
Type: Movie
A political satire about a decision yet to be made and heard – and in all the hassle, the Prime Minister has gone missing.
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Title: Love and Order
Character: Sirkku Parikka
Released: October 29, 2017
Type: TV
The storm has collapsed Finland's infrastructure and made people's lives. What happened also seems to have consequences for people’s emotional lives, especially for men. Rauni Kolehmainen, Commissioner of Public Order Police, tries his best to keep both the world and his own life together.
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Title: Nerd: DragonSlayer666
Character: Dragonslayer's mother
Released: October 5, 2017
Type: TV
Nineteen year old high-schooler has one dream: to become a professional esport player. However, there are many obstacles in the way of his dream, like nagging mother, niggling principal, and getting kicked out of the team.
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The Other Side of Hope
Title: The Other Side of Hope
Character: Restaurant Inspector
Released: February 3, 2017
Type: Movie
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
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Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
Title: Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
Character: Tingelstiina
Released: January 27, 2017
Type: Movie
A film based on the popular children's books by Marjatta Kurenniemi about the exploits of Jill And Joy.
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The Log
Title: The Log
Character: Raili
Released: March 11, 2016
Type: Movie
The female director wants full frontal nudity from her male lead, but the actor has a big problem with it.
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Title: Kohtuuttomuuksia
Character: Ritu / Pirjo / Bamse / Ellu
Released: March 6, 2016
Type: TV
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Waste Land
Title: Waste Land
Released: January 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Waste Land is a tragicomic ensemble film about a bunch of kids squatting an abandoned seaside hotel. The shabby hotel offers a life outside the society, at least momentarily. The house is more than a house – it is a utopian space for love, partying and freedom. But can the days of ease last when the squat is confronted both by outside forces and by internal conflicts?
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Jill and Joy's Winter
Title: Jill and Joy's Winter
Character: Tingelstiina
Released: October 9, 2015
Type: Movie
Jill and Joy (both 9) live in their own house like any other little girls, except that they might be a little happier than most little girls, as they get to live in their own house specifically designed for the two. One December evening a small car, barely the size of a shoebox, pulls up in front their house, and a teensy-weensy family gets out; it's the McTiny family. The family has become homeless after a road roller smashed their home. Planning to live with the girls temporarily, the family moves in with Jill and Joy but soon finds out that not all big people have good intentions towards them. Jill and Joy's Winter is based on a beloved book by the same name, written by a Finnish writer named Marjatta Kurenniemi.
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Distractions
Title: Distractions
Character: äiti / Ulla / St. Elined
Released: September 11, 2015
Type: Movie
Distracted by life, Mr. Makkonen misses his engagement party by decades. From the cradle to the grave, life keeps interrupting, not only him, but a tired mother, a doomed superhero and the rest of the comrades in this uncontrollable world. Mixing comedy and fantasy with dark stories, Distractions will deliver the laughs with strings attached.
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The Midwife
Title: The Midwife
Character: Heta
Released: September 4, 2015
Type: Movie
Helena has worked as a kind of midwife on the eve of the Lapland War. She wants to leave everything behind, and a suitable opportunity arises when she falls in love with a German-Finnish officer Johannes, who is leaving to German-led Titovka prison camp in the Soviet Union. Helena enlists into the camp as a nurse, where she experiences the brutality of war.
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Title: Napamiehet
Character: Kissayhdistyksen puheenjohtaja
Released: March 28, 2015
Type: TV
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Lovemilla
Title: Lovemilla
Character: Pirjo Peräkorva
Released: February 6, 2015
Type: Movie
Aimo and Milla are living together at Milla's alcoholics-turned-zombies parents' place. They save money to move out of the house. Due to his lack of self confidence, Aimo wastes their savings to turbo-boost his muscles. As conventional body building is not quite satisfactory, Aimo tunes himself up into a robot. Milla doesn't like the new Aimo-Robot and leaves him. Aimo´s heartache leads him to extreme measures as he also changes his heart into a metal one, one that doesn't hurt. Milla decides to steal Aimo heart: after all, a woman needs to have a man´s heart. Lovemilla is an anarchistic comedy trip, a comedy about love, a story about love, robots and bodybuilding.
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Role
Title: Role
Character: Elina Knihtilä
Released: December 31, 2014
Type: Movie
Lauri Tilkanen is a talented, promising young actor who finds himself among the final candidates vying for the lead role in a high-concept feature film. The casting process has already been long and arduous, for a role that seems nearly impossible to interpret. In this audition, we see just how far Lauri is willing to go for a chance at stardom.
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The Swedish Moment
Title: The Swedish Moment
Character: Elisa Paulo
Released: November 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Pop singer Kari and his girl dump a tightly wrapped mattress on a frozen lake. Things don’t quite go as planned, and the two go to Kari’s old drummer friend for help. Paranoia, jealousy and a series of increasingly absurd events ensue.
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Raspberry Boat Refugee
Title: Raspberry Boat Refugee
Character: Teacher
Released: August 19, 2014
Type: Movie
Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees Sweden as heaven. Upon meeting a suicidal Swedish psychologist Mikael Anderson, he seizes an opportunity for an identity switch. Raspberry Boat Refugee is a comedy about cultural differences in the Nordic countries, their nationalism and, not least, prejudices about our neighbours. It also proves how futile it is to try to escape oneself.
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Jill and Joy
Title: Jill and Joy
Character: Tingelstiina
Released: January 17, 2014
Type: Movie
When two best friends Jill and Joy find a huge sum of money on the street on the first day of the summer holiday, they decide to buy a house from the mysterious Mrs. Rosebud. It’s a real dream house: measured and equipped exactly for two little seven-year-old girls’ requirements. Based on a beloved children’s book, Jill and Joy is a story of a dream summer without parents or boundaries. Anything can and will happen as reality and fantasy magically intertwine.
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Above Dark Waters
Title: Above Dark Waters
Character: Liisa, Pekan äiti
Released: September 6, 2013
Type: Movie
A ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fear.
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Flying Finns
Title: Flying Finns
Released: December 31, 2012
Type: Movie
A short film about the close-minded but hopeful couple called Koistinen, who should just stay home instead of travelling.
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Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
Title: Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
Character: Oana (voice)
Released: October 12, 2012
Type: Movie
Set right before Christmas, young reindeer Niko must deal with his mother's remarriage and his being tasked with looking after his little stepbrother.
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Road North
Title: Road North
Character: Maarit
Released: August 24, 2012
Type: Movie
A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey through Finland, so they can learn to know each other again.
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Almost 18
Title: Almost 18
Character: Karri's mother
Released: March 9, 2012
Type: Movie
Karri, Pete, André, Akseli and Joni dream, party, love and boast like only teenage males can. They're dealing with the same issues as every other young man — fears and hopes for future, disillusions and problems with parents.
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Title: Virta
Character: Sari Vuorensola
Released: April 7, 2011
Type: TV
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The Good Son
Title: The Good Son
Character: Leila / Mother
Released: March 25, 2011
Type: Movie
When his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality.
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Jäät
Title: Jäät
Character: Osastonhoitaja
Released: October 4, 2010
Type: Movie
A Finnish TV movie.
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Title: Paratiisi
Character: Hanna, Ruutin äiti
Released: September 20, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: Putous
Character: Vaalimaan Vampyyri / Various
Released: January 9, 2010
Type: TV
Finnish sketch comedy television show.
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Last Cowboy Standing
Title: Last Cowboy Standing
Character: Anu
Released: September 4, 2009
Type: Movie
In 1982 the guilt-ridden 18-year-old Rupert tries to remember and understand the events of the past amidst the chaos of the present.
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The House of Branching Love
Title: The House of Branching Love
Character: Tuula Helin
Released: August 21, 2009
Type: Movie
A sort of "Divorce Finnish Style," Mika Kaurismäki's rambunctious comedy, The House of Branching Love , recounts the breakup of a thirty-something professional couple - Juhani, a family therapist, and his wife, Tuula, a successful business trainer.
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Title: Ihmebantu
Character: Various
Released: June 6, 2009
Type: TV
Ihmebantu is a Finnish black humor sketch show.
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Title: Ihmebantu
Released: June 6, 2009
Type: TV
Ihmebantu is a Finnish black humor sketch show.
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Falling Angels
Title: Falling Angels
Character: Aila
Released: December 5, 2008
Type: Movie
The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden. Helena blames her mother for abandoning her father. Helena and her mother meet again as Helena's mental health deteriorates and in order to cope, she must face reality through her mother's memoirs. Helena becomes intensely involved in the story and relives it by imagining herself in her mother's place.
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A Mate
Title: A Mate
Character: Raisa
Released: October 24, 2008
Type: Movie
Pera wants to try something kinky in the bathroom, so he asks his mate to help him. However, Pera’s wife comes home a bit too soon…
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The Flight Before Christmas
Title: The Flight Before Christmas
Character: Oona (voice)
Released: September 22, 2008
Type: Movie
A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.
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8 Days to Premiere
Title: 8 Days to Premiere
Character: BB
Released: January 25, 2008
Type: Movie
A love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season's grand premiere. Noora, the female lead in the play, breaks her leg at the kickoff party, and Laura, an actress who due to her debilitating stage fright has ended up as the prompter for the play, gets a chance of a lifetime. There are 8 days to the premiere.
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Title: Karjalan kunnailla
Character: Arja Irmeli Huttunen
Released: November 21, 2007
Type: TV
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V2: Dead Angel
Title: V2: Dead Angel
Character: Sirkka
Released: January 12, 2007
Type: Movie
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.
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The Lake
Title: The Lake
Character: Mailis
Released: September 22, 2006
Type: Movie
Two sisters, Mailis and Henna, are rowing on a lake at the heart of a summer midnight.
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Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Title: Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Character: Mirva
Released: January 13, 2006
Type: Movie
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.
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Enkeli tulessa
Title: Enkeli tulessa
Character: Malla
Released: November 1, 2004
Type: Movie
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Producing Adults
Title: Producing Adults
Character: Anna Heiskanen
Released: September 17, 2004
Type: Movie
Longtime couple Venla and Antero come to a serious impasse. After years with Antero, Venla wants to start a family, but her boyfriend, worried that parenthood will stifle his speed-skating career, secretly gets a vasectomy. Determined to have a child, Venla seeks help from a female fertility doctor, a decision that breeds new possibilities for the prospective mother when she falls in love with the doctor.
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Title: Ranuan kummit
Released: March 13, 2003
Type: TV
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Stripping
Title: Stripping
Character: Sanomalehden toimituspäällikkö
Released: August 16, 2002
Type: Movie
About photographer Inka and her loved ones on a journey to the fountains of love. Inka leaves her betrothed Jonah at the dinner table and leaves their shared home in a bang, not knowing why yet.
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Rumble
Title: Rumble
Character: Naispoliisi
Released: May 31, 2002
Type: Movie
Finnish Road Movie
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Tervashampoota
Title: Tervashampoota
Character: Woman (voice)
Released: December 31, 2001
Type: Movie
A story about two women who find a suspicious shampoo bottle in the public showers. After learning that there is nothing questionable about the shampoo, they decide to play a practical joke that has unexpected consequenses.
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Title: Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
Character: Taina Järvenpää
Released: February 29, 2000
Type: TV
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.
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Raptures
Title: Raptures
Character: Tyra Viola
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Rakel is a strict Christian believer living in the far north of Sweden in the 1930s. When her husband forms a sectarian movement, with directions straight from God, she has no choice but to join the increasingly explicit cult.