Ilkka Koivula

Ilkka Koivula

Born: March 16, 1966
in Ranua, Finland
Ilkka Koivula (born March 16, 1966 in Ranua) is a Finnish actor. He is best known for Freakin' Beautiful World (1997), The Swan and the Wanderer (1999), Rentun Ruusu (2001), Eila (2003), Lights in the Dusk (2006) and Under the North Star (2009).

Movies for Ilkka Koivula...

(Pri)sons
Title: (Pri)sons
Character: Jon Lind
Released: February 9, 2024
Type: Movie
When an underground marketplace of illegal activities is besieged by an army of bloodthirsty assassins, a ragtag group of criminals must band together to fight for survival.
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Arnold Cautious and the Happiness Stone
Title: Arnold Cautious and the Happiness Stone
Character: Kauko Aatos Kuoriainen
Released: October 13, 2023
Type: Movie
Julius, who devours comic books and vampire stories, has a lively imagination. Julius meets Arnold Cautious, who lives in an abandoned house on the outskirts of town and introduces himself as a degenerated, strawberry juice-drinking vampire. Julius and Cautious become friends. Together they try to make the Lucky Stone, the recipe for which is in Cautious' grandmother's secret recipe book. Julius wants to give the stone to his estranged parents so they can rediscover their common happiness. Julius and Arnold's laboratory attempts to make the Lucky Stone falter badly time and time again, but they stubbornly pursue their quest for happiness.
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Lapland Odyssey 4
Title: Lapland Odyssey 4
Character: Veikko
Released: December 23, 2022
Type: Movie
Hunt for the elusive tofu in the Arctic Circle.
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Sisu
Title: Sisu
Character: Fighter Pilot
Released: September 9, 2022
Type: Movie
Deep in the wilderness of Lapland, Aatami Korpi is searching for gold but after he stumbles upon Nazi patrol, a breathtaking and gold-hungry chase through the destroyed and mined Lapland wilderness begins.
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Title: Stop Nyqvist
Character: Matilainen
Released: June 10, 2022
Type: TV
A satirical spy comedy. Aleksis Nyqvist, an intern at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is pushed to the head of Finland's newly founded secret service, when a suitable dummy is needed for the position. However, Nyqvist identifies with his role too well and accidentally causes a security political crisis - and soon Helsinki is swarming with secret agents. How is Nyqvist doing?
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The Last Ones
Title: The Last Ones
Character: Poroman
Released: November 13, 2020
Type: Movie
Tundra of Lapland, Finland. Rupi, a young man who fills his days dealing and drinking, works in a mine hoping to raise enough money to escape the desolate village where he lives.
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Bayonet
Title: Bayonet
Character: Jyrki
Released: November 9, 2018
Type: Movie
Miguel “Bayoneta” Galíndez is a retired boxer from Tijuana who finds himself living in a cramped flat in Finland. As his future begins to look up, a desire for redemption draws him back into the ring.
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Title: Kontio & Parmas
Character: Öhu
Released: June 1, 2018
Type: TV
Veteran police lieutenant Kontio will have to work closely with a new partner, a much younger female officer Parmas. Small Town Police Department of Valkeakoski, Finland, will never be the same.
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The Other Side of Hope
Title: The Other Side of Hope
Character: Calamnius
Released: February 3, 2017
Type: Movie
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
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Title: Pintaa syvemmältä
Character: Asko Varvio
Released: September 13, 2015
Type: TV
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Vaseline Hours
Title: Vaseline Hours
Character: Liljeroos
Released: January 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Ale and Lare are two wannabe career criminals who work for a ruthless kingpin Liljeroos. This dynamic duo takes action when a weasel named Sepi snitches about the big score: the easy way for Ale and Lare to get rid of criminal lifestyle and start it over. But this doesn't please Liljeroos at all.
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Title: Sata lasissa
Character: Simo
Released: September 22, 2013
Type: TV
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The Year of '85: Rock Your Memories
Title: The Year of '85: Rock Your Memories
Character: Krisse
Released: January 25, 2013
Type: Movie
The movie is about the Lokomo laborer, and group of friends that dreams come true and a thirst for fast-paced life that take decades.
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Title: Under the North Star
Character: Akseli Koskela
Released: December 23, 2012
Type: TV
The life of a Finnish family from 1880, through the First World War, the Finnish Civil War and the Second World War, to about 1950. Through the lives of ordinary people, it describes the clash of ideals in Finland's language strife and the struggle between the Whites (nationalists) and the Reds (socialists) in the movement to Independence and Civil War. Based on the trilogy of novels by Väinö Linnan.
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Historic Centre
Title: Historic Centre
Character: Barman
Released: November 10, 2012
Type: Movie
Four voices and their visions of Guimarães, cradle city of the Portuguese nation and European Capital of Culture in 2012.
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Tavern Man
Title: Tavern Man
Character: Tavern Man
Released: November 9, 2012
Type: Movie
A typical day in the life of a lonely man who works in an unsuccessful tavern located in the historical center of Guimarães, an old town in Portugal. During the day, the man spends his time coming up with new menu items for his tavern, while at night he gets ready to meet someone special.
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Le Havre
Title: Le Havre
Character: The Italian
Released: September 8, 2011
Type: Movie
In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.
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Under the North Star II
Title: Under the North Star II
Character: Akseli Koskela
Released: September 24, 2010
Type: Movie
Akseli Koskela returns from prison and tries to learn living again. He's not allowed to take part in politics anymore, but he sees a lot of injustice around him. He raises a family with his wife Elina while another war is around the corner...
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White Snow
Title: White Snow
Character: Jukka
Released: March 11, 2010
Type: Movie
Director Christophe Blanc delivers a fast-past thriller set to a background of Finland's stunning landscape. High-end car dealership owner Maxime is pursued by Finnish gangsters over unsatisfactory cars his dead partner sold them.
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Under the North Star
Title: Under the North Star
Character: Akseli Koskela
Released: December 4, 2009
Type: Movie
Based on the novel by Väinö Linna, the story takes place during the time of the Finnish Civil War.
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December Heat
Title: December Heat
Character: Kuusinen
Released: October 16, 2008
Type: Movie
The young country of Estonia is dancing to the jazzy tune of the 1920's when on December 1, 1924, the capital Tallinn is overrun by members of the Comintern in an attempt to stage a Communist coup. The film follows the fates of a young soldier called Tanel and his wife, a telephone operator named Anna, amidst the ensuing chaos which determines whether the country remains independent or becomes a minor province in the Communist Empire.
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Rock'n Roll Never Dies
Title: Rock'n Roll Never Dies
Character: Jack Nevada
Released: December 22, 2006
Type: Movie
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Lights in the Dusk
Title: Lights in the Dusk
Character: Lindholm
Released: February 3, 2006
Type: Movie
Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.
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Shadow of the Eagle
Title: Shadow of the Eagle
Character: Activist #1
Released: September 9, 2005
Type: Movie
The story of a young poet who became a symbol for Finnish optimism and was subsequently forced underground during Tsar Nicholas II's oppressive dictatorship.
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Eila
Title: Eila
Character: Timo
Released: March 14, 2003
Type: Movie
A cleaning woman decides to sue the state for illegal discharge.
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The River
Title: The River
Character: Erkka Koskensuu, pizzakokki
Released: September 14, 2001
Type: Movie
Episodic study of feelings where six stories intertwine over one Saturday in a small town. Two boys save a young woman, Anni, and her baby from suicide by drowning. Esa, a down-on-his-luck musician in need of a loan, arrives to his father's 60th birthday party. Waitress Leena tries to stir up a romance between her co-workers at a pizza parlor. Middle-aged Ilpo comes home early from the paper mill and finds a strange man in their bedroom. Old Milja waits for her daughter Merja at the hospital where she is visiting her terminally ill husband Henri. Teenage Santeri tries to cope with his homosexuality.
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The Rose of the Rascal
Title: The Rose of the Rascal
Character: Vexi Salmi
Released: January 12, 2001
Type: Movie
The life of Irwin Goodman, a Finnish singer.
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Bad Luck Love
Title: Bad Luck Love
Character: Alpi
Released: September 29, 2000
Type: Movie
A shocking crime forces a man to re-evaluate his life, only to find that going straight is more complicated than he imagined. Ali is a low-level criminal who spends much of his spare time working out at a gym with his brother Pulu. Ali spends most of his day stoned on marijuana, while Pulu is known to drink cleaning products when he's run out of booze. Ali has fallen in love with Inka, a bright woman with a mind of her own, and her independent nature occasionally throws him into a fit of jealousy.
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Badding
Title: Badding
Character: Albert Hilton
Released: August 18, 2000
Type: Movie
The life of Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki, a Finnish singer.
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Lakeuden kutsu
Title: Lakeuden kutsu
Character: Ikola, baarin rettelöitsijä
Released: January 14, 2000
Type: Movie
Businessman Erkki Hakala returns to Ostrobothnia after years in Florida and buys a metal workshop in Jalasjärvi from the unknown Partanen brothers with his business partner Taisto Matsomppi. Erkki misses his wife Kaisu, who back in the day stayed in Finland, and his child, but will the man be forgiven for years of absence?
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Title: Kaverille ei jätetä
Character: Sten
Released: October 3, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: Kaverille ei jätetä
Character: Jake
Released: October 3, 1999
Type: TV
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Rakastin epätoivoista naista
Title: Rakastin epätoivoista naista
Released: March 26, 1999
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy about 30-year-old Leo and a 40-year-old, pregnant single mother of three, Maarit.
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The Swan and the Wanderer
Title: The Swan and the Wanderer
Character: Jorma Ikävalko
Released: February 19, 1999
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara and Repe Helismaa, who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965. Since the film is based on real-life persons it also tells much about the change in Finland during those years and of course much about Finnish popular music.
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A Summer by the River
Title: A Summer by the River
Character: Lavikainen
Released: February 13, 1998
Type: Movie
Kuningasjätkä is set in North Karelia in the mid-1950s and depicts the summer of 10-year-old Topi at the boating site with his widowed father Tenho.
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Freakin' Beautiful World
Title: Freakin' Beautiful World
Character: Kalle
Released: April 11, 1997
Type: Movie
Ippe and Papu are two teenagers spending the summer, when they get into trouble with their drug-dealer. They are forced to act as drug-mules. Along the way they meet a new girl, Mia.
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Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Title: Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
Character: Unto Wilhelm Kaipainen
Released: March 8, 1991
Type: Movie
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Homebound
Title: Homebound
Character: Mika
Released: March 10, 1989
Type: Movie
Mika's mother marries a man who is getting out of the jail. At the beginning everything seems to be all right. Mika leaves Oulu, an industrial city up in Northern Finland, to study in the capital, Helsinki. He does very well with his studies and also begins a relationship with the girl he knew already back in Oulu. Meanwhile the new husband reveals his true self - and all of a sudden things get very serious.
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Nuoruuteni savotat
Title: Nuoruuteni savotat
Character: Eino
Released: November 18, 1988
Type: Movie