MenuFLIXANO
Start Your Free Trial
Search
Joonas Saartamo

Joonas Saartamo

Joonas Saartamo, born in Helsinki in 1980, is among the finest actors in Finland today.

Joonas graduated from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2012. He is known from the movies One-Way Ticket to Mombasa (2002), Beauty and the Bastard (2005), Silence (2011), The Mine (2016), The happiest day in the life of Olli Mäkiand (2016), which won the film award Un Certain Regard in Cannes. In televison he is known from the series; fear of danger (2004), Protectors (2008) and Welcome To Texas, season 1 (2017). The second series of Welcome To Texas will be screened in spring 2019.

Jonaa has one of the major supporting role in the film success and the classic story of The Unknown Solider, which premieres in 2017. Based on this story and edited the material, a TV series will be screened in 2019. They will appear in a movie being released soon - Bayonetan - a boxing drama.

Saartamo won the Jussi Statue in 2011 (The Finnish Oscar) for the best male actor in a leading role and has been nominated twice, once as the best male actor in a supporting role and once as best male in a leading role. Joonas is also known as the hip-hop artist Jonde, previously known as Alaric.

Sign up to watch Free Joonas Saartamo Movies

Movies Starring Joonas Saartamo (32)

Vinski 2 (2026)

The town of Hömpstad is once again under threat from criminals and Vinski's help is needed. When the criminals manage to steal the invisibility powder for themselves, Vinski has a real showdown on his hands. ...

Watch Now

Ella and Friends – Operation Otter (2025)

Ella and her school class, led by their teacher, go on a hilarious summer trip, but to everyone's surprise they find themselves in the middle of a major otter rescue operation. ...

Watch Now

Täydelliset vieraat (2025)

A group of middle-aged friends get together for dinner. The playful banter between couples who have known each other all their lives escalates into a adult version of the childhood game of truth or dare when no one dares to refuse the challenge. For this e ...

Watch Now

Spy from a Distance (2024)

The secret past of a World War II-era intelligence officer comes to light when his grandson, actor Joonas Saartamo, begins to investigate his grandfather's activities as the leader of a long-range reconnaissance patrol. Meeting various experts along the wa ...

Watch Now

Itty Bitty Princess (2024)

When the anarchistic princess of her own life, Princess Itty Bitty is told that her little brother, who still lives in her mother's womb, is about to move into her room, she's had enough. Drawing on the wisdom of her quirky neighbor, Auntie Jenssen, Itty B ...

Watch Now

Opponent (2023)

In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries to maintain his role as the family patriarch. To increase the ...

Watch Now

Attack on Finland (2021)

The reception for Finland's Independence Day is rudely interrupted when the presidential palace is attacked and the state leadership is taken hostage. Max Tanner of the Security Police is appointed as a negotiator in the hostage crisis, that unfolds as par ...

Watch Now

Resistant (2021)

Documentary film about Arndt Pekurinen and the peace movement in the early 20th century. Pekurinen spoke out for pacifism, conscientious objection and peace, and received support for his actions around the world. However, his worldview collided with the na ...

Watch Now

Fjällnäs (2021)

An eco-artist embarks on a trip to a symposium in remote Sweden, herself the keynote figure. Fears of her work being exposed begin to manifest and a suspicious man who's doggedly undermining her every move, provokes her self- sabotage. ...

Watch Now

The Zurich Affair - Wagner's One and Only Love (2021)

Richard Wagner is working on his new opera "Tristan and Isolde". Mathilde Wesendonck and her husband, the silk-merchant Otto Wesendonck venerate Wagner. Mathilde is turning from a loving mother into a muse of the new music. ...

Watch Now

Carrier (2020)

Janika takes advantage of her pregnancy by smuggling amphetamine from Tallinn to Helsinki with her brother. ...

Watch Now

Laughing Matters (2020)

Recently unemployed and feeling a little bit lost, Maria takes part in stand-up class and ends up on a competition tour for novice comedians. ...

Watch Now

Bayonet (2018)

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. ...

Watch Now

The Night Thief (2018)

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 ...

Watch Now

Unknown Soldier (2017)

The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel). ...

Watch Now

Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger (2017)

A new orphanage opens near Jill and Joy's house, and a boy named Pekki runs away from there. Pekki ends up living in Jill and Joy's cabin and tells the girls how bleak life is in the orphanage under the strict command of the headmistress Minna Pinna. ...

Watch Now

Rolli and the Secret of All Time (2016)

Rolli and little elf girl Juniper along with the rest of the rollis and other strange creatures lead peaceful and rollishly fun lives in their flourishing Rolli Village. One day the inquisitive friends Rolli and Juniper hear incredible news from Malcolm th ...

Watch Now

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016)

Summer 1962 and Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight and conce ...

Watch Now

The Mine (2016)

A young and ambitious civil servant Jussi finds himself being in charge of the environmental permit of a huge nickel and uranium mine in Northern Finland. The Talvivaara mine, led by a charismatic globe trotting visioner Pekka Perä is introducing an entir ...

Watch Now

Jill and Joy's Winter (2015)

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 ...

Watch Now

Headfirst (2014)

Headfirst is a black comedy about a single mother with anger management problems and her teenage daughter who is always in trouble at school. With yet another school comes a new teacher and a blast from the past for the mother. Before long, an accidental p ...

Watch Now

Pocket Parking (2013)

The many problems of marriage and relationships may sometimes condense into something as trivial an affair as parking a car ...

Watch Now

Gloriously Wasted (2012)

Juha Berg is a 30-year-old hopeless drunk in the Kallio neighborhood of Helsinki. Juha doesn't have the first intention of changing his way of life - just the opposite. He really enjoys sundry sexual relationships, adrenalin-inducing violence and, of cour ...

Watch Now

Fanatics (2012)

A buddy comedy about a fanatic small town football supporter who falls in love with a perfect girl, only to notice that his dream-girl supports the wrong football team. Now he has to befriend the enemy or forget the girl he loves. ...

Watch Now

Silence (2011)

A drama between people under unconventional circumstances. In the Second World War Finland was the only nation who brought casualties killed-in-action back to be buried at home. These actions were carried out by men and women working in assembly centres ne ...

Watch Now

Gimme Some Respect (2010)

Young Siiri is starting her life on her own. She wants to be independent and live a normal life, although she is mentally handicapped. She begins to make true of her dreams, where she has a real working place and she hopes to find also a husband. ...

Watch Now

1944 The Final Defence (2007)

The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the l ...

Watch Now

Onni von Sopanen (2006)

11-year-old Onni is struck with the idea that his parents aren't his biological parents. ...

Watch Now

Beauty and the Bastard (2005)

Even though Nelli's parents have the perfect career and man planned for her, she dreams of becoming a singer. In a studio, she meets a young hip hop artist Sune and asks him to help her make a demo tape. ...

Watch Now

Game Over (2005)

A movie inspired by a true crime - the coldblooded Heino double murder, committed by a group of teenagers - that shocked Finland in 2001. ...

Watch Now

One-Way Ticket to Mombasa (2002)

Pete loses his consciousness while playing in a pop band. The diagnosis is harsh and the doctor cannot say for sure whether Pete will celebrate his 18th birthday. One night, encouraged by the vodka on Jusa's 18th birthday, Pete confesses his love to Kata, ...

Watch Now

Ken tulta pyytää (2001)

Firefighter Jesse heroically rescues ten children from a devastating fire. But it soon becomes clear that Jesse is not a hero after all, and a thrilling adventure begins, the outcome of which is difficult to predict. ...

Watch Now