Risto Aaltonen

V2: Dead Angel (2007)

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. ...

Rock'n Roll Never Dies (2006)

The story of a simple and good-natured rocker in his late thirties who has a homemade electric guitar and loving parents. ...

Legend of the Lake Bodom (2006)

The Legend of Bodom is a figment of the imagination, but it takes place in a land that once existed - between East and West, on the front lines of the Cold War. It is Pentecost morning in 1960. Three young people are found murdered on the shores of Lake Bo ...

Harbour Brothers (2004)

Finland in the 50s saw a time where boats from all over the world docked in the harbor city of Kotka. In addition to transporting goods, the sailors brought with them another import: jazz, swing and blues. A tale of music-loving, fearless and passionate yo ...

On the Road to Emmaus (2001)

A cynical city dweller returns to his hometown to sell his family home, but becomes unexpectedly nostalgic. ...

Poliisin poika (1998)

The petty criminal Trampas is released from prison and immediately starts planning new jobs with his girlfriend's simpleminded brother Lepsu. They are joined by Trampas's pregnant girlfriend and Jusse, a refugee from Rwanda, as a driver. ...

Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies (1998)

Uuno Turhapuro's younger brother Peni arrives in Helsinki. Uuno helps his brother in management duties. ...

I Hired Two Contract Cleaners (1997)

A ragtag team of cleaners tackles absurdly dangerous jobs - explosions, devastating water damage, and "impossible" stains - while dreaming of escaping poverty and enjoying holidays in the sun. ...

Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni (1994)

Relations between Sweden and Finland come to near breaking point. When further negotiations led by President Mara fail, Sergeant Körmy interferes in the course of events. ...

Uuno Turhapuron veli (1994)

Uuno Turhapuro's brother returns home from Sweden at the same time that Uuno has been seemingly kidnapped. ...

Kaikki pelissä (1994)

A film group is making movie in the little town. Writer Pentti Töysä interrupts film group's press conference and claims that script is written by him and it is based on true story. Töysä also says that he has written a new ending to the movie and that ...

Viimeiset siemenperunat (1993)

Kissa ja Varjo (1993)

Kissa is a former thief and Varjo is a police officer. One morning, a woman walks into the men's private detective agency, and they both fall in love with her. To avoid a fight, Varjo takes his boat and leaves. When the sunburnt man returns years later, th ...

Puhallus (1992)

The company's regional manager has had enough of the fast pace of business and the frivolous patterns. He leaves the office sauna for a booze run at the behest of his boss. Drunk and driving his own car, even he doesn't have to. The situation becomes a thr ...

Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers (1991)

A sequel to Soinio's film Kuutamosonaatti (Moonlight Sonata) of 1988. A rural family clings to life until the resourceful Sulo uses the salvific powers of sauna, moonshine, and tar to resurrect his injured brother Arvo, their deceased mother, and even buri ...

Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva (1990)

The colonel's wife's tin pints need to be cleaned up, and Sergeant First Class Körmy tasks two privates to do so. ...

Tupla-Uuno (1988)

Uuno Turhapuro finds his doppelganger, Hugo, who happens to be a computer genius. Hugo helps Uuno save his father-in-law's business (and Uuno's inheritance) while Uuno helps Hugo win the heart of the love of his life. ...

Farewell, Mr. President (1987)

Asko Mertanen is a waiter who is very interested in shooting. He gets fed up how the things are run in Finland, so he thinks that the best way to change them is to shoot the Finnish president. ...

Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle (1986)

Uuno's father-in-law councillor Tuura moves to the country with his wife and daughter Elisabeth. Uuno joins them when it turns out Tuura's mansion is on the construction site of a new road. Tuura however is set on preventing this. ...

Hei kliffaa hei (1985)

The film is based on characters from the Mänttien TV-asema sketches featured on the Spede Show. ...

Bis später - ich muss mich erschiessen (1984)

Based on Nikolai Erdman's banned 1928 comedy play The Suicide, a socially critical grotesque about a man tired of life ...

Crime and Punishment (1983)

Former student Rahikainen is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Rahikainen struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess. ...

Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa (1982)

Uuno Turhapuro hits his head and loses his memory. Meanwhile, his friend Härski Hartikainen founds a new peace movement with unorthodox methods. ...

Kiljusen herrasväki (1981)

The Kiljunen family wins a holiday trip to Helsinki and the city will never be the same again. ...

Ruskan jälkeen (1979)

It follows a year in the life of a family in the North-Eastern part of Finland. From the gloomy days of winter to the Mid Summer wedding festivities. ...

The Green Widow (1968)

A lonely young suburban housewife participates in a radio interview survey while simultaneously engaging in an extramarital affair. ...

Ihmisiä elämän pohjalla (1967)

Finnish telefilm adaptation of Gorky's famous play, The Lower Depths, by director Mikko Niskanen. ...

Vaarallista vapautta (1962)

Nurse Sinikka wants to help a prisoner who crosses the border from the Soviet Union. She and her fiancé plan a flight via Finland with the help of her mother. Ruth the girlfriend of Sinikka's brother happens to witness the escape, which puts them all in d ...