Saga Sarkola

Saga Sarkola is a Finnish actress. Sarkola graduated from the Department of Acting at the University of Tampere in 2019 with a Master's degree in Theatre Arts. Saga Sarkola's mother is actress-singer Jonna Järnefelt and her father is actor-theatre director Asko Sarkola. Saga is their eldest child. Actor Sampo Sarkola and director and playwright Milja Sarkola are her step-siblings from Asko Sarkola's previous marriage.

My Brother's Keeper (2018)

The story of a Finnish rap artist Cheek and his brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  JP Siili
CAST:  Antti Holma  •  Armi Toivanen  •  Saga Sarkola  •  Alina Tomnikov

The story of a Finnish rap artist Cheek and his brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  JP Siili
CAST:  Antti Holma  •  Armi Toivanen  •  Saga Sarkola  •  Alina Tomnikov

95 (2017)

Set in the final weekend of the year 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships, 95 tells through overlapping stories why Finland became a ice hockey world champion and how it affected the whole nation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksi Mäkelä
CAST:  Laura Birn  •  Jens Hultén  •  Frida Hallgren  •  Samuli Edelmann

Set in the final weekend of the year 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships, 95 tells through overlapping stories why Finland became a ice hockey world champion and how it affected the whole nation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksi Mäkelä
CAST:  Laura Birn  •  Jens Hultén  •  Frida Hallgren  •  Samuli Edelmann

Virality (2017)

Set in modern day Helsinki, Finland, Virality portrays the lives of several main characters confronted with viral themes. The film links emerging viral aspects in our modern day societies, such as the spreading of news on the internet, with the viral nature of life ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Laine
CAST:  Frans Isotalo  •  Mika Melender  •  Visa Sarparanta  •  Vili Korteniemi

Set in modern day Helsinki, Finland, Virality portrays the lives of several main characters confronted with viral themes. The film links emerging viral aspects in our modern day societies, such as the spreading of news on the internet, with the viral nature of life ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Laine
CAST:  Frans Isotalo  •  Mika Melender  •  Visa Sarparanta  •  Vili Korteniemi

Unexpected Journey (2017)

Lasse is an old racist who has lives in an apartment block filled with a selection of refugees and immigrants. Kamal is a 16-year old boy who's fed up in his life in Finland, and dreams of moving to Nairobi to live with his father. Only problem is that he doesn't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuli Valkama
CAST:  Noah Kin  •  Heikki Nousiainen  •  Mikko Nousiainen  •  Saga Sarkola

Lasse is an old racist who has lives in an apartment block filled with a selection of refugees and immigrants. Kamal is a 16-year old boy who's fed up in his life in Finland, and dreams of moving to Nairobi to live with his father. Only problem is that he doesn't ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Samuli Valkama
CAST:  Noah Kin  •  Heikki Nousiainen  •  Mikko Nousiainen  •  Saga Sarkola

Maria's Paradise (2019)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zaida Bergroth
CAST:  Pihla Viitala  •  Satu Tuuli Karhu  •  Saga Sarkola  •  Tommi Korpela

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zaida Bergroth
CAST:  Pihla Viitala  •  Satu Tuuli Karhu  •  Saga Sarkola  •  Tommi Korpela

Priest of Evil (2010)

Detective sergeant Timo Harjunpää of the Helsinki Violent Crime Unit loses his daughter in a tragic way. Despite the support of his closest colleague, Constable Onerva Nykänen, Harjunpää is unable to recover from the loss of his family. He seeks revenge against ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olli Saarela
CAST:  Peter Franzén  •  Irina Björklund  •  Sampo Sarkola  •  Jenni Banerjee

Detective sergeant Timo Harjunpää of the Helsinki Violent Crime Unit loses his daughter in a tragic way. Despite the support of his closest colleague, Constable Onerva Nykänen, Harjunpää is unable to recover from the loss of his family. He seeks revenge against ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olli Saarela
CAST:  Peter Franzén  •  Irina Björklund  •  Sampo Sarkola  •  Jenni Banerjee

Tove (2020)

Helsinki, 1945. The end of the war brings a new sense of artistic and social freedom for painter Tove Jansson. While focusing her artistic dreams on painting, the enchanting tales of the ‘Moomin’ creatures she told to scared children in bomb shelters, rapidly take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zaida Bergroth
CAST:  Alma Pöysti  •  Krista Kosonen  •  Shanti Roney  •  Eeva Putro

Helsinki, 1945. The end of the war brings a new sense of artistic and social freedom for painter Tove Jansson. While focusing her artistic dreams on painting, the enchanting tales of the ‘Moomin’ creatures she told to scared children in bomb shelters, rapidly take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zaida Bergroth
CAST:  Alma Pöysti  •  Krista Kosonen  •  Shanti Roney  •  Eeva Putro

Memory of Water (2022)

Centuries in the future, world's freshwater supplies are running out. Wars are waged over water, and China rules over Europe, including the Scandinavian Union. Far in the north, young woman, Noria, is learning to become a Tea Master, like her father. Tea Masters ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saara Saarela
CAST:  Saga Sarkola  •  Mimosa Willamo  •  Lauri Tilkanen  •  Pekka Strang

Centuries in the future, world's freshwater supplies are running out. Wars are waged over water, and China rules over Europe, including the Scandinavian Union. Far in the north, young woman, Noria, is learning to become a Tea Master, like her father. Tea Masters ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saara Saarela
CAST:  Saga Sarkola  •  Mimosa Willamo  •  Lauri Tilkanen  •  Pekka Strang

The Pastor’s Wife (2021)

Actress Roosa Heinonen is heading for her first lead role in a historical drama film called The Pastor. Arriving to the film set, she confronts an unpleasant surprise.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arttu Kapulainen
CAST:  Saana Koivisto  •  Leo Sjöman  •  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Timo Torikka

Actress Roosa Heinonen is heading for her first lead role in a historical drama film called The Pastor. Arriving to the film set, she confronts an unpleasant surprise.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arttu Kapulainen
CAST:  Saana Koivisto  •  Leo Sjöman  •  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Timo Torikka