Kari Ketonen

An actor, director and screenwriter, known for Lapland Odyssey (2010), Lapland Odyssey 2 (2015) and Protectors (2008). Graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 1997 as a Master of Theater Arts and has also completed a degree in psychotherapy.

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Pelicanman (2004)

Wanting to know the ways of people, a pelican turns into a gawky young man who soon learns to speak, thanks to his outstanding talent in imitation. He befriends Emil and Elsa, two children who--unlike adults--see that their new neighbor "Mr Berd" is not human but a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liisa Helminen
CAST:  Kari Ketonen  •  Roni Haarakangas  •  Inka Nuorgam  •  Jonna Järnefelt

Wanting to know the ways of people, a pelican turns into a gawky young man who soon learns to speak, thanks to his outstanding talent in imitation. He befriends Emil and Elsa, two children who--unlike adults--see that their new neighbor "Mr Berd" is not human but a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liisa Helminen
CAST:  Kari Ketonen  •  Roni Haarakangas  •  Inka Nuorgam  •  Jonna Järnefelt

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 largest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Åke Lindman
CAST:  Rauno Ahonen  •  Johan Hallström  •  Mikko Bredenberg  •  Aku Hirviniemi

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 largest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Åke Lindman
CAST:  Rauno Ahonen  •  Johan Hallström  •  Mikko Bredenberg  •  Aku Hirviniemi

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 near enemy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sakari Kirjavainen
CAST:  Joonas Saartamo  •  Lauri Tilkanen  •  Joanna Haartti  •  Terhi Suorlahti

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 near enemy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sakari Kirjavainen
CAST:  Joonas Saartamo  •  Lauri Tilkanen  •  Joanna Haartti  •  Terhi Suorlahti

A Patriotic Man (2013)

Every nation gets the heroes it deserves. A man with a special blood type is used as a device for human doping athletes skiing national team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arto Halonen
CAST:  Martti Suosalo  •  Pamela Tola  •  Mikko Kouki  •  Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Every nation gets the heroes it deserves. A man with a special blood type is used as a device for human doping athletes skiing national team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arto Halonen
CAST:  Martti Suosalo  •  Pamela Tola  •  Mikko Kouki  •  Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble (2012)

Set right before Christmas, Niko the reindeer must deal with his mom getting re-married and his being tasked with looking after his little stepbrother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kari Juusonen
CAST:  Kari Hietalahti  •  Juha Veijonen  •  Kari Ketonen  •  Risto Kaskilahti

Set right before Christmas, Niko the reindeer must deal with his mom getting re-married and his being tasked with looking after his little stepbrother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kari Juusonen
CAST:  Kari Hietalahti  •  Juha Veijonen  •  Kari Ketonen  •  Risto Kaskilahti

Eine Insel namens Udo (2011)

Udo is invisible - no one ever seems to notice him. He makes the most of it, working as a department store detective and living off other people's lives as they never notice him tagging along. Until he meets the one woman who sees him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Markus Sehr
CAST:  Kurt Krömer  •  Fritzi Haberlandt  •  Bernd Moss  •  Kari Ketonen

Udo is invisible - no one ever seems to notice him. He makes the most of it, working as a department store detective and living off other people's lives as they never notice him tagging along. Until he meets the one woman who sees him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Markus Sehr
CAST:  Kurt Krömer  •  Fritzi Haberlandt  •  Bernd Moss  •  Kari Ketonen

Lapland Odyssey (2010)

Lapland Odyssey is a comedy about Janne, a man from Lapland in northern Finland, a man who has made a career out of living on welfare. Inari, his girlfriend, is tired of Janne's incapability of getting a grip on life, Janne wasn't even able to buy a digital TV box ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dome Karukoski
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Jasper Pääkkönen  •  Timo Lavikainen  •  Pamela Tola

Lapland Odyssey is a comedy about Janne, a man from Lapland in northern Finland, a man who has made a career out of living on welfare. Inari, his girlfriend, is tired of Janne's incapability of getting a grip on life, Janne wasn't even able to buy a digital TV box ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dome Karukoski
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Jasper Pääkkönen  •  Timo Lavikainen  •  Pamela Tola

Sauna (2008)

It is 1595. Brutal wars have just ended in an uneasy peace between Protestant Sweden and Orthodox Russia. We focus on the spiritual defeats of two conquered Finnish brothers, one a hardened near-psychopathic war hero, the other a gentle scientist in an age with no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antti-Jussi Annila
CAST:  Ville Virtanen  •  Tommi Eronen  •  Viktor Klimenko  •  Rain Tolk

It is 1595. Brutal wars have just ended in an uneasy peace between Protestant Sweden and Orthodox Russia. We focus on the spiritual defeats of two conquered Finnish brothers, one a hardened near-psychopathic war hero, the other a gentle scientist in an age with no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antti-Jussi Annila
CAST:  Ville Virtanen  •  Tommi Eronen  •  Viktor Klimenko  •  Rain Tolk

Ella and Friends (2012)

A young girl and her friends try to save their small rural school from being demolished to make way for a race track.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taneli Mustonen
CAST:  Freja Teijonsalo  •  Aura Mikkonen  •  Emilia Paasonen  •  Artturi Auvinen

A young girl and her friends try to save their small rural school from being demolished to make way for a race track.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taneli Mustonen
CAST:  Freja Teijonsalo  •  Aura Mikkonen  •  Emilia Paasonen  •  Artturi Auvinen

The Grump (2014)

A stubbornly traditional eighty-year-old farmer - whose social attitudes verge on the prehistoric - raises hell when he is forced to move in with his sadsack, city-dwelling son and domineering daughter-in-law.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dome Karukoski
CAST:  Antti Litja  •  Mari Perankoski  •  Petra Frey  •  Iikka Forss

A stubbornly traditional eighty-year-old farmer - whose social attitudes verge on the prehistoric - raises hell when he is forced to move in with his sadsack, city-dwelling son and domineering daughter-in-law.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dome Karukoski
CAST:  Antti Litja  •  Mari Perankoski  •  Petra Frey  •  Iikka Forss

8-Ball (2013)

8-Ball tells the story of single mother Pike who, having just been released from prison, is trying to start her life anew. When her former boyfriend Lalli comes back from abroad, it opens a window into a past that Pike wants to put behind her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aku Louhimies
CAST:  Jessica Grabowsky  •  Eero Aho  •  Pirkka-Pekka Petelius  •  Mikko Leppilampi

8-Ball tells the story of single mother Pike who, having just been released from prison, is trying to start her life anew. When her former boyfriend Lalli comes back from abroad, it opens a window into a past that Pike wants to put behind her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aku Louhimies
CAST:  Jessica Grabowsky  •  Eero Aho  •  Pirkka-Pekka Petelius  •  Mikko Leppilampi

Lapland Odyssey 2 (2015)

It’s been three years since we last met Janne and Inari. Since then, they’ve had a daughter named Lumi. Janne and his friends experience a new adventure, this time on an autumn night. The boys go to a party but end up chasing Lumi who has disappeared. Meanwhile, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teppo Airaksinen
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Pamela Tola  •  Timo Lavikainen  •  Miia Nuutila

It’s been three years since we last met Janne and Inari. Since then, they’ve had a daughter named Lumi. Janne and his friends experience a new adventure, this time on an autumn night. The boys go to a party but end up chasing Lumi who has disappeared. Meanwhile, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teppo Airaksinen
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Pamela Tola  •  Timo Lavikainen  •  Miia Nuutila

Gourmet Club (2004)

"Gourmet Club" follows a doctor who belongs to a small but exclusive gourmet club, in which the five upper-class members take turns providing the main course, wagering as to who can identify a mystery exotic ingredient. Things get interesting when the doctor's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juha Wuolijoki
CAST:  Michael Badalucco  •  Kari Ketonen  •  Hannu-Pekka Björkman  •  Antti Litja

"Gourmet Club" follows a doctor who belongs to a small but exclusive gourmet club, in which the five upper-class members take turns providing the main course, wagering as to who can identify a mystery exotic ingredient. Things get interesting when the doctor's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juha Wuolijoki
CAST:  Michael Badalucco  •  Kari Ketonen  •  Hannu-Pekka Björkman  •  Antti Litja

Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)

Twenty Nine years after the events of Iron Sky, the former Nazi Moonbase has become the last refuge of mankind. Earth was devastated by a nuclear war, but buried deep under the wasteland lies a power that could save the last of humanity - or destroy it once and for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timo Vuorensola
CAST:  Lara Rossi  •  Udo Kier  •  Vladimir Burlakov  •  Julia Dietze

Twenty Nine years after the events of Iron Sky, the former Nazi Moonbase has become the last refuge of mankind. Earth was devastated by a nuclear war, but buried deep under the wasteland lies a power that could save the last of humanity - or destroy it once and for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timo Vuorensola
CAST:  Lara Rossi  •  Udo Kier  •  Vladimir Burlakov  •  Julia Dietze

Lapland Odyssey 3 (2017)

In the third instalment of the franchise, Janne embarks on an epic hike, a journey of self-discovery. His dreams of a tranquil retreat into nature are quickly shattered however, when Räihänen and Kämäräinen both decide to come along for the trip. Meanwhile Janne’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tiina Lymi
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Pamela Tola  •  Kari Ketonen  •  Santtu Karvonen

In the third instalment of the franchise, Janne embarks on an epic hike, a journey of self-discovery. His dreams of a tranquil retreat into nature are quickly shattered however, when Räihänen and Kämäräinen both decide to come along for the trip. Meanwhile Janne’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tiina Lymi
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Pamela Tola  •  Kari Ketonen  •  Santtu Karvonen

Kadonnut: Joulupukki (2014)

Four children have received an invitation to meet Santa Claus. They end up in a mystical Christmasland, where they find out that Santa Claus has disappeared! Will the children manage to find Santa in time and will Christmas be saved?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommi Lepola
CAST:  Helmi Hollström  •  Sampo Lintula  •  Antti Järvelä  •  Sanna Stolberg

Four children have received an invitation to meet Santa Claus. They end up in a mystical Christmasland, where they find out that Santa Claus has disappeared! Will the children manage to find Santa in time and will Christmas be saved?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommi Lepola
CAST:  Helmi Hollström  •  Sampo Lintula  •  Antti Järvelä  •  Sanna Stolberg

The Renovation (2020)

A couple inherit a 'house of their dreams' and for a while they think they got lucky, but soon find themselves in the middle of a renovation nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taneli Mustonen
CAST:  Sami Hedberg  •  Rea Mauranen  •  Kiti Kokkonen  •  Jukka Rasila

A couple inherit a 'house of their dreams' and for a while they think they got lucky, but soon find themselves in the middle of a renovation nightmare.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taneli Mustonen
CAST:  Sami Hedberg  •  Rea Mauranen  •  Kiti Kokkonen  •  Jukka Rasila

Täydellinen joulu (2019)

Woman whom have kids with 4 different guys invites her ex-husbands and kids to Christmas party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taru Mäkelä
CAST:  Elena Leeve  •  Antti Luusuaniemi  •  Mikko Leppilampi  •  Aku Hirviniemi

Woman whom have kids with 4 different guys invites her ex-husbands and kids to Christmas party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taru Mäkelä
CAST:  Elena Leeve  •  Antti Luusuaniemi  •  Mikko Leppilampi  •  Aku Hirviniemi

Skene (2004)

Ella, a girl from the province, starts her freshman year at the Helsinki Business School. The capital's party scene introduces her to ecstasy, and together with her new friend Silja and boyfriend Jokke she can't help finding it an easy and lucrative business ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jappe Päivinen
CAST:  Pamela Tola  •  Pihla Penttinen  •  Aki Pelkonen  •  Ville Seivo

Ella, a girl from the province, starts her freshman year at the Helsinki Business School. The capital's party scene introduces her to ecstasy, and together with her new friend Silja and boyfriend Jokke she can't help finding it an easy and lucrative business ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jappe Päivinen
CAST:  Pamela Tola  •  Pihla Penttinen  •  Aki Pelkonen  •  Ville Seivo

Kaikki hyvin, Pekka (2016)

Pekka tries to accomplish absolute equality in one day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marja Pyykkö
CAST:  Kari Ketonen  •  Anna-Maija Tuokko  •  Leena Uotila  •  Taneli Mäkelä

Pekka tries to accomplish absolute equality in one day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marja Pyykkö
CAST:  Kari Ketonen  •  Anna-Maija Tuokko  •  Leena Uotila  •  Taneli Mäkelä
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