Teemu Nikki

Teemu Nikki is a Finnish self-taught director, screenwriter and producer. His first feature film, Euthanizer (2017) was selected as Finland's official Oscar entry for the 2019 Academy Awards. His third feature film, The Blind Man That Didn't Want To See Titanic (2021) was selected for Venice Film Festival's Orizzonti Extra section. Nikki has also written and directed numerous short films and TV series.

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Forest Giant (2020)

Pasi returns to his childhood town, asked to reconfigure the local plywood factory. With a child on the way with his upper-class wife, Pasi sees an opportunity – this is his ticket to climb the professional ladder in the company. On arrival, he bumps into his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ville Jankeri
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Hannes Suominen  •  Sara Soulié  •  Anu Sinisalo

Pasi returns to his childhood town, asked to reconfigure the local plywood factory. With a child on the way with his upper-class wife, Pasi sees an opportunity – this is his ticket to climb the professional ladder in the company. On arrival, he bumps into his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ville Jankeri
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Hannes Suominen  •  Sara Soulié  •  Anu Sinisalo

Fucking with Nobody (2021)

Hanna teams up with her sister and counterculture friends to create a parody romance on Instagram between herself and young actor Ekku. Hanna starts living a crowd-pleasing love story for the public, only to find herself tangled up in the unresolved past with her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hannaleena Hauru
CAST:  Samuel Kujala  •  Pietu Wikström  •  Sara Melleri  •  Hannaleena Hauru

Hanna teams up with her sister and counterculture friends to create a parody romance on Instagram between herself and young actor Ekku. Hanna starts living a crowd-pleasing love story for the public, only to find herself tangled up in the unresolved past with her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hannaleena Hauru
CAST:  Samuel Kujala  •  Pietu Wikström  •  Sara Melleri  •  Hannaleena Hauru

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2022)

Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face, but talk on the phone every day. When Jaakko hears news about Sirpa's declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city. It's not the easiest decision, because he's blind and paralyzed from the chest down - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Petri Poikolainen  •  Marjaana Maijala  •  Hannamaija Nikander  •  Matti Onnismaa

Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face, but talk on the phone every day. When Jaakko hears news about Sirpa's declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city. It's not the easiest decision, because he's blind and paralyzed from the chest down - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Petri Poikolainen  •  Marjaana Maijala  •  Hannamaija Nikander  •  Matti Onnismaa

Snot and Splash (2024)

Snot and Splash travel to their grandmother's house in the small town of Mouthwash for a winter holiday. Once there, they discover that everything is a little off in what used to be a very ordinary town. The strangest thing is that holes are disappearing from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Hugo Komaro  •  Urho Kuokkanen  •  Pekka Strang  •  Kati Outinen

Snot and Splash travel to their grandmother's house in the small town of Mouthwash for a winter holiday. Once there, they discover that everything is a little off in what used to be a very ordinary town. The strangest thing is that holes are disappearing from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Hugo Komaro  •  Urho Kuokkanen  •  Pekka Strang  •  Kati Outinen

Nimby – Not In My Backyard (2020)

Mervi is a gay girl living in the hipster quarters of Helsinki. She has been together with Kata for a year, and now they are encouraged by the circumstances to come out from closet. When they do, Mervi realises that she is not the only one in her family with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Susanna Pukkila  •  Antti Reini  •  Mari Rantasila  •  Almila Bağrıaçık

Mervi is a gay girl living in the hipster quarters of Helsinki. She has been together with Kata for a year, and now they are encouraged by the circumstances to come out from closet. When they do, Mervi realises that she is not the only one in her family with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Susanna Pukkila  •  Antti Reini  •  Mari Rantasila  •  Almila Bağrıaçık

Tuulikki (2022)

Tuulikki has a problem. She is in the throes of young love, and the world outside her window is vibrant and inviting. But her mother disagrees, not wanting to let Tuulikki out of her sight. Tuulikki fights back, but nothing seems to be making a difference. Finally, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Saana Koivisto  •  Elina Knihtilä

Tuulikki has a problem. She is in the throes of young love, and the world outside her window is vibrant and inviting. But her mother disagrees, not wanting to let Tuulikki out of her sight. Tuulikki fights back, but nothing seems to be making a difference. Finally, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Saana Koivisto  •  Elina Knihtilä

Death Is a Problem for the Living (2023)

The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man, have found themselves in a situation where everything has gone wrong and a fresh start is needed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Pekka Strang  •  Jari Virman  •  Elina Knihtilä  •  Hannamaija Nikander

The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man, have found themselves in a situation where everything has gone wrong and a fresh start is needed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Pekka Strang  •  Jari Virman  •  Elina Knihtilä  •  Hannamaija Nikander
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