Samuli Niittymäki

Samuli Niittymäki is a Finnish actor.

The Good Son (2011)

When his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zaida Bergroth
CAST:  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Elina Knihtilä  •  Eero Aho  •  Anna Paavilainen

When his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zaida Bergroth
CAST:  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Elina Knihtilä  •  Eero Aho  •  Anna Paavilainen

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teppo Airaksinen
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Lotta Kaihua  •  Joonas Saartamo  •  Eero Ritala

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teppo Airaksinen
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Lotta Kaihua  •  Joonas Saartamo  •  Eero Ritala

Boy Upside Down (2014)

A Finnish dramedy about an 11-year-old boy dealing with the loss of his parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juha Lehtola
CAST:  Esa Nikkilä  •  Kari Hietalahti  •  Tommi Korpela  •  Maria Heiskanen

A Finnish dramedy about an 11-year-old boy dealing with the loss of his parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juha Lehtola
CAST:  Esa Nikkilä  •  Kari Hietalahti  •  Tommi Korpela  •  Maria Heiskanen

Puolin ja toisin (2013)

An asphalt contractor, who has sacrificed his life to make a profit, finds himself in a financial dead-end. The ever gentle-minded road engineer Rauno Kannisto is hired to the construction site, to build a road that cuts through the vast forests by the Russian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Ijäs
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Seppo Halttunen  •  Martti Suosalo  •  Milka Ahlroth

An asphalt contractor, who has sacrificed his life to make a profit, finds himself in a financial dead-end. The ever gentle-minded road engineer Rauno Kannisto is hired to the construction site, to build a road that cuts through the vast forests by the Russian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matti Ijäs
CAST:  Jussi Vatanen  •  Seppo Halttunen  •  Martti Suosalo  •  Milka Ahlroth

The Escapists (2013)

Ville has a new hobby, larping, which he loves even though he knows it’s not cool. When the girl of his dreams wants to meet him Ville decides to keep his hobby to himself. The date is still a disaster until Ville gets help from an unexpected ally.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niklas Lindgren
CAST:  Niko Taskinen  •  Anna Paavilainen  •  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Antti Luusuaniemi

Ville has a new hobby, larping, which he loves even though he knows it’s not cool. When the girl of his dreams wants to meet him Ville decides to keep his hobby to himself. The date is still a disaster until Ville gets help from an unexpected ally.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niklas Lindgren
CAST:  Niko Taskinen  •  Anna Paavilainen  •  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Antti Luusuaniemi

Run Sister Run! (2010)

Emilia is a teenager and a good girl, who never forgets her homework or her little sister, Elsa. Siiri is just one year older than Emilia but not at all like her. When Emilia and Siiri become friends, Emilia's life changes. Siiri encourages her to take a leap, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marja Pyykkö
CAST:  Ada Kukkonen  •  Sara Melleri  •  Anna-Leena Uotila  •  Seppo Pääkkönen

Emilia is a teenager and a good girl, who never forgets her homework or her little sister, Elsa. Siiri is just one year older than Emilia but not at all like her. When Emilia and Siiri become friends, Emilia's life changes. Siiri encourages her to take a leap, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marja Pyykkö
CAST:  Ada Kukkonen  •  Sara Melleri  •  Anna-Leena Uotila  •  Seppo Pääkkönen

Mobile Horror (2010)

Mobile Horror based on Juha Jokela's play of same name, telling the story of small firm struggle in 2000 it-boom  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapio Piirainen
CAST:  Meri Nenonen  •  Lari Halme  •  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Pertti Sveholm

Mobile Horror based on Juha Jokela's play of same name, telling the story of small firm struggle in 2000 it-boom  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapio Piirainen
CAST:  Meri Nenonen  •  Lari Halme  •  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Pertti Sveholm

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

Wonderland (2017)

Recently divorced Helena is getting anxious about spending christmas alone. Her best friend invites her to spend old time christmas on a farm - only place they can afford.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Inari Niemi
CAST:  Milka Ahlroth  •  Anna Paavilainen  •  Mari Rantasila  •  Eero Ritala

Recently divorced Helena is getting anxious about spending christmas alone. Her best friend invites her to spend old time christmas on a farm - only place they can afford.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Inari Niemi
CAST:  Milka Ahlroth  •  Anna Paavilainen  •  Mari Rantasila  •  Eero Ritala

The Singer (2018)

The Singer is a film about the all-time favourite singer in Finland, Olavi Virta. A man who rose from poverty all the way to the top and became an artist who was dearly loved by the Finnish people. A man who loved beautiful women and was loved by beautiful women. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timo Koivusalo
CAST:  Lauri Tilkanen  •  Malla Malmivaara  •  Raimo Grönberg  •  Martti Suosalo

The Singer is a film about the all-time favourite singer in Finland, Olavi Virta. A man who rose from poverty all the way to the top and became an artist who was dearly loved by the Finnish people. A man who loved beautiful women and was loved by beautiful women. A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timo Koivusalo
CAST:  Lauri Tilkanen  •  Malla Malmivaara  •  Raimo Grönberg  •  Martti Suosalo

A Target (2019)

A shopping trip gets an unexpected ending, when two utterly unknown men take their measure with social media videos rather than fists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antti Heikki Pesonen
CAST:  Iida-Maria Heinonen  •  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Max Ovaska  •  Antti Peltola

A shopping trip gets an unexpected ending, when two utterly unknown men take their measure with social media videos rather than fists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antti Heikki Pesonen
CAST:  Iida-Maria Heinonen  •  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Max Ovaska  •  Antti Peltola

Ladies of Steel (2020)

Inkeri, 75, has hit her husband on the head with a solid iron frying pan and is planning to bury him in their garden. Before facing the rest of her life in prison, there may yet be a moment left to really live. Inkeri makes her sisters Sylvi and Raili join her on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pamela Tola
CAST:  Leena Uotila  •  Seela Sella  •  Saara Pakkasvirta  •  Heikki Nousiainen

Inkeri, 75, has hit her husband on the head with a solid iron frying pan and is planning to bury him in their garden. Before facing the rest of her life in prison, there may yet be a moment left to really live. Inkeri makes her sisters Sylvi and Raili join her on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pamela Tola
CAST:  Leena Uotila  •  Seela Sella  •  Saara Pakkasvirta  •  Heikki Nousiainen

Festive Spirit (2019)

The festive spirit of an office party is ruined, when a woman accidentally reveals that their colleague had harassed her at the previous office party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jenni Toivoniemi
CAST:  Pirjo Lonka  •  Jarkko Pajunen  •  Teemu Aromaa  •  Seidi Haarla

The festive spirit of an office party is ruined, when a woman accidentally reveals that their colleague had harassed her at the previous office party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jenni Toivoniemi
CAST:  Pirjo Lonka  •  Jarkko Pajunen  •  Teemu Aromaa  •  Seidi Haarla

The Door (2017)

New father Jussi wakes up to sounds in the hallway and encounters a homeless alcoholic Pentti. Things are not always as they seem at first glance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jenni Toivoniemi
CAST:  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Olli Saramäki  •  Dania Herrero Ikonen  •  Mona Kortelampi

New father Jussi wakes up to sounds in the hallway and encounters a homeless alcoholic Pentti. Things are not always as they seem at first glance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jenni Toivoniemi
CAST:  Samuli Niittymäki  •  Olli Saramäki  •  Dania Herrero Ikonen  •  Mona Kortelampi

Games People Play (2020)

Group of old friends gather in a summer villa to celebrate a surprise birthday party for Mitzi, who is the dramatic focal point of the group. The weekend starts ominously when Mitzi does not respond well to the surprise party. It turns out that Mitzi has just filed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jenni Toivoniemi
CAST:  Eero Milonoff  •  Emmi Parviainen  •  Laura Birn  •  Christian Hillborg

Group of old friends gather in a summer villa to celebrate a surprise birthday party for Mitzi, who is the dramatic focal point of the group. The weekend starts ominously when Mitzi does not respond well to the surprise party. It turns out that Mitzi has just filed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jenni Toivoniemi
CAST:  Eero Milonoff  •  Emmi Parviainen  •  Laura Birn  •  Christian Hillborg

Kikka! (2022)

Cosmetics saleswoman Kirsi Viilonen dreams of a career as a star artist. When Kirsi meets DJ and radio journalist Paula, she decides to give in completely to her dream of becoming a singer. Despite the scorn of the male-dominated music world, Paula recognizes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Paavilainen
CAST:  Sara Melleri  •  Elena Leeve  •  Jakob Öhrman  •  Aku Hirviniemi

Cosmetics saleswoman Kirsi Viilonen dreams of a career as a star artist. When Kirsi meets DJ and radio journalist Paula, she decides to give in completely to her dream of becoming a singer. Despite the scorn of the male-dominated music world, Paula recognizes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Paavilainen
CAST:  Sara Melleri  •  Elena Leeve  •  Jakob Öhrman  •  Aku Hirviniemi

Waste Land (2016)

Waste Land is a tragicomic ensemble film about a bunch of kids squatting an abandoned seaside hotel. The shabby hotel offers a life outside the society, at least momentarily. The house is more than a house – it is a utopian space for love, partying and freedom. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ulla Heikkilä
CAST:  Aksa Korttila  •  Ella Lahdenmäki  •  Julia Lappalainen  •  Maija Andersson

Waste Land is a tragicomic ensemble film about a bunch of kids squatting an abandoned seaside hotel. The shabby hotel offers a life outside the society, at least momentarily. The house is more than a house – it is a utopian space for love, partying and freedom. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ulla Heikkilä
CAST:  Aksa Korttila  •  Ella Lahdenmäki  •  Julia Lappalainen  •  Maija Andersson

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

Back to business (2014)

A short film by Olli Ilpo Salonen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olli Ilpo Salonen
CAST:  Tommi Liski  •  Päivi Mäkinen  •  Minka Kuustonen  •  Jari Virman

A short film by Olli Ilpo Salonen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olli Ilpo Salonen
CAST:  Tommi Liski  •  Päivi Mäkinen  •  Minka Kuustonen  •  Jari Virman