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Mikko Leppilampi
Mikko Johannes Leppilampi (born 22 September 1978 in Pälkäne, Finland) is a Finnish actor, musician, and TV host. He is the son of Jukka Leppilampi (born 1954), a Finnish gospel musician. Leppilampi is considered to be one of the most promising stars of Finland's movie industry in the new millennium. He shot to fame as a result of his debut movie ''Helmiä ja sikoja'', for which he also won a Jussi Award, Jussi award. Career In the 2005 in film, 2005 film ''Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa'', he starred as a poet in the early 20th century when Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ... was part of Russia, working with actors such as Vesa-Matti Loiri and director Timo Koivusalo. In addition to acting, Leppilampi has been actively involved in the music scene. His firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pälkäne
Pälkäne () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which . The population density is . Onkkaala is the administrative center of the municipality. Tampere is located northwest of the center of Pälkäne. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Many people from Helsinki and the surrounding cities own summer cottages and residences in Pälkäne, making the small town very busy during summer vacation seasons. Pälkäne is a very popular summer vacation resort given its diverse services, high-quality swimming beach, beautiful nature and close location to big cities. From start of year 2007 Pälkäne and Luopioinen were merged to a new municipality of Pälkäne. Geography Nature The landscape of Pälkäne is dominated by several lakes, the largest of which are Lake Mallasvesi on the west side of Onkkaala and Lake Pälkänevesi on its east side, as well as Lake Roine on the Kangasala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaana Pelkonen
Jaana Pelkonen (born 27 January 1977) is a Finnish member of parliament and television presenter. Career Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for ''Radio 99'' in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of the video gaming show ''Tilt'' in 1997–2005 and the youth program Jyrki in 1998. In 2001–2002 she hosted an entertainment travel show called ''FarOut''. She has also hosted the Finnish qualifications of the Eurovision Song Contest for five years. On 12 May 2007 Pelkonen hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 together with Mikko Leppilampi. She also gave the Finnish votes in the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 held in Glasgow, Scotland which was the second ever Dance Contest. She earned her master's degree in Political Science from Helsinki University in 2007, after graduation she worked as an assistant for the Finnish Minister of Communications Suvi Lindén. Pelkonen received attention in Finland when she took part in the 2008 local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hustlers (film)
''The Hustlers'' ( fi, Veijarit) is a 2010 Finnish comedy film directed by Lauri Nurkse. Cast * Mikko Leppilampi as Saku * Antti Luusuaniemi as Ässä * Pihla Viitala as Anna * as Vilma * Malla Malmivaara as Rita * as Alex * as Stefu * Eero Ritala Eero Ritala (born 30 March 1983) is a Finnish actor. Career After graduating from Theatre Academy Helsinki in 2008, Ritala has been seen on stage, in films and on television. He is best known for having appeared in the first season of the sketch ... as Panu References External links * 2010 comedy films 2010 films Finnish comedy films 2010s Finnish-language films {{Finland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pihalla
''Pihalla'' is a 2009 Finnish film directed by Toni Laine. The release date for the film was 23 October 2009. References External links * * 2009 films 2000s Finnish-language films 2000s German-language films Finnish drama films 2000s English-language films 2009 multilingual films Finnish multilingual films {{Finland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joulutarina
''Christmas Story'' ( fi, Joulutarina) is a 2007 Finnish Christmas drama film directed by Juha Wuolijoki. It is the story of how an orphan called Nikolas became Santa Claus. Plot Many years ago, in Lapland, a boy named Nikolas is orphaned when his family are killed in an accident. The heads of the families in the village meet to decide his future and, as life in the arctic is difficult, it is decided that as no one family could care for him permanently, they would raise him communally, with each family taking him for one year and then moving him on to the next. Grateful, Nikolas begins whittling toys out of wood as a gift which, each Christmas, he leaves for the family that cared for him. It becomes a tradition from then, with Nikolas never forgets the children of those families that received him each year. When a blight hits the village, and none of the families can afford to take him in for the next year, he is taken in by grumpy hermit Iisakki as his carpenter's apprentice. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saippuaprinssi
''Saippuaprinssi'' ("Soap Prince") is a 2006 Finnish romantic comedy film directed by Janne Kuusi starring Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola. Aleksi Bardy wrote the script. Cast *Pamela Tola .... Ilona *Mikko Leppilampi .... Kalle/Antero *Outi Mäenpää .... Raakel *Teijo Eloranta .... Tape Recorder * Kristiina Halttu .... Reija/Seija (as Kristina Halttu) *Sari Havas .... Writer * Jarmo Hyttinen .... Angel (as Jami Hyttinen) * Julia Jokinen .... Script girl *Risto Kaskilahti .... Mixer *Tommi Korpela .... Assistant director * Jani Volanen .... Director * Anu Koskinen .... Receptionist * Jukka-Pekka Palo .... Kalela, head of TV-channel *Juha Veijonen .... Actor Laaksonen * Pete Lattu .... Amateur actor Leo * Anna Paavilainen .... Ilona's roommate Jonna * Pihla Penttinen .... Amateur theatre director Tiina * Minttu Mustakallio .... Script editor Eeva * Janne Reinikainen .... Script editor Vesa *Zarkus Poussa Jukka Markus "Zarkus" Poussa (12 July 1975 – 24 January 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar (2005 Film)
''Madagascar'' is a 2005 American computer-animated survival comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Darnell, McGrath, Mark Burton, and Billy Frolick. The film stars the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter. It centers around a group of animals from the Central Park Zoo who find themselves stranded on the island of Madagascar. Released on May 27, 2005, ''Madagascar'' received mixed reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 2005. ''Madagascar'' is the first entry in what would launched the franchise of the same name which includes the sequels '' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'' (2008) and '' Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'' (2012); the spin-off film '' Penguins of Madagasc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyttö Sinä Olet Tähti
''Beauty and the Bastard'' ( fi, Tyttö sinä olet tähti; ) is a 2005 Finnish musical romantic drama film directed by Dome Karukoski and written by Pekko Pesonen. It stars Pamela Tola and Samuli Vauramo. Eero Milonoff, Joonas Saartamo, Mikko Leppilampi and Mikko Kouki play supporting roles. It is the feature-film debut of director Dome Karukoski, who had previous experience from commercials and short films. The music was composed by Jukka Immonen's Friend Music. In Norway the film was released as ' in April 2007. The reception was universally mediocre from the biggest newspapers' critics. '' VG'', ''Aftenposten'', ''Dagbladet'', ''Dagsavisen'' and ''Bergens Tidende'' all issued a dice throw of 3. Cast * Pamela Tola as Nelli *Samuli Vauramo as Sune *Joonas Saartamo as Kondis * Eero Milonoff as Isukki *Jussi Nikkilä as Mikko * Elena Leeve as Mari * Mikko Kouki as Anssi *Mikko Leppilampi Mikko Johannes Leppilampi (born 22 September 1978 in Pälkäne, Finland) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paha Maa
''Frozen Land'' ( fi, Paha maa) is a 2005 Finnish drama film directed and written by Aku Louhimies starring Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola. The film's plot is based on Leo Tolstoy's 1911 posthumously published story " The Forged Coupon", part one, which was also the basis for Robert Bresson's 1983 film '' L'Argent''. Plot When a schoolteacher gets fired from his teaching job (at the same time, Antti joins as a new teacher) he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son Niko (Jasper Pääkkönen) and evicts Niko from his apartment. On New Year's Eve, high on drugs, Niko forges a 500 euro banknote at his friend Tuomas' other friend's party and buys a CD player from a pawnshop since his father has sold the old one to get money for alcohol. Seeing a counterfeit 500-euro banknote, the shop owner gets furious and beats the woman Niko had paid with the counterfeit money. When, Isto Virtanen sells his widescreen TV to the same store, the shop owner offer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
