Simo Halinen (born 1963) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, actor and author. Halinen graduated from the School of Arts, Design and Architecture at

Aalto University Aalto University ( fi, Aalto-yliopisto; sv, Aalto-universitetet) is a public research university located in Espoo, Finland. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the He ...

in 1995. Halinen released his first novel ''Idänsydänsimpukka'' in 2004 and a follow-up ''Lemmenomenia'' in 2008. He wrote and directed his first full-length feature film ''

Cyclomania ''Cyclomania'' is a 2001 Finnish movie directed and written by Simo Halinen. Three teenage cyclists, two boys and a girl trying to balance friendship, competition and a growing romance. The two good friends K ( Lauri Nurkse) and Eetu ( Tommi Mu ...

'' in 2001, and in 2013 he returned with ''

Open Up to Me ''Open Up to Me'' ( fi, Kerron sinulle kaiken) is a 2013 Finnish film directed and written by Simo Halinen. It tells a story of Maarit (Leea Klemola), a woman who has just gone through a sex reassignment surgery. She wants to rebuild her relatio ...

''. In addition to his film work, Halinen has also written and directed for television.

Selected filmography

*''Variksenpelätti'' (1989) *''Vanhus näki unta leijonista'' (1990) *''Laihan miehen balladi'' (1993) *''Minerva'' (1997) *''Cyclomania'' (2001) *''Hokkasen näköinen nainen'' (television, 2004) *''Kultainen noutaja'' (television, 2007) *''Open Up to Me'' (2013)

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* 1963 births Finnish film directors Living people Writers from Helsinki Male actors from Helsinki {{Finland-film-director-stub