''Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods'' (also titled ''Rolli'', ) is a 2001 Finnish fantasy film directed by

Olli Saarela Olli Juhani Saarela (born 16 March 1965) is a Finnish film director. He has directed films such as ''Ambush (1999 film), Ambush'', ''Bad Luck Love'', ''Rollo and the Woods Sprite'' and ''Year of the Wolf (film), Year of the Wolf'', which is based ...

. It is the second film based on the television series ''

Rölli Rölli (sometimes called Rollo in English is a character from Finnish television portrayed by Allan "Allu" Tuppurainen. The character originally appeared in segments on the children's TV show ''Pikku Kakkonen'' on YLE's Channel 2 in 1986. Origi ...

'', the first being '' Rölli – hirmuisia kertomuksia'' (1991).

Plot

Hairy and rowdy trolls called rolleys sail to a land inhabited by more peace-loving elves. When the rolleys arrive to the elf village, they scare the elves away and settle down in the village. One of the elves, Milli, a brave elf girl, returns to the village to make a peace with the rolleys. The rolleys do not warm to Milli's peace proposal, but she becomes friends with a rolley called Rölli. It becomes their mission to solve the conflict between the elves and the rolleys.

Cast

Allu Tuppurainen Allan Rauli Kristian "Allu" Tuppurainen (born 1 April 1951) is a Finnish actor and screenwriter residing in Vaasa. He began acting in Finnish film in the early 1970s and has made a number of appearances in Finnish film ever since, appearing in m ...

Maria Järvenhelmi Maria Järvenhelmi (born 14 June 1975) is a Finnish actress and singer. She has appeared in 27 films and television shows since 1990. She starred in the film '' Lights in the Dusk'', which was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Järvenhe ...

as Milli Menninkäinen *

Peter Franzén Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his role as King Harald Fairhair in ''Vikings'' (2016–2020). Personal life Franzén grew up in Keminmaa, in Northern Fin ...

as Lakeija *

Kari Hietalahti Kari-Jukka Hietalahti (born 13 September 1964) is a Finnish actor and screenwriter. Career Kari Hietalahti is best known for having appeared in several popular Finnish television series, such as '' Vintiöt'', '' Ihmisten puolue'', and '' Roba ...

as Riitasointu *

Jussi Lampi Jussi Lampi (born 9 February 1961 in Lappajärvi) is a Finnish musician and long-time actor. Lampi has appeared in many films and TV shows, including '' The Last Border'' (1993), '' V2 - jäätynyt enkeli'' (2007), '' Matti'' (2006), '' Pelikaan ...

as Iso *

Kalle Holmberg Karl Albin Elis "Kalle" Holmberg (born 3 March 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Örebro SK. He was the topscorer during the 2017 Allsvenskan season, which earned him a call-up to the Sweden national team. ...

as Vaakamestari *

Samuli Edelmann Samuli Casimir Edelmann (born 21 July 1968) is a Finnish actor and singer. Family and career Edelmann was born in Pori, Finland, the son of actress Marja-Leena Kouki and composer Toni Edelmann. He has two children with his ex-wife, Laura Tuoma ...

as the elder of the elf village *

Jorma Tommila Jorma Tommila (; born 1959) is a Finnish actor. He won the Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1997 and played Aatami Korpi in the film ''Sisu'' (2022). Early and personal life Tommila was born in Rauma, Finland and spent his youth in Kiukainen. His f ...

as the elder of the Rolley tribe

References

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* Finnish fantasy films Finnish children's films 2000s children's fantasy films Films directed by Olli Saarela Films shot in Finland Films scored by Tuomas Kantelinen Films about trolls Finnish sequel films 2000s Finnish-language films 2000s Finnish films {{fantasy-film-stub