Kari Heiskanen

Kari Heiskanen

Kari Heiskanen is a prolific Finnish actor with over 70 credited roles since his debut in 1978 upon graduating from the Finnish Theater School. He has also acted in, written and directed several plays, now regarded as one of the pillars of the Helsinki City Theater. Originally focusing on television, he first became well-known for the TV series 'Velipuolikuu' in 1983 and remained a fixture of popular Finnish television series for the remainder of the decade before establishing a greater presence in leading cinematic roles. In 1991 Heiskanen received the State Prize for Cinema and later the Pro Finlandia Medal in 2008.

  • Title: Kari Heiskanen
  • Popularity: 2.55
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1955-03-16
  • Place of Birth: Hämeenlinna, Finland
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  • Also Known As: Kari Olavi Heiskanen
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Kari Heiskanen Movies

  • 2007
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    The Year of the Wolf
    The Year of the Wolf

    6.067 2007 HD

    Sari is a young, beautiful and intelligent girl who is busy studying at university,but she suffers from epilepsy and has to face death on a daily...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Krista Kosonen

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  • 1999
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    Ambush
    Ambush

    5.8 1999 HD

    It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Peter Franzén

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  • 2011
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    Garbage Prince
    Garbage Prince

    5 2011 HD

    Jed (19) walks out on his former life, without destination, without explanation, and gets on a train. He ends up by happenstance in a small eastern...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Joonas Makkonen

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  • 1997
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    Lunastus
    Lunastus

    4.7 1997 HD

    In a small village in Eastern Finland in 1918, Patrick, who has taken care of the chaplain, teacher and physician, has been filled with loneliness...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kari Heiskanen

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  • 2008
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    Three Wise Men
    Three Wise Men

    5.6 2008 HD

    Three middle aged men, long time friends, get together in a normally closed Karaoke bar to drink their failed lives away. Secrets are revealed and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kari Heiskanen

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  • 1985
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    Calamari Union
    Calamari Union

    6.801 1985 HD

    A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Timo Eränkö

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  • 1986
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    Harmagedon
    Harmagedon

    7 1986 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jussi Parviainen

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  • 2011
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    Brothers
    Brothers

    4.75 2011 HD

    Three brothers from three different mothers meet for the first time since years for their mutual father’s 70th birthday: nihilistic writer...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kari Heiskanen

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  • 1987
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    Lain ulkopuolella
    Lain ulkopuolella

    5.4 1987 HD

    On her way home from an evening shift at a men's clothing store, Saara Nevanen is raped by a man whom she recognizes as her regular but eccentric...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Taneli Mäkelä

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  • 1989
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    Cha Cha Cha
    Cha Cha Cha

    6.7 1989 HD

    A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inform him that he is about to inherit an...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kari Väänänen

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  • 1997
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    Palkkasoturi
    Palkkasoturi

    5 1997 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ilkka Heiskanen

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  • 1982
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    The Boys of Jesus
    The Boys of Jesus

    4 1982 HD

    A short about a boxing match

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kari Heiskanen

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  • 2018
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    Void
    Void

    6.294 2018 HD

    Eero’s career as an author is spiraling down: he just can’t get started with his new novel. The ambitious actor Pihla is about to get her...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tommi Korpela

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  • 1978
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    Syksyllä kaikki on toisin
    Syksyllä kaikki on toisin

    5.8 1978 HD

    A small Finnish town bank manager gets caught in the midst of local politics, with dire effects on his family and himself.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Mikko Niskanen

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  • 1987
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    Älä itke Iines
    Älä itke Iines

    2.5 1987 HD

    Älä itke Iines is an absurd comedy about an eccentric community that lives on the roofs and attic of an apartment building, struggling to...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Eija Vilpas

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  • 2006
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    God's Teeth
    God's Teeth

    6 2006 HD

    One winter in the 1930’s somewhere in northern Finland, a first communion ceremony is interrupted by the arrival of mobile dental surgery. All...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Aleksi Rantanen

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  • 1989
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    Mother Wanted
    Mother Wanted

    6 1989 HD

    Anni wants a new mommy for herself and a new wife for her dad. But dad has forgotten how to find a wife and needs Anni's help.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kirsikka Tykkyläinen

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  • 1994
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    Kaikki pelissä
    Kaikki pelissä

    5.75 1994 HD

    A film group is making movie in the little town. Writer Pentti Töysä interrupts film group's press conference and claims that script is...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Esko Salminen

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  • 2012
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    Naked Harbour
    Naked Harbour

    6.037 2012 HD

    Naked Harbour is a movie about Finnish love in the year 2011. It is a story about people who seek love and acceptance at any cost. During one winter...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alma Pöysti

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  • 2003
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    Young Gods
    Young Gods

    4.275 2003 HD

    Taavi,the enigmatic 18-year-old lead, has just inherited his long-deceased wealthy parents home and estate. It is high school graduation and Taavi's...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jussi Nikkilä

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  • 2021
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    Gracious Night
    Gracious Night

    6.7 2021 HD

    The three men enjoy the evening at a bar whose fate is threatened by pandemic restrictions. Bartender Heikki offers discussion help to his friend...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Pertti Sveholm

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  • 2009
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    The House of Branching Love
    The House of Branching Love

    5.8 2009 HD

    A sort of "Divorce Finnish Style," Mika Kaurismäki's rambunctious comedy, The House of Branching Love , recounts the breakup of a...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Elina Knihtilä

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  • 2018
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    Ryhmäteatteri
    Ryhmäteatteri

    1 2018 HD

    Documentary on the history of Ryhmäteatteri theatre company.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henri Kapulainen

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  • 2015
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    Vasen ja oikea
    Vasen ja oikea

    7 2015 HD

    Both diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, politicians Esko Seppänen and Iiro Viinanen forge a deep friendship despite their ideological...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kari Heiskanen

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  • 1991
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    Muuttolinnun aika
    Muuttolinnun aika

    5 1991 HD

    Ossi hasn't seen his daughter for over ten years. Suddenly she arrives to figure out what kind of person her father is and why she wasn't good enough...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Antti Litja

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  • 1993
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    Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät
    Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät

    4 1993 HD

    Inspector Timo Harjunpää works on harassment and extortion campaign case against successful computer expert.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kari Heiskanen

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  • 1981
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    Kauhea murhamies Lalli
    Kauhea murhamies Lalli

    1 1981 HD

    TV play about the legend of Lalli.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Markku Blomqvist

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  • 2022
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    Playing with Gods
    Playing with Gods

    1 2022 HD

    The documentary dives intimately behind the scenes of the Finnish National Opera and sucks the viewer in like the best of thrillers. The three hours...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Esa-Pekka Salonen

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  • 2012
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    Police Investigates
    Police Investigates

    5 2012 HD

    A short film directed by Aleksi Salmenperä.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tommi Korpela

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  • 1984
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    Sista leken
    Sista leken

    1 1984 HD

    In this somber, psychological drama about the conflict between a man's innermost feelings and a society that puts these feelings in a strait jacket,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sven Wollter

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  • 1986
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    Valkoinen kääpiö
    Valkoinen kääpiö

    3.5 1986 HD

    The story of one man's struggle after he gets caught in a nuclear fallout and gets sick with leukemia.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kari Heiskanen

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  • 1976
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    Kuumat kundit
    Kuumat kundit

    1 1976 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Remu Aaltonen

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  • 2003
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    Nainen kedolla
    Nainen kedolla

    5.3 2003 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tiina Lymi

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  • 2008
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    Three Wise Men
    Three Wise Men

    5.6 2008 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kari Heiskanen

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  • 2011
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    Brothers
    Brothers

    4.75 2011 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kari Heiskanen

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  • 1998
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    Presidentin mies
    Presidentin mies

    5 1998 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Antti Litja

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  • 1982
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    The Age of Iron
    The Age of Iron

    7.3 1982 HD

    Rauta-aika (The Age of Iron) is a dramatic four-part miniseries completed in 1982 by Finnish broadcast network Yle TV2. The production attempts to...

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    Cast: Kalevi Kahra

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  • 1984
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    Velipuolikuu
    Velipuolikuu

    1 1984 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Robin Relander

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  • 2016
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    Black Widows
    Black Widows

    5.25 2016 HD

    Black Widows is a series about 3 ordinary women, friendship and an impossible secret.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Pihla Viitala

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  • 2014
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    Kansan mies
    Kansan mies

    1 2014 HD

    The life of Aki Honkala, a blindly dedicated Member of the European Parliament, takes a radical turn during one scandal-plagued election night. The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kristo Salminen

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  • 2003
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    Kirje isältä
    Kirje isältä

    1 2003 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tarja Keinänen

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  • 2011
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    Virta
    Virta

    1 2011 HD

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    Cast: Antti Virmavirta

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  • 1985
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    Mutapainin ystävät
    Mutapainin ystävät

    1 1985 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kati Bergman

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  • 2024
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    Erittäin salainen - Vakoilua Suomessa
    Erittäin salainen - Vakoilua Suomessa

    8 2024 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Kari Heiskanen

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  • 1984
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    Erittäin salainen - Vakoilua Suomessa
    Erittäin salainen - Vakoilua Suomessa

    1 1984 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Robin Relander

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  • 1985
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    Erittäin salainen - Vakoilua Suomessa
    Erittäin salainen - Vakoilua Suomessa

    1 1985 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kati Bergman

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