Kari Sorvali

Acting

Kari Sorvali

Born — Died

1951-11-26 — 2026-06-20

Place of birth

Pori, Finland

Known for

Acting

Credits

32 titles

Known for

Nurses poster
7.9

Like good soldiers in a war-zone, hospital staff are expected to respect the chain of command when dealing with life and death situations. But what happens when smug doctors, arrogant surgeons, and out-of-touch administrators make that easier said than done? Nurses deals with the professional and personal lives of four female colleagues who cope in different ways with the challenges of life on the trauma ward. With determination, strength, and a dark sense of humor, they achieve the demanding and inspiring task of saving lives in a system that sometimes seems designed to do the opposite.

Nurses

2014

Kaverille ei jätetä poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kaverille ei jätetä

1999

Tie Eedeniin poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tie Eedeniin

2003

Raid poster
7.1

Raid is based on detective stories by author Harri Nykänen and made into a 12-part series. The story tells about a police officer who has been investigating white-collar crimes is shot dead in a TV-studio. Another policeman takes his own life at his summer home. A young woman, an executive with a powerful electronics concern, also commits suicide. Her embittered father suspects foul play and he invites Raid, the woman's former boyfriend to "make inquiries". Meanwhile, the police are looking for the first killer - and the trail leads inexorably to Raid. Very soon, however, they realise that the guilty party is somewhere else, and the interests of the police and the avenging angel Raid converge. The unholy alliance shows that even those with morals may, to some extent, use immoral means to achieve an end. The Raid series was voted the best TV-programme in Finland year 2000. Tapio Piirainen received an award for best script and best direction.

Raid

2000

Kiinnisidottu poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kiinnisidottu

1994

Virta poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Virta

2011

Film credits

2020s · 1 titles

1990s · 6 titles

1980s · 7 titles

Kehvelit poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kehvelit

1981

Crime and Punishment poster
6.9

Former student Rahikainen is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Rahikainen struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

Crime and Punishment

1983

The Winter War poster
6.9

After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, serve in a Finnish platoon.

The Winter War

1989

Lain ulkopuolella poster
5.3

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 customer, Antti Kaironen. The doctor and policemen question Saara in an insensitive manner,and she breaks down with guilt. When the court releases the perpetrator inlack of evidence, Saara's aggressive brother Jari talks her mild-mannered husband Sakari into a self-made revenge plot. Armed with two rifles, Jari and Sakari take matters into their own hands.

Lain ulkopuolella

1987

Plainlands poster
6.0

Based on a novel of the same name by the Finnish author, Antti Tuuri, this delicious late-80's comedy builds its dark humour on the stereotypical mentality of the northern part of Finland. While perhaps not as entertaining to a person unfamiliar with Finnish traditions, the brilliant acting, directing, plus the warm, beautiful Finnish summer more than make up for the cultural gap.The story begins with a group of brothers with their families coming up to honour the memory of their recently deceased father. Spending time together, opening old wounds and creating new ones... it all boils down to brotherhood. No matter what happens, brothers take care of their own.

Plainlands

1988

250 Grammes – A Radioactive Testament poster
10.0

Max Sjöman, Architect: "This is the story of my daughter. Her life was short. Short is not purposeless. I brick her picture into the cornerstone of an atomic power station. It is my testament to the future generations. They'll see from that photograph what a healthy child once looked like."

250 Grammes – A Radioactive Testament

1983

The Moonlight Sonata poster
5.8

A female fashion model Anni Stark takes leave from the fashion business and goes to Finland's Lapland for a vacation. Little does she know that there's a totally lunatic bunch of local hillbillies living in a nearby farmhouse. The plot thickens as one of the residents begins to harass Anni, who is left alone in the wilderness with only her dog to protect her. Too bad for her that her dog turns out to have divided loyalties.

The Moonlight Sonata

1988

Series credits

Nurses poster
7.9

Like good soldiers in a war-zone, hospital staff are expected to respect the chain of command when dealing with life and death situations. But what happens when smug doctors, arrogant surgeons, and out-of-touch administrators make that easier said than done? Nurses deals with the professional and personal lives of four female colleagues who cope in different ways with the challenges of life on the trauma ward. With determination, strength, and a dark sense of humor, they achieve the demanding and inspiring task of saving lives in a system that sometimes seems designed to do the opposite.

Nurses

2014

Kaverille ei jätetä poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kaverille ei jätetä

1999

Tie Eedeniin poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tie Eedeniin

2003

Raid poster
7.1

Raid is based on detective stories by author Harri Nykänen and made into a 12-part series. The story tells about a police officer who has been investigating white-collar crimes is shot dead in a TV-studio. Another policeman takes his own life at his summer home. A young woman, an executive with a powerful electronics concern, also commits suicide. Her embittered father suspects foul play and he invites Raid, the woman's former boyfriend to "make inquiries". Meanwhile, the police are looking for the first killer - and the trail leads inexorably to Raid. Very soon, however, they realise that the guilty party is somewhere else, and the interests of the police and the avenging angel Raid converge. The unholy alliance shows that even those with morals may, to some extent, use immoral means to achieve an end. The Raid series was voted the best TV-programme in Finland year 2000. Tapio Piirainen received an award for best script and best direction.

Raid

2000

Kiinnisidottu poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kiinnisidottu

1994

Virta poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Virta

2011

Paholaisen tytär poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Paholaisen tytär

2002

Matkalaukkukostaja poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

Matkalaukkukostaja

1991

Pakanamaan kartta poster
6.5

The story of Helena Koskinen, a camera assistant, and Tapani Helander, a studio director, who met in England while on a filming trip. The series begins when Helena suffers a serious brain injury in an accident at work, leading to memory loss, and actor Risto Kareinen sells a wristwatch containing a listening device to the Russian manager of an Estonian rock band for 100 marks.

Pakanamaan kartta

1991

Poikkeustila poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Poikkeustila

2007

Viimeiset siemenperunat poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Viimeiset siemenperunat

1993

Lentsu poster
6.2

Influenza virus wreaks havoc in Finnish common people. Eventually, the virus ends up on motorist Toivo Kesseli and puts his life on the verge of destruction.

Lentsu

1990

Joulukalenteri: Heinähattu ja Vilttitossu joulun jäljillä poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Joulukalenteri: Heinähattu ja Vilttitossu joulun jäljillä

1993

Peräkamaripojat poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Peräkamaripojat

2001

Sata lasissa poster
1.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sata lasissa

2013