Petteri Summanen

Acting

Petteri Summanen

Born

1969-03-20 (57)

Place of birth

Säkylä, Finland

Known for

Acting

Credits

34 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Petteri Summanen (born 20 March 1969 in Säkylä, Satakunta) is a Finnish television actor and screen writer who has appeared in several films. Summanen has worked mainly as an actor on Finnish television since 1995 making 30 appearances to date although he did feature in the 2005 Aku Louhimies film Paha maa alongside actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola. Summanen is also credited with writing several scripts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Petteri Summanen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

Lapland War poster
NR

Young soldier Heikki fights on the Karelian Isthmus alongside his friend Pauli. Arvo, recently released from prison, joins the company, challenging the others' views on war and duty with his worldview. The ceasefire raises hopes of returning home, but it soon becomes clear that Finland must turn against its former German allies in Lapland. At the same time, Saara, who works as a German interpreter in Rovaniemi, must choose her future: stay in Finland or flee to Germany with her beloved, Major Duisberg.

Lapland War

2026

After Us, the Flood poster
6.3

The brilliant young physicist Henrik and his fellow students develop a fusion reactor that produces endless clean energy, potentially saving Earth from environmental catastrophe. The reactor, however, is harnessed for commercial use, and the consequences for the planet and society are devastating. By the year 2064, the world has been ravaged by climate change. The UN succeeds in developing a form of time travel that can return a person's memories and personality to the moment of birth. Henrik is sent back to the past in an attempt to prevent the escalation of a catastrophe before it is too late. Something goes wrong and Henrik is forced to begin his mission from a very different starting point to the one he is used to.

After Us, the Flood

2024

No artwork available
NR

Niina, a struggling drama teacher, receives an unusual request from her boss: to deliver a eulogy at his father’s funeral in his place. Desperate for an opportunity to perform, she finds herself considering the absurd proposition.

A Part Unwritten

2025

2010s · 5 titles

2000s · 9 titles

FC Venus poster
5.4

Pete is a football enthusiast, who plays as a goalkeeper for FC HeMan, a team playing in the lowest possible league. His girlfriend, Anna, hates the whole sport. Pete and his teammates are planning to travel to watch the Football World Cup held in Germany. Anna is not excited about Pete's plan to leave her alone for the summer. Therefore Anna decides to present a challenge to Pete: She will form a team from the wives and girlfriends of the FC HeMan players, and then the women's team (FC Venus) would play against FC HeMan. If the women's team wins, the men will have to give up football, and if the men's team wins, the women will never complain about their hobby.

FC Venus

2005

Restless poster
5.1

Ari, a paramedic, is a chronic womanizer; he makes it a point of pride to never sleep with the same woman twice, and his nights are a long series of brazen one-night stands. But when Ari meets Tiina, something unexpected happens – he falls in love.

Restless

2000

Upswing poster
5.9

Katri and Janne want to take a trip which none of their friends have taken. They end up in Jakomäki.

Upswing

2003

Frozen Land poster
6.8

When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another person.

Frozen Land

2005

No artwork available
8.0

A story of how the world changes when dissatisfaction appears.

Paradise

2003

Blue Corner poster
6.9

Dreams perimeter Matti Ijäksen has written and directed, praised to the skies domestic film, which is in addition to starring always convincing trace Knocking Petteri Summanen and Sulevi Peltola. It is therefore goes without saying that expectations were high in its case. But how it happened? Dreams own peripheral clearly some form of casing, which does not let therein, but hits the deck of the cut made without the kehääkin - Joint events yhteenparsimisen means.

Blue Corner

2002

Harbour Brothers poster
5.6

Finland in the 50s saw a time where boats from all over the world docked in the harbor city of Kotka. In addition to transporting goods, the sailors brought with them another import: jazz, swing and blues. A tale of music-loving, fearless and passionate young men decide to open Fennia, a jazz bar. Soon Fennia achieves legendary status and the men; the Harbour Brothers, play their music and hold court like emperors.

Harbour Brothers

2004

Kuka lohduttaisi Viiviä? poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Kuka lohduttaisi Viiviä?

2001

Blackout poster
4.4

Recovering from a nail gun shot to the head and 13 months of coma, doctor Pekka Valinta starts to unravel the mystery of his past, still suffering from total amnesia.

Blackout

2008

Series credits

Detective Maria Kallio poster
4.1

Maria Kallio is a Finnish police series based on the novels of the same name by Leena Lehtolainen.

Detective Maria Kallio

2021

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood poster
7.2

Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on real life cases. The show follows Helsinki central police department investigator Veli Miettinen and lawyer Mira Kataja as they tackle with personal life problems and try to keep their relationship purely professional.

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood

2000

Trabant Express poster
6.0

Two East German journalists, Hans Hütteldorf and Uli Palsternak broadcast pirated programming from their underground broadcasting center. Explosive technician The Monkey is the assistant in the broadcasts.

Trabant Express

1997

Healer poster
5.7

Traumatized by a medical error that resulted in a patient's death, surgeon Emma abandons her career, moves with her family to Suomenlinna, and finds a new spiritual home in a community led by wellness guru Roosa.

Healer

2025

Studio Julmahuvi poster
8.3

Sketch show Studio Julmahuvi ran for 8 episodes on YLE in 1998. The show is a parody of YLE's own programming, squeezing an entire evening's worth of programming into a half-hour show which included everything from news and weather to a children's show and a German police drama, with commercials and TV-spots on the side. The show was created with an impressive budget of 67 000 € per episode which resulted in extremely high production-values.

Studio Julmahuvi

1998

Suojelijat poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Suojelijat

2008

Virta poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Virta

2011

Isänmaan toivot poster
8.9

Isänmaan toivot tells about roommates, Vellu, Antti, Henrika and Titta, describing their life, work and free-time.

Isänmaan toivot

1998

Pitääkö olla huolissaan? poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pitääkö olla huolissaan?

2016

Mennen tullen poster
8.2

Mennen Tullen is a four-part parody mini-series created by Studio Julmahuvi. It aired on YLE between 2000 and -01. Though created in a form of a serious murder-mystery it is in fact a dark comedy with occasional absurd elements, technology and conventions. The cast of characters are from Julmahuvi's various fictional cop-series and there are also other references to Julmahuvi's previous productions.

Mennen tullen

2000

Rikospoliisi Maria Kallio poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Rikospoliisi Maria Kallio

2003

No artwork available
9.3

Julmahuvi comedy groups first TV series.

Toini ja Heikki Haaman Show

1995

Behind the camera