Heikki Kinnunen

Acting

Heikki Kinnunen

Born 1946-04-08 · Raahe, Finland

Heikki Kinnunen (born 8 April 1946, in Raahe) is a Finnish actor, who became well known in the beginning of the 1970s in the comedy program Ällitälli. Kinnunen was known specially for his roles in comedy films and -series. He has played the leading role in Vääpeli Körmy films and appeared in five Uuno Turhapuro films. Kinnunen's most famous comedic catch-phrase is "Onks Viljoo näkyny?" ("You seen Viljo?") born from a skit in which he shows up asking people this question then inquiring something about what they are currently doing. Who Viljo is or why Kinnunen's character is looking for him is never explained in the skits themselves. Source: Article "Heikki Kinnunen" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting credits

Paratiisin lapset poster
6.0

Eeva, the strong-willed and ambitious businesswoman, dreams to build a spa called Paradiso Baltica.

Paratiisin lapset

1994

Päämaja poster
7.0

The story follows Commander-in-Chief Mannerheim and Quartermaster General Airo at the Finnish Defense Forces headquarters in Mikkeli during the decisive moments of the Continuation War in the summer of 1944. With a major offensive on the Karelian Isthmus imminent, Airo gives the order to attack without consulting the commander-in-chief.

Päämaja

1970

Girl of Finland poster
6.2

A theater group is training for the play Lapualaisooppera. We see these young people hanging out and talking about what goes on around them. Also sexual matters are involved there and this girl, Tenu, becomes pregnant to Hessu.

Girl of Finland

1967

The Grump: In Search of an Escort poster
5.9

Grump's life follows the same familiar routines: spring is here and the early potato harvest is ripening. But Grump crashes his beloved Ford Escort and the car has to be scrapped. A new, modern vehicle is no match for quality and the nearest Escort, a 1972 model, can be found in Germany. When the Grumps's sons refuse to help, he must travel to Germany alone.

The Grump: In Search of an Escort

2022

Long Good Thursday poster
6.4

While on a shopping trip, Grump smells Saimi, a woman who smells just right and throws the whole man in a state of confusion. The Grump would not have believed that his chest could still feel like a young boy's. The Grump has to admit that he enjoys Saimi’s company. The words, looks, and touch of another awaken long-forgotten feelings. The Grump’s sons are incredulous and downright jealous of their father, and they don’t want to trust Saimi’s sincerity… could she be after the inheritance? Family meetings, misunderstandings, moonlight swims, and sleepless nights. Indeed, Cupid's arrow can pierce even an old man's flannel shirt.

Long Good Thursday

2024

Pelicanman poster
5.9

Wanting to know the ways of people, a pelican turns into a gawky young man who soon learns to speak, thanks to his outstanding talent in imitation. He befriends Emil and Elsa, two children who--unlike adults--see that their new neighbor "Mr Berd" is not human but a big bird wearing a suit. The Pelican Man lands a job at the opera and falls in love with a pretty ballerina, looking so much like a bird herself. Troubles start when adults too find out about "Mr Berd's" ornithological origin.

Pelicanman

2004

Koomikko poster
9.0

Aspiring young comedian Hepi rides a moped and sleeps in cars left at a garage for repair. He joins a group of older but equally bad comedians trying to capture and sell their art on videotape. Hepi charms a girl working in the Zoological Museum with his imitations of bird sounds. Alienated look at the frustrations of show business, as presented by a cast of popular Finnish TV comedians with their absurd dialogue and eccentric inside jokes.

Koomikko

1983

Lampaansyöjät poster
5.3

Valtteri and Sepe, two ordinary white-collar guys from southern Finland drive up north to implement a plan they've been hatching for months. Because they simply love the taste of lamb, baked "robber-style" in a hole dug under a campfire, they forge their car's number plates and other important documents just to be able to poach sheep grazing on the roadside without getting caught. Lots of man talk around the campfire, aided by lots of booze. The summer may be wet, but the vodka is definitely dry.

Lampaansyöjät

1972

Ikuisesti poster
NR

Mika Manner is a successful rock star who performs in the biggest arenas in Europe's largest cities. He has achieved everything in life, fame and fortune, but despite this, an inexplicable longing gnaws at his heart. Mika comes into possession of a diary written in the summer of 1939 by a young woman named Minna, who was full of life and joy. Mika devours the text until it suddenly ends. On a whim, he pours out his heart and writes after Minna's last words, and in no time at all, Minna's reply appears on the pages of the book. This marks the beginning of a unique connection between two different times: Mika in present-day Finland, surrounded by technology and abundance, and Minna in the peace of the countryside, at the dawn of independent Finland, moments before the darkest turning point in history

Ikuisesti

Aatamin puvussa… ja vähän Eevankin poster
4.4

A story of an escaped convict and some funny side stories during the Finnish summer, some stolen clothes and some summer romance thrown in.

Aatamin puvussa… ja vähän Eevankin

1971

Pölhölä poster
5.5

Masochists are in for a treat when Spede Productions' most vulgar folk farce hits the screen. Created by no fewer than three first-time directors, the film tells the story of the village of Pölhölä, "where people are even more foolish than in Hölmölä."

Pölhölä

1981

The Matriarch poster
6.4

Martta and Otto are a pair of traveling tailors who claim to be bastard descendants of the Romanovs and wander from town to town in Finland seeking work, accompanied by their two half-witted adult sons, Hippo, Repe and equally silly son-in-law Ventti. The family occasionally turns to crime when they can't quite make ends meet, and the boys begin turning to violence with greater frequency when Otto weakens and Martta becomes the head of the family business. Their fortunes take an unexpected turn when the brothers assault and abduct a man they call Kaspar, who becomes the family's sidekick in their travels. Despite Kaspar's inability to speak, he attracts Martha's youngest daughter, an attractive young woman named Lara, but the family is in disarray when a long-lost half-brother, Laszlo, suddenly re-emerges and tries to wrest control of the clan away from his mother.

The Matriarch

2007

Pikkupojat poster
6.7

OK, imagine four men in their 40s and 50s. You there? OK, now imagine them wearing suits and playing on a sandbox as characters aged 4, 5 and 6. Pasanen even has his trademark beard, for Christ's sake!

Pikkupojat

1986

For the Matches poster
6.3

In Eastern Finland, in Liperi to be exact, Anna-Liisa Ihalainen asks her husband Antti to get some matches from the Ihalainen household. Unfortunately that trip takes a little longer than expected...

For the Matches

1980

Palava rakkaus poster
9.0

A story of the lives of Aino and Oskar Kallas.

Palava rakkaus

1997

Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha poster
4.6

Two men, who both have tried to commit a suicide, decide to found a "Let's do it together"-suicide association to help the self-destructive people to succeed in their goal. Soon they have a bus load of candidates and together they start a bus tour in order to find a suitable place for the mass suicide.

Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha

2000

Deceived poster
10.0

The world has changed and the Covid-pandemic has affected everyone. Tommi and Jaana have been together for eight years. Jaana avoids commitment and gradually her actions start to seem suspicious to Tommi. Tommi gets the feeling that all is not well in their relationship and hires private detective Niklas to investigate Jaana's private life. Niklas is an experienced and intense investigator, but his methods are eccentric. Niklas tries to find out everything Jaana does in her life, where she goes and who she meets. At the same time, Tommi struggles with his own suspicions and the question arises whether Jaana could be deceptive in a relationship after all, or whether Tommi is merely building a state of fear in his own mind.

Deceived

2022

Joulukalenteri: Talvipihan joulu poster
NR

Christmas calendar: Winter Yard Christmas tells the story of seven animals—a donkey, a pig, a duck, two goats, and two dogs—and a young man named Onni (Topi Kanerva), who try to save a traditional but bankrupt farm from going out of business just before Christmas. Ilona (Isadora Brown), who lives in a nearby apartment building, also comes to their aid. Onni is in debt to the greedy village shopkeeper Roimola (Heikki Silvennoinen), who has other plans for Talvipiha. Will Onni and the animals have to move away from their home, or will a Christmas miracle happen?

Joulukalenteri: Talvipihan joulu

Happier Times, Grump poster
6.4

The Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin when the life walks in, all of a sudden. The granddaughter needs the stubbornness and wisdom of her grandpa. In return, The Grump gets a meaning for his life – and a big secret.

Happier Times, Grump

2018

Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies poster
3.7

Uuno Turhapuro's younger brother Peni arrives in Helsinki. Uuno helps his brother in management duties.

Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies

1998

No artwork available
NR

TV play about the legend of Lalli.

Kauhea murhamies Lalli

1981

Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava poster
4.8

New takeover plans and Russian art thief looking for Mannerheim's portraits keep Sergeant Körmy busy.

Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava

1997

Uuno Turhapuro kaksoisagentti poster
4.8

Uuno Turhapuro reads guide books to learn how to be an orchestra conductor and a secret agent. Meanwhile, his father in law hatches a complicated scheme to finally get rid of Uuno.

Uuno Turhapuro kaksoisagentti

1987

Here, Beneath the North Star poster
6.8

Täällä Pohjantähden alla is based on the book with the same title. It is a story of the little village. The movie starts in the 1890's and it ends to the Finnish civil war in 1918. Story concentrates around a tenant farmer family, although it gives us a good look at the society at whole. While the class struggle depends, people of the village are driven to bloody civil war.

Here, Beneath the North Star

1968

Behind the camera