Ilmari Saarelainen — Filmography & Biography

Known for

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

NR

Three retirement home residents - Siiri, Irma, and Anna-Liisa - investigate mysterious disappearances and their cook's suspicious death while navigating friendship and aging. Based on Minna Lindgren's books.

Sunset Grove

2025

6.7

Humoristic police series made by Kummeli comedy group. It includes some characters from Kummeli TV-series.

Lihaksia ja luoteja

1996

No artwork available

NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rikos Aamulla

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8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sodan ja rauhan miehet

1978

NR

No synopsis available yet.

Antiikkieno

2007

Film credits

2020s · 1 titles

NR

A boundary marker between the lands of two elderly brothers has disappeared. Accompanied by their lawyers and a surveying engineer, the men meet each other on the separate sides of their childhood brook, wanting to redefine the border.

After Ego

2026

1980s · 4 titles

5.9

A group of men arriving to their military refresher training are tasked with finding a lost football bomb meant for a film shoot.

Likainen puolitusina

1982

4.2

A small gang of criminals is planning to commit a gold heist not knowing that the new member of their gang is actually a police detective. But when his true identity is revealed to the gang they act like they wouldn't know about it and decide to use the detective to accomplish their plans about the heist.

Yön saalistajat

1984

5.6

Agent 000 gets involved in high-octane action in this Finnish James Bond parody.

Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit

1983

5.3

Ville-Kalle Mölsä, a devoted rural environmentalist, accidentally blows up his family’s toxic storage and must flee to the city, where he stays with his eccentric cousin “Pikkusedä” and falls for Liisa despite her godfather’s plans.

Vapaa duunari Ville-Kalle

1984

1970s · 1 titles

7.0

On a road trip across Finland, Jari stops in a small town where he meets Marja. The young people continue their journey together all the way to Haaparanta, until a police raid reveals that Jari's car is stolen. Their escape takes them even further north, where they team up with a gold miner.

Muurahaispolku

1970

Series credits

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

NR

Three retirement home residents - Siiri, Irma, and Anna-Liisa - investigate mysterious disappearances and their cook's suspicious death while navigating friendship and aging. Based on Minna Lindgren's books.