
Tuukka Temonen
Directing
Biography
Tuukka Temonen is a Finnish ex-musician, director and producer. Temonen is the former bassist of the popular Finnish rock band 'Apulanta', which he joined in 1993 and left in 2005 after he wanted to focus on directorial work. In February 2025, Temonen announced that he would stop directing self-financed films after being disappointed by the ratings of his latest film Medusa Has No Heart. He is married to Finnish actress Olga Temonen.
Known For

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Heroes of the Baltic Sea
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Vares

A young and promising Russian figure skater is found beaten and frostbitten in a lay-by of a motorway in Finland. In the hospital, the officials find a letter from her belongings and are able to reconnect her with her Finnish grandmother, whom she has not seen for years. With the help of her grandmother, who offers her the shelter of her home, the figure skater tries to re-establish herself and recover from the trauma and inhumane circumstances that forced her to flee from Russia. She finds a new chance with top figure skating, but despite the bright future, new friends and possibilities, her past won’t let go of her. The figure skater realizes facing her troubled past is the only option to make it to the top.
Free Skate

Selänne is a documentary about Teemu Selänne—the best Finnish ice hockey player of all time. It's directed by JP Siili, whose previous films include such hits as Härmä and Ganes. We've followed the heroic tales of Selänne for over two decades. His exploits are famous, but now we get to know Selänne the man. In this documentary Teemu lets the viewer get close and under his skin. The film follows Selänne's journey from childhood to the latest NHL season. We see the life story of an exceptional athlete inside and out, not only through Teemu's words, but through the views of his loved ones and colleagues. Selänne is charismatic, social, irritating, charming, happy and always late. Welcome to the life of Teemu Selänne!
The Finnish Flash - A Teemu Selänne Story

Jaana is a restaurant owner and mother of two, who spends her free time riding. Jaana lives with her charismatic, but short-tempered partner Marko. Jaana's life changes in a flash when she becomes paralyzed in a serious accident.
One Half of Me

Vares gets a desperate phone call from his friend Kyypakkaus, who needs rescuing. While Vares rescues his friend, the daughter of a private detective's stepfamily is kidnapped. Vares is forced to play for higher stakes than ever before. Events become intertwined with a mysterious sex cult and an underworld showdown. Who can Jussi Vares finally save?
Vares X

Rise and fall of Jari Sarasvuo, as he transforms from a media person to business training guru during the crazy years of the 1990s and 2000s, just before the financial crash.
Trainer

Follows the (successful) presidential campaign of Sauli Niinistö from inside of the campaign office.
The Campaign – The Making of a President

Santtu becomes the victim of a phone theft. The phone contains highly sensitive content that, if exposed, would lead to a cancellation of the social media stars, destroying their careers and ruining a major marketing deal.
Cancel

Northern Quality tells the story of three generations of farmers. Each of them experience different kind of problems, but all of them are linked to some kind of structural change. They seek a solution to their problems by cultivating a more productive crop in their fields: cannabis. This experiment leads to significant problems with international criminals, municipal officials and even the local police officer.
Northern Quality

Rouva Presidentti is a documentary on Tarja Halonen, the 11th President of Finland. The movie follows Halonen for one and a half years, during her last times as President.
Madame President

A story of five Finnish youth growing up during the devastating '90s recession. They live in the small timber industrial town of Heinola. As the parents of these young teens struggle through hard economic times, the five very different youths meet by coincidence to form the punk band Apulanta.
Born in Heinola

Rebellious and upcoming filmmakers make their biggest film to date. Witness how the ambitious and topical film Free Skate came to life.
How We Made Free Skate

The daughter of an alcoholic mother tries to improve her mother's life. However, the traumas of the mother are so great that the daughter's efforts to help only make the situation worse.
A Jellyfish Has No Heart
Apulanta's historic ice rink concerts at Barona Arena in Espoo on January 9-10, 2015, will be released on a live DVD at the end of February. In addition to the concert itself, the DVD includes behind-the-scenes extras and a new music video. 1) Why can't I sleep? 2) Eyeball 3) Aggression 4) Barcodes 5) Ten Up 6) God 7) Too Much 8) Bad Person 9) Turn It Off 10) Shake Before Use 11) Worm 12) Pihtiote 13) Zombies! 14) Monday 15) Photograph 16) Mex-tex cowboy 17) You made us beautiful 18) Mercy 19) Lost in the machine 20) 0010 21) Against my face 22) Filth 23) Day after day 24) Wisdom does not dwell in us 25) Joy 26) Worse than each other 27) Sand 28) Waiting 29) How are you? 30) A hundred summers 31) In your case 32) Give me a whip.
Apulanta: Kosto kaikista vuosista
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Komedia Dynamo - ensimmäinen painos
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