Jani Volanen
Jani Kristian Volanen (born 1 November 1971) is a Finnish actor, director and writer. He has appeared in films such as The Romanov Stones (1993), Homecoming (2015), The Mine (2016), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019) and Hatching (2022). He is also a creator of a mystery thriller series Summer of Sorrow.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.482 |
Birthday | 1971-11-01 |
Place of Birth | Helsinki, Finland |
Also Known As |
2007
Man's Job
6/31
Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. Bu...
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Man's Job
2009
Forbidden Fruit
6.3/28
Two 18-year old girls from a christian fundamentalist community flee to a city for a summer job.
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Forbidden Fruit
1998
Fire-Eater
5.4/12
The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother, Sirkka, leaves the girls in the care of t...
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Fire-Eater
2006
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
5.5/36
Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships, and forty six World Cup circuit victories. Once his care...
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Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
2017
Lapland Odyssey 3
5.4/16
In the third instalment of the franchise, Janne embarks on an epic hike, a journey of self-discovery. His dreams of a tranquil retreat into nature are...
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Lapland Odyssey 3
2006
The Prince of Soap
3/8
Screenwriter Ilona falls in love with Kalle, the main star of the series, and mixes fact and fiction when she starts writing a romance between herself...
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The Prince of Soap
2024
Butterflies
6/1
Siiri, a hardworking millennial, wants to be successful in her job as the advisor to the Minister of Economic Affairs. She craves a promotion. Siiri’s...
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Butterflies
2007
Playing Solo
5/13
Emma and Joel get dumped by their partners on the same day, and when they meet each other they think they're a perfect match. Emma discovers she is pr...
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Playing Solo
1992
Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät
3.7/10
The Minister of Defence asks sergeant Körmy to take part in operation, where the United States and Russia are to hand over their nuclear weapons launc...
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Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät
2012
Police Investigates
5/1
A 16 year old girl claims she was abducted. Two police officer are tasked with investigating whether her story is plausible.
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Police Investigates
1999
An Eye for an Eye
3/1
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An Eye for an Eye
1991
Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
4.1/10
Sergeant Friman is developing an automatic submarine detector that piques the interest of both, Swedish and Russian spies.
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Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
1994
Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni
4.6/9
Relations between Sweden and Finland come to near breaking point. When further negotiations led by President Mara fail, Sergeant Körmy interferes in t...
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Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni
2016
The Mine
7/17
A young and ambitious civil servant Jussi finds himself being in charge of the environmental permit of a huge nickel and uranium mine in Northern Finl...
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The Mine
Elämä on juhla
0/0
After spending Midsummer in the archipelago, life will never be the same for the Eerola family.
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Elämä on juhla
1999
Jerico 2000
7.5/4
Jerico 2000 is a magazine programme parody made by Julmahuvi group. It's mainly made of parts from "Studio Julmahuvi" TV series. It participated in Ro...
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Jerico 2000
1997
Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
4.6/9
New takeover plans and Russian art thief looking for Mannerheim's portraits keep Sergeant Körmy busy.
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Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava
2015
Homecoming
4.4/7
Tiina decides to reconnect with his aged and bohemian father living alone. With her reluctant daughter and new husband, they move in and start to reno...
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Homecoming
1997
The Joyboys Story
7/2
A mockumentary about a fictional Finnish boy band The Joyboys.
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The Joyboys Story
1990
Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva
4.8/11
The colonel's wife's tin pints need to be cleaned up, and Sergeant First Class Körmy tasks two privates to do so.
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Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva
2015
Distractions
6.2/19
Distracted by life, Mr. Makkonen misses his engagement party by decades. From the cradle to the grave, life keeps interrupting, not only him, but a ti...
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Distractions
2018
Laugh or Die
6.4/21
Parikka, the actor once called the Funniest Man in Finland, and his troupe are about to be executed for the atrocities committed during the Civil War...
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Laugh or Die
2018
Happier Times, Grump
6.7/23
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 granddaug...
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Happier Times, Grump
2019
Dogs Don't Wear Pants
6.9/150
Juha has lost his wife in an accident. Years after, he still feels numb and unable to connect with people. Meeting Mona, a dominatrix, changes everyth...
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Dogs Don't Wear Pants
2022
Hatching
6.257/409
12 year old Tinja is desperate to please her mother, a woman obsessed with presenting the image of a perfect family. One night, Tinja finds a strange...
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Hatching
2020
Ladies of Steel
5.4/16
Inkeri, 75, has hit her husband on the head with a solid iron frying pan and is planning to bury him in their garden. Before facing the rest of her li...
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Ladies of Steel
2012
Love and Other Troubles
5.4/18
Ville, 25, is a downbeat former child star who's successfully avoided his womanizing rock 'n' roll dad for years. Everything changes when his dad move...
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Love and Other Troubles
2009
One Foot Under
4.6/8
Visa Vuorio, a 35-year old team leader at the Helsinki city gardening department, is suffering from a terminal neurological disease and only has a few...
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One Foot Under
2020
Eden
6.4/9
Eden is a coming-of-age film about a Protestant Confirmation camp on a summer’s week, set in the archipelago of Helsinki. Aliisa is the intellectually...
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Eden
1993
Romanovin kivet
5.1/17
This action packed Finnish thriller tells the tale of two friends who get their revenge against the millionaire who double-crossed them. Patrick and T...
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Romanovin kivet
2020
The Bouncer
6.8/4
A night club bouncer gets disgusted of all the violence and repression of the weak he is seeing. He has to act to protect the victims.
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The Bouncer
1999
Rakastin epätoivoista naista
4/2
A romantic comedy about 30-year-old Leo and a 40-year-old, pregnant single mother of three, Maarit.
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Rakastin epätoivoista naista
2008
Falling Angels
5.8/4
The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of...
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Falling Angels
2009
On Thin Ice
5.3/3
It's Christmas Eve in Helsinki. Young taxi driver Samu is working to escape a family Christmas with his fiancé and baby. At the airport Samu picks up...
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