''Hellsinki'' ( fi, Rööperi) is a 2009

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. The film is based on the novel ''Rööperi – rikoksen vuodet 1955–2005'' by Harri Nykänen and Tom Sjöberg. ''Hellsinki'' follows the journey of two criminals, Tomppa and Krisu, in

Punavuori Punavuori ( sv, Rödbergen) is a neighbourhood in the center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name Punavuori (English: Red mountain) refers to red cliffs located between Sepänkatu and Punavuorenkatu. They were still visible in the 19th ce ...

(in slang ''Rööperi''), a neighbourhood in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

, from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s.

Cast

Samuli Edelmann Samuli Casimir Edelmann (born 21 July 1968) is a Finnish actor and singer. Family and career Edelmann was born in Pori, Finland, the son of actress Marja-Leena Kouki and composer Toni Edelmann. Edelmann has two children with his wife, Laura ...

as Tomppa *

Peter Franzén Peter Vilhelm Franzén (born 14 August 1971) is a Finnish actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his role as King Harald Finehair in ''Vikings'' (2016–2020). Personal life Franzén was born in Keminmaa, north Finland. ...

as Krisu * Pihla Viitala as Monika * Kari Hietalahti as Gypsy Kari * Juha Veijonen as Koistinen *

Jasper Pääkkönen Joona Jasper Pääkkönen (; born 15 July 1980) is a Finnish film actor and entrepreneur. Following a two-decade-plus career in Finnish movies, Pääkkönen's international breakthrough role came in 2015 in the historical drama television series ...

as Korppu * Kristo Salminen as Arska * Pekka Valkeejärvi as Uki * Hiski Grönstrand as Pera * Tommi Rantamäki as Sale * Santeri Kinnunen as Teukka * Kalle Holmberg as Lindström * Leena Uotila as Tomppa's mother * Pirkko Mannola as Tyyne, Kari's mother

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* 2009 films Films shot in Finland Films shot in Helsinki Films set in Helsinki Films directed by Aleksi Mäkelä 2009 crime drama films Films set in the 1960s Films set in the 1970s Films based on Finnish novels Finnish crime drama films 2000s Finnish-language films {{2000s-crime-drama-film-stub