''Vares: Private Eye'' () is a 2004 Finnish crime film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä. It is based on the eleventh '' Vares'' novel ''Keltainen leski'' (1999) by

Reijo Mäki Reijo Juhani Mäki (born 12 October 1958) is a Finnish writer of crime fiction. Career Mäki published his first novel ''Enkelipölyä'' in 1985. His most well-known character is private detective Jussi Vares who was first introduced in the ...

. The setting is

Turku Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...

, a city on the west coast of Finland. It stars

Juha Veijonen Juha Veijonen (born 29 August 1959) is a Finnish film actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1990. Selected filmography References External links * 1959 births Living people Male actors from Helsinki Finnish male film ...

as private detective Jussi Vares who investigates a case involving a large amount of dirty money. The film is the first of nine films in the '' Vares'' series. The first sequel, '' V2: Dead Angel'', was released in 2007.

Cast

as Jussi Vares *

Laura Malmivaara (born 26 October 1973) is a Finnish actress. Her acting career began in 1993 and includes dozens of roles in film and television productions, as well as stage appearances. In addition to acting, she has also worked as a singer, photographer, ...

as Eeva Sunila *

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. He has two children with his ex-wife, Laura Tuoma ...

as Mikko Koitere *

Pekka Valkeejärvi Pekka is a Finnish male given name. It was most popular around the middle of the 20th century. As of 2013 there were more than 100,000 people registered with this name in Finland. The nameday is the 29th of June in the Finnish tradition and the 25t ...

as Jari "Hillosilmä" Munck *

Kari Hietalahti Kari-Jukka Hietalahti (born 13 September 1964) is a Finnish actor and screenwriter. Career Kari Hietalahti is best known for having appeared in several popular Finnish television series, such as '' Vintiöt'', '' Ihmisten puolue'', and '' Roba ...

as Tetsuo Sinkkonen *

Jorma Tommila Jorma Tommila (; born 1959) is a Finnish actor. He won the Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1997 and played Aatami Korpi in the film ''Sisu'' (2022). Early and personal life Tommila was born in Rauma, Finland and spent his youth in Kiukainen. His f ...

as Antero Kraft * Minna Turunen as Ifigenia Multanen *

Jari Halonen Jari Juhani Halonen (born 30 September 1962) is a Finnish film and theatre director, writer and occasional actor. Known as a controversial and outspoken person, his films, such as '' Back to the USSR'' (1992), '' Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of S ...

as Karl E. Miesmann *

Markku Peltola Markku Peltola (12 July 1956 – 31 December 2007) was a Finnish actor and musician. He was born and grew up in Helsinki. He was actively involved in founding and acting with the Telakka Theater in Tampere. Peltola is best known for starring o ...

as Luusalmi *

Jasper Pääkkönen Joona Jasper Pääkkönen (; born 15 July 1980) is a Finnish film actor. Following a two-decade-plus career in Finnish movies, Pääkkönen's international breakthrough role came in 2015 in the historical drama television series ''Vikings'' (20 ...

as Jarmo *

Santeri Kinnunen Santeri Karl-Henrik Kinnunen (born 20 August 1969) is a Finnish actor. Kinnunen, who spent most of his career at the Helsinki City Theatre, has acted in numerous film and television productions and worked as a voice actor. Kinnunen started the ...

as Touko Reiman * Heli Sutela as Liisa, Eeva's friend * Georges Copeloussis as Gennadi Antipov * Topias Tanska as Jaakko

References

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* 2004 action thriller films 2004 crime thriller films Finnish detective films Films based on thriller novels Films directed by Aleksi Mäkelä Films set in Finland Films shot in Finland Films based on Finnish novels Finnish action films Finnish crime films Finnish thriller films 2000s Finnish films Buena Vista International films {{crime-thriller-film-stub