
Jarkko Lahti
Acting
Biography
Jarkko Santeri Lahti (born 1978) is a Finnish actor. He is best known for his role as Olli Mäki in the film The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016), for which he received the Jussi Award for Best Actor. Lahti has also appeared in films Sparrows (2015), The Unknown Soldier (2017), Helene (2020) and The Woodcutter Story (2022).
Born: January 1, 1978
Place of Birth: Kokkola, Finland
Known For

Unknown Soldier
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel).

Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier miniseries expands the story of the 2017 film of the same name. The World War II series based on Väinö Linna's classic novel closely follows a machine gun company of the Finnish Army on the Karelian front during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union, from mobilization in 1941 to the Moscow Armistice in 1944. It's a story about how camaraderie, humor, and a desire to survive connect men on their journey. War upends the lives of both the individual soldiers and those left on the home front, and leaves its mark on the entire nation.

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Je'vida
Iida, an elderly Sámi woman, who has abandoned her roots under the pressure of forced Finnishization, is conflicted between selling her old homestead and hiding her cultural heritage from her niece, as the rural way of life she has suppressed begins to creep back in.

Scrap-Mattila and the Beautiful Woman
A silent film about a sorrowful man who's searching for a buyer for his goods and acceptance for his existence.

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Summer 1962 and Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight and concentrate. But there is a problem – he has fallen in love with Raija.

Sparrows
The story follows a 16-year-old Icelandic boy, Ari, who lives with his mother in Reykjavík. She has to leave the country for a new job, sending him back to the small town of his youth. There he finds his old friend, suddenly a young woman with a tricky romantic relationship; and his father has become a victim of the financial crisis.

Trainer
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.

Moonshiners
Re-imagined version of the now lost first Finnish film. Two siblings inherit all the essentials for a good life: moonshine equipment and a pig. As they embark on their journey, business is good until a card shark arrives.

Helene
Year 1915. Helene Schjerfbeck lives as a forgotten artist with her elderly mother in the countryside. It has been years since the last exhibit, and Helene continues to paint only because of her passion. Everything changes when art dealer finds Helen and her 159 wonderful paintings - and wants to organize a big private exhibit. However, Helen's turning point comes only when she is introduced to Einar Reuter. Young Einar is a forester, art enthusiast, and a passionate admirer of Helene's work. He becomes Helen's trusted and lover.
Filmography
as Butikskontrollant
as Vater Harri
as Teacher
as Harri Nikkilä
as Hasse
as Pepe
as Vartija
as Kurt ”Kurre” Jormanainen
as Manager
as Gösta Sundman
as Joel Leppo
as Lawyer
as Viirilä
as Simo
as Markus
as Viirilä
as Olli Mäki
as Darijo
as Tarmo 'Tare' Kuusisto
as Marko
as Jaakko
as Pasi
as Hannes
as Simo Häyhä