Saara Kotkaniemi
Acting
Biography
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Born: August 27, 1986
Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
Known For
Nurses
Like good soldiers in a war-zone, hospital staff are expected to respect the chain of command when dealing with life and death situations. But what happens when smug doctors, arrogant surgeons, and out-of-touch administrators make that easier said than done? Nurses deals with the professional and personal lives of four female colleagues who cope in different ways with the challenges of life on the trauma ward. With determination, strength, and a dark sense of humor, they achieve the demanding and inspiring task of saving lives in a system that sometimes seems designed to do the opposite.
Welcome to Texas
A married couple leading a criminal organization specialized in smuggling ends up in the middle of the international crime business while trying to protect their family.
Ratamo
A Russian oligarch's spying on the Finnish government and power battle with Kremlin push Finland to the brink of war with Russia. It is up to Finnish Secret Police detective Arto Ratamo to expose the oligarch's ruthless manoeuvres before Russia invades Finland.
Deadwind
When Sofia Karppi, a detective in her 30's who is trying to get over her husband's death, discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, she triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy her life again.
The Mine
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 Finland. The Talvivaara mine, led by a charismatic globe trotting visioner Pekka Perä is introducing an entirely new method of collecting minerals whilst creating jobs in one of the poorest areas in Scandinavia. Jussi slowly discovers that he has been led astray by several people and that the new method has serious downsides he did not forsee. The mine is causing environmental hazards that are being hushed down. A new application for another permit is brough to his table by the same mine. Along with the application comes an interesting job offer and a chance of a new beginning. Jussi has to decide whether he will play along and if so, with whom.
Last Cowboy Standing
In 1982 the guilt-ridden 18-year-old Rupert tries to remember and understand the events of the past amidst the chaos of the present.
Mad from the Sun
Miina’s morning routine is interrupted when she finds a small plastic bag taped to the window. Inside, she finds a bloody human ear. The ear sends Miina back in time to relive her first teenage love affair with Lukas.
Guilt
Guilt is a high concept thriller that follows Tomas, a man who joins a violent criminal gang in an attempt to find his sister. As he delves deeper into his mission, his moralities waver and his obsession starts to consume him.
Carrier
Janika takes advantage of her pregnancy by smuggling amphetamine from Tallinn to Helsinki with her brother.
The Man Who Died
Jaakko, a mushroom entrepreneur, finds out too late that he has been fatally slow-poisoned by persons unknown. He sets out to find the culprits before he dies.
Filmography
as Saara
as Maria Pudas
as Taina Kaunismaa
as Caisa
as Miina
as Janika
as Paula
as Johanna
as Minna
as Silja Rautamaa
as Pregnant Woman
as Baarimaija
as Meri
as Nora
as Heini
as Ada Koljonen
as Emmi
as Beautiful young woman #2
as Maria