Jani Volanen

Born: 1971-11-01

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.


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Hatching

as Father
Released: 2022-03-04

12 year old Tinja is desperate to please her mother, a woman obsessed with presenting the image...

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Dogs Don't Wear Pants

as Pauli
Released: 2019-11-01

Juha has lost his wife in an accident. Years after, he still feels numb and unable to connect...

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Man's Job

as Olli
Released: 2007-02-23

Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as...

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On Thin Ice

as Hans
Released: 2009-09-23

It's Christmas Eve in Helsinki. Young taxi driver Samu is working to escape a family Christmas...

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Love and Other Troubles

as Eikka
Released: 2012-01-27

Ville, 25, is a downbeat former child star who's successfully avoided his womanizing rock 'n'...

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Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

as Nipa
Released: 2006-01-13

Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships,...

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Laugh or Die

as Hjalmar Kalm
Released: 2018-03-16

Parikka, the actor once called the Funniest Man in Finland, and his troupe are about to be...

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Forbidden Fruit

as Ilari
Released: 2009-02-13

Two 18-year old girls from a christian fundamentalist community flee to a city for a summer job.

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Police Investigates

as Ahti
Released: 2012-03-08

A 16 year old girl claims she was abducted. Two police officer are tasked with investigating...

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Romanovin kivet

as Henrik
Released: 1993-11-26

This action packed Finnish thriller tells the tale of two friends who get their revenge against...

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Lapland Odyssey 3

as Kittilän runkkareiden pomo
Released: 2017-08-23

In the third instalment of the franchise, Janne embarks on an epic hike, a journey of...

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Homecoming

as Kake
Released: 2015-08-21

Tiina decides to reconnect with his aged and bohemian father living alone. With her reluctant...

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Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva

as Räikkönen
Released: 1990-11-02

The colonel's wife's tin pints need to be cleaned up, and Sergeant First Class Körmy tasks two...

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Happier Times, Grump

as Pekka
Released: 2018-08-24

The Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin...

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The Mine

as Pekka Perä
Released: 2016-01-22

A young and ambitious civil servant Jussi finds himself being in charge of the environmental...

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Butterflies

as Petri
Released: 2024-09-27

Siiri, a hardworking millennial, wants to be successful in her job as the advisor to the...

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Playing Solo

as Toimituspäällikkö
Released: 2007-12-28

Emma and Joel get dumped by their partners on the same day, and when they meet each other they...

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Eden

as Asko
Released: 2020-08-07

Eden is a coming-of-age film about a Protestant Confirmation camp on a summer’s week, set in the...

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The Prince of Soap

as Ohjaaja
Released: 2006-02-10

Screenwriter Ilona falls in love with Kalle, the main star of the series, and mixes fact and...

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Ladies of Steel

as Ville
Released: 2020-01-03

Inkeri, 75, has hit her husband on the head with a solid iron frying pan and is planning to bury...

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Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet

as Sotamies Räikkönen
Released: 1991-10-18

Sergeant Friman is developing an automatic submarine detector that piques the interest of both,...

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Vääpeli Körmy ja etelän hetelmät

as Alikersantti Räikkönen
Released: 1992-10-09

The Minister of Defence asks sergeant Körmy to take part in operation, where the United States...

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One Foot Under

as Priest
Released: 2009-03-20

Visa Vuorio, a 35-year old team leader at the Helsinki city gardening department, is suffering...

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An Eye for an Eye

as Sulo Salo / Kalevi Salo
Released: 1999-10-01

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Vääpeli Körmy ja kahtesti laukeava

as Porttivahti Räikkönen
Released: 1997-08-15

New takeover plans and Russian art thief looking for Mannerheim's portraits keep Sergeant Körmy...

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The Bouncer

as The Bouncer
Released: 2020-11-01

A night club bouncer gets disgusted of all the violence and repression of the weak he is seeing....

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Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni

as Vartiomies Räikkönen
Released: 1994-09-16

Relations between Sweden and Finland come to near breaking point. When further negotiations led...

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Distractions

as Veli Korhonen
Released: 2015-09-11

Distracted by life, Mr. Makkonen misses his engagement party by decades. From the cradle to the...

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Jerico 2000

as uncredited
Released: 1999-01-02

Jerico 2000 is a magazine programme parody made by Julmahuvi group. It's mainly made of parts...

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The Joyboys Story

as Yanee
Released: 1997-04-05

A mockumentary about a fictional Finnish boy band The Joyboys.

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Falling Angels

as Lääkäri Erjomaa
Released: 2008-12-05

The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his...

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Fire-Eater

as Clown
Released: 1998-10-30

The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later...

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Rakastin epätoivoista naista

as uncredited
Released: 1999-03-26

A romantic comedy about 30-year-old Leo and a 40-year-old, pregnant single mother of three, Maarit.

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Nurses

as Paul
First aired: 2014-10-29

Like good soldiers in a war-zone, hospital staff are expected to respect the chain of command...

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Deadwind

as Usko Bergdahl
First aired: 2018-03-14

When Sofia Karppi, a detective in her 30's who is trying to get over her husband's death,...

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Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood

as Akseli
First aired: 2000-02-29

Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television...

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Kaverille ei jätetä

as Arto "Ape" Rutanen
First aired: 1999-10-03

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Kaverille ei jätetä

as Mies kapakassa
First aired: 1999-10-03

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Kaverille ei jätetä

as Taksikuski
First aired: 1999-10-03

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Kaverille ei jätetä

as Lasse
First aired: 1999-10-03

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Bullets

as Jaska Lahti
First aired: 2018-10-19

An ex-terrorist, Madina Taburova, who was presumed dead, turns up in Helsinki seeking political...

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Ihmebantu

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-06-06

Ihmebantu is a Finnish black humor sketch show.

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Ihmebantu

as Various
First aired: 2009-06-06

Ihmebantu is a Finnish black humor sketch show.

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Suojelijat

as Rami
First aired: 2008-03-04

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Jefferson Anderson

as Kyösti Pöysti (Voice) / Juhani Kontiovaara (Voice)
First aired: 2007-02-17

Jefferson Anderson is a Finnish animated sitcom. The computer-animated series portrays a...

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Maan mitta

as Juha Kemppi
First aired: 2007-10-31

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Mennen tullen

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-12-22

Mennen Tullen is a four-part parody mini-series created by Studio Julmahuvi. It aired on YLE...

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