Jalmari Helander

Jalmari Helander (born 21 July 1976)^[1] is a Finnish screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2010 film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, the 2014 action-adventure Big Game starring Samuel L. Jackson, and the 2022 WWII action film Sisu. Before turning to feature films, Helander directed several short films and award-winning television commercials.^[2]

Jalmari Helander
Jalmari Helander in 2010
Born	(1976-07-21) 21 July 1976 (age 48) Helsinki, Finland
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Notable work	Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) Big Game (2014) Sisu (2022)

Helander is the brother-in-law of actor Jorma Tommila and the maternal uncle of Jorma's son Onni, both of whom have acted in his films.

Filmography

Feature films

• Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
• Big Game (2014)
• Sisu (2022)
• Sisu 2 (TBA)^[3]
• Fairytale in New York (TBA)^[4]
• Jerry and Ms. Universe (TBA)^[5]

Short films

• Iceman (1999)
• Maximillian Tarzan (1999)
• Ukkonen  [fi] (2001)
• Rare Exports, Inc.  [fr; fi] (2003)
• Rare Exports: The Official Safety Instructions  [fr; fi] (2005)
• The Fakir (2006)

TV Series

• Wingman  [fi] (2016–2018)
• Perfect Commando (2020–)

See also

• Finnish cinema

References

1. "Jalmari Helander". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
2. "Big Game". Toronto International Film Festival. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
3. "Nyt se vahvistui: Sisu 2 on tekeillä – Jalmari Helander palaa ohjaajaksi". Muropaketti (in Finnish). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
4. Kit, Borys (29 October 2024). "Ke Huy Quan to Star in Action Thriller 'Fairytale in New York' for Lionsgate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
5. Rare Exportsin tekijä Jalmari Helander ohjaa scifiseikkailun – FBI-agentti ja hakkeri ufojahdissa – Episodi (in Finnish)

External links

• Jalmari Helander at IMDb