Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1976-07-21 00:00:00
Birth Place:Helsinki, Finland
Known For:Directing
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Jalmari Helander
Biography
Jalmari Helander (born 21 July 1976) is a Finnish screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2010 film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (which Cate Blanchett named as one of her favorite movies), 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.
Filmography (37)
⭐ 9
The Fakir
screenstory2006
⭐ 5.2
Ukkonen
director2001
⭐ 6.2
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
writer2010
⭐ 6.2
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
production design2010
⭐ 5.5
Maxmillian Tarzan
director1999
⭐ 5.5
Maxmillian Tarzan
writer1999
⭐ 5.5
Maxmillian Tarzan
editor1999
⭐ 5.5
Maxmillian Tarzan
costume design1999
⭐ 5.5
Maxmillian Tarzan
set designer1999
⭐ 5.5
Maxmillian Tarzan
sound designer1999
No Image
Jerry and Ms. Universe
writer2026
⭐ 9
The Fakir
producer2006
⭐ 9
The Fakir
director2006
⭐ 5.2
Ukkonen
writer2001
⭐ 5.2
Ukkonen
production design2001
⭐ 5.2
Ukkonen
set decoration2001
⭐ 10
No Image
Iceman
director1999
⭐ 10
No Image
Iceman
writer1999
⭐ 10
No Image
Iceman
editor1999
⭐ 5.5
Big Game
director2014
Sisu: Road to Revenge
director2025
⭐ 7.4
Sisu
director2022
⭐ 7.4
Sisu
writer2022
⭐ 7.9
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
story2024
⭐ 7.9
The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
co-executive producer2024
⭐ 7.2
The Official Rare Exports Inc. Safety Instructions 2005
director2005
⭐ 7.2
The Official Rare Exports Inc. Safety Instructions 2005
writer2005
No Image
Fairytale in New York
director2026
Sisu: Road to Revenge
writer2025
⭐ 5.5
Big Game
writer2014
John Rambo
director2026
John Rambo
writer2026
⭐ 6.2
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
director2010
⭐ 6.2
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
original story2010
⭐ 7
Rare Exports Inc.
director2003
⭐ 7
Rare Exports Inc.
writer2003
No Image
Jerry and Ms. Universe
director2026