Love and Hippos (12) - Kino Helios

Name: Love and Hippos (12) - Kino Helios
Start: 2026-09-30T15:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-10-09T15:00:00+03:00
Location: Malmitalo

took place · 30 Sep 2026

Malmitalo, Helsinki

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Two strangers meet at their friends' wedding.

Touko feels an immediate attraction to Eevi. Also present is Touko's spouse, successful singer Leena, who senses the growing attraction between these two. Over one summer evening on Greek cliffs, they speak honestly about love, divorce, the longing to be seen, and desires - while celebrating an unforgettable wedding.

Director Dome Karukoski's romantic drama Love and Hippos is based on author Emmi-Liia Sjöholm's bestselling novel Hippos. Karukoski and Sjöholm wrote the screenplay together. Starring Pihla Viitala (Eevi), Aku Sipola (Touko), and Jenni Vartiainen (Leena).

Age limit: 12
Duration: 102 min
Premiere: 25.09.2026
Language: Finnish
Subtitles: Finnish

About: Pihla Viitala

She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy and began her career in the late 2000s with feature films such as Ganes (2007) and Tears of April (Käsky, 2008). In 2010, she was named one of Europe's Shooting Stars at the Berlin International Film Festival. She subsequently developed an international career, notably appearing in the American fantasy action film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) and the Italian comedy-drama Latin Lover (2015). On television, she achieved widespread international recognition for her leading role as Detective Sofia Karppi in the crime drama series Deadwind (Karppi, 2018–2021), a performance that earned her the Kultainen Venla Award for Best Actress. She has also featured in the drama series Arctic Circle (Ivalo) and Cold Courage (2020). In cinema, she portrayed the title role in the historical drama Maria's Paradise (Marian paratiisi, 2019).

About: Jenni Vartiainen

A five-album career, nine Emma Awards, and a 2025 chart-topper - Jenni Vartiainen remains the defining voice of Finnish pop, now touring concert halls across Finland with her Vedenalaista show this autumn.

Emma Awards won

Finnish album chart peak - ORIGO (2025)

14M+

Spotify streams - ORIGO pre-release singles combined

330,000+

Certified album units sold in Finland (solo career)

What's new

2026-04
Vartiainen announced the Vedenalaista concert hall tour for autumn 2026, with dates across Finland including Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Oulu.
2026-04
She released the new single 'Joku johon nojata', her first original release since the platinum-streaming album ORIGO.
2025-03
ORIGO, Vartiainen's fifth studio album, debuted at number one on the Finnish Official Albums Chart in week 13 of 2025.

Tour

HelsinkiJoensuuOuluHyvinkääTampereJyväskyläMikkeliKotkaTurkuLahtiEspoo

Tracks

Missä muruseni on2010 chart-topper, named Radio Song of All Time at the 2025 Radio Gala

En haluu kuolla tänä yönäFinnish #1 single from the triple-platinum album Seili (2010)

Ihmisten edessäDebut hit (2007), Emma Award winner for Song of the Year

Viimeinen pisara (feat. Etta)Platinum-streaming lead single from ORIGO (2024/2025)

ORIGOFifth studio album, Finnish #1 on release week, March 2025

Recent shows

Sep 5, 2026 Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki (FI)
Aug 16, 2026 Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh (US)
Aug 15, 2026 GolfStar Range Leppävaara, Espoo (FI)

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