Jalmari Helander

Jalmari Helander is a filmmaker specialized in action and genre films with a Finnish twist. His debut feature Rare Exports (2010), a dark and humorous look at the beloved Santa Claus, was already an international success, winning the Variety Piazza Grande award in Locarno and the Best Motion Picture and Best Director awards in Sitges. Next came the action adventure story Big Game (2014), with Samuel L. Jackson in the lead, and the WWII-set action film Sisu (2022) and its sequel, Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025). Helander is currently working on a Rambo prequel.