---
name: "Jalmari Helander"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jalmari-helander"
fi1m_id: "jalmari-helander"
imdb_id: "nm1118351"
tmdb_id: 145228
wikidata_id: "Q2580634"
roles: ["Writer","Director"]
born: "21 July 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-24T21:14:14.282831+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jalmari Helander

## Identity

Jalmari Helander

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jalmari-helander
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jalmari-helander
- **IMDb ID:** nm1118351
- **TMDB ID:** 145228
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2580634
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalmari_Helander, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2580634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1118351/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/145228

Writer and director. Born 21 July 1976 in Helsinki, Finland.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Director
- **Born:** 21 July 1976, Helsinki, Finland
- **Active:** 2022–present
- **Also known as:** جالماري هيلاندير
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalmari_Helander, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2580634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1118351/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/145228

## Coming up

- *John Rambo* (2027-06-04), Director

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Sisu*](https://film.one/film/sisu.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jalmari Helander (born 21 July 1976) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He was born in Helsinki.

Helander is known for writing and directing the feature films *Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale* (2010), *Big Game* (2014) and *Sisu* (2022). He has also directed episodes of television series including *Wingman* (2017–2018) and earlier short films and commercials. In 2025 he wrote and directed the sequel *Sisu: Road to Revenge*.

He is the brother-in-law of actor Jorma Tommila and uncle of Onni Tommila, both of whom have appeared in his films.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sisu* (2022), Fi1m 70, Writer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/sisu.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *John Rambo* (2027), Director, Writer
- *Sisu: Road to Revenge* (2025), Writer, Director
- *The Last Stand of Ellen Cole* (2024), Story, Co-Executive Producer
- *Sisu* (2022), Director, Writer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/sisu.md)
- *Karkurit* (2021), series, Director
- *Perfect Commando* (2020), series, Director
- *Big Game* (2014), Director, Writer
- *Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale* (2010), Original Story, Director, Writer, Production Design
- *The Fakir* (2006), Director, Producer, Screenstory
- *The Official Rare Exports Inc. Safety Instructions 2005* (2005), Director, Writer
- *Rare Exports Inc.* (2003), Writer, Director
- *Ukkonen* (2001), Director, Set Decoration, Writer, Production Design
- *Iceman* (1999), Writer, Editor, Director
- *Maxmillian Tarzan* (1999), Director, Costume Design, Editor, Writer, Sound Designer, Set Designer
- *Jerry and Ms. Universe*, Director, Writer
- *Fairytale in New York*, Director

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Sitges Film Festival Best Director award 2010: Sitges Film Festival Best Director award (won), for *Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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