

Born in Heinola
2016, Finnish. Directed by Tuukka Temonen.
A story of five Finnish youth growing up during the devastating '90s recession. They live in the small timber industrial town of Heinola. As the parents of these young teens struggle through hard economic times, the five very different youths meet by coincidence to form the punk band Apulanta.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
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Cast & crew
- Tuukka TemonenDirector
- Tatu SinisaloToni Wirtanen
- Teppo MannerSimo Santapukki
- Iiro PanulaTuukka Temonen
- Roope SalminenAntti Lautala
- Mimosa WillamoAmanda 'Mandy' Gaynor
- Hanna VähäpassiElli
- Pyry NikkiläPete
- UniikkiRätti
- Laura MalmivaaraMervi Wirtanen
- Lorenz BackmanRisto Santapukki
- Olga TemonenSirkka Santapukki
- Enna SaariReetta Santapukki
Details
- Released
- 7 September 2016
- Original title
- Teit meistä kauniin
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Olga Temonen, Niisku Haapala, Tuukka Temonen
- Budget
- $1.2M
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How long is Born in Heinola?
Born in Heinola runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Born in Heinola isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 September 2016. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Born in Heinola?
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Who directed Born in Heinola?
Born in Heinola (2016) was directed by Tuukka Temonen and stars Tatu Sinisalo, Teppo Manner, Iiro Panula.