Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

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Juha Veijonen

Jussi Valtteri Vares

Laura Malmivaara

Eeva Sunila

Jari Halonen

Karl E. Miesmann

Markku Peltola

Luusalmi

Jorma Tommila

Antero Kraft

Minna Turunen

Ifigenia Multanen

Samuli Edelmann

Mikko Koitere

Pekka Valkeejärvi

Jari 'Hillosilmä' Munck

Kari Hietalahti

Tetsuo Sinkkonen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Jarmo

Santeri Kinnunen

Touko Reiman

Heli Sutela

Liisa, Eevan ystävä

Georges Copeloussis

Gennadi Antipov

Mihail Jegorenkov

Sergei

Viktor Drevitsky

Juri
(as Viktor Drevitski)

Jouko Klemettilä

Pappi

Pekka Huotari

Lehtosuo, saattovartija

Tommi Korpela

Uusniitty, saattovartija

Director
- Aleksi Mäkelä
Writers
- Pekka Lehtosaari
- Reijo Mäki
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Trivia
The news reporter who reports about the couple's escape on the TV in Vares' house is a real news reporter in Finland's channel 4 (Nelonen).

Quotes
Mikko Koitere: Why aren't we moving? Are we gonna stay here?
Pirre, Koitereen vaimo: Stop it.
Mikko Koitere: Stop what?
Pirre, Koitereen vaimo: That.
Mikko Koitere: What 'that'? Don't take that doggyface now. What do I have to stop? Speak Finnish! What do I have to stop?
Pirre, Koitereen vaimo: Don't do this, I don't want to talk when Jaakko is here, we'll talk later...
Mikko Koitere: Hey, if we're not moving we're gonna talk. Don't take that doggyface!
Pirre, Koitereen vaimo: Don't get pissed!
Mikko Koitere: I'm not getting pissed, I'm talking very calmly, I'm asking what's wrong with you. And what do I have to stop? What do I have to stop? What? What what what what? What the hell is wrong with you now? I've had a fucking hard day without that doggyface and sulking...
Pirre, Koitereen vaimo: You know what? Forget it!

Connections
Followed by V2 - jäätynyt enkeli (2007)

Soundtracks
Rakkauden vahvistama
Music by Olli Lindholm and Mikko Kangasjärvi
Lyrics by Pauli Hanhiniemi
Performed by Yö
Courtesy of Poko Rekords Oy

Best Finnish actionmovie of all times

I have read all "Vares"-books by Reijo Mäki and I'm a huge fan. When I heard that there will be movie about Vares and Juha Veijonen will portray him, I was excited. The movie was not a disappointment. Story follows quite exactly the book, but one thing makes me wonder. The jokes from the book were dismissed and screenwriter Pekka Lehtosaari has written a whole bunch of new ones. Well, maybe that's not bad at all. Anyway, the characters are marvelous - never before in Finnish movie has been so many superious characters - and casting for them just fantastic. Especially Jari Halonen as ruthless Miesmann and Kari Hietalahti as half finnish/half Japanese hit-man Tetsuo Sinkkonen. And of course Juha Veijonen in the title-role. Laura Malmivaara is also fantastic - as are almost every actor in this movie. Aleksi Mäkelä is number one action-director of Finland and he won't let us down this time around. The soundtrack is also fine. I'll give VARES 9/10.