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Jon-Jon Geitel
(Jed)

Geitel (1990-) is a first year student in Theatre Academy Helsinki. He works as a singer, actor and voice actor. This young man from Helsinki was a cast member in The Midsummer Child (directed by Claes Olsson, 2005), Pearls and Pigs (directed by Perttu Leppä, 2003) and in the TV series Helppo elämä (2009), Kotikatu (2009) and Lukio (2008). He did the leading role in the Finnish version of High School Musical (2008). He has been a voice actor in numerous productions.  

Pihla Maalismaa
(Lulu)

Maalismaa (1991-), from Helsinki, graduated in spring 2010 from the Kallio Secondary School (a school specialized in performing arts). She has studied film & television and is about to start her studies in Theatre Academy Helsinki in autumn 2011. Maalismaa is part of the Q-theatre youth troupe in which her biggest performance has thus far been Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2000-2001), directed by Reko Lundán and shown at the Finnish National Theatre. She has also gained presentation experience as the host of a youth news show on the Yle channel in Finland from 2003 to 2005.  

Heikki Silvennoinen
(Saastamoinen)

Kristiina Elstelä
(Veera)

Milla Kaitalahti
(Salla, Lulu's friend)

Kaitalahti has acted in the TV series Lukio (2008) and Vasikantanssi (2003-2004) as well as the Mari Rantasila short film Pieniä eroja (2002). 

Jon Eikemo
(Börje)

Eikemo (1939-), a Norwegian, debuted as an actor at the dawn of the 1960's. Since then, the multi-faceted veteran actor has acted in more than twenty films and in almost as many TV series.

Oiva Lohtander
(Little Antti)

Lohtander (1942-) is a veteran film, television and theatre actor. He has been awarded a Jussi award for best supporting actor for the film The Christmas Party (directed by Jari Halonen 1996) and a Venla award for best lead actor for the TV series Raid (directed by Tapio Piirainen 2000). 

Risto Salmi
(Big Antti)

Salmi (1941-), who has spent time in front of the camera as well as on stage, is especially well known for his many daring supporting roles. His most memorable roles have been that of Turpeinen in TV 2's countryside comedy trilogy Maalaiaskomedia-trilogia and Ass-Arska in Raid (directed by Tapio Piirainen 2003).

Satu Markkanen
(Saastamoinen's wife)

Markkanen is a former competitive dancer and current dance instructor familiar from Finland's Dancing with the Stars. In this, her first film role, she will get a chance to take to the dance floor.

Katariina Kaitue
(Eeva Pohjakallio, Jed's mother)

Kaitue (1969-), who is a mainstay at the Finnish National Theatre, is also in demand for filmed roles. She has performed in films such as The Glory and Misery of Human Life (directed by Matti Kassila 1988), The Land of Happiness (directed by Markku Pölönen 1993) and The Year of the Wolf (directed by Olli Saarela 2007).

Antti Virmavirta
(Markku Laakso, Lulu's father)

Finnish audiences remember Virmavirta (1959-) best from the sketch comedy series Pulkkinen (1998 to 2001), but he has acted in numerous films over the years as well, including Hayflower and Quiltshoe (directed by Kaisa Rastimo, 2002), 8 Days to Premiere (directed by Perttu Leppä 2008) and The Novelist (directed by Hannu Kahakorpi, 2008). His most recent acting work was as a voice actor in the Finnish-language version of Nanny McPhee. 

Marjaana Maijala
(Marja Laakso, Lulu's mother)

Maijala (1968-) has acted in numerous films including Klaus Härö's As If I Didn't Exist (2002) and Mother of Mine (2005). On television, her most prominent roles were in the dramatic series Kotikatu and Hovimäki for Finnish public broadcaster Yle.

Taisto Reimaluoto
(Immonen, Jed's boss)

Reimaluoto (1961-) became familiar to domestic audiences from Jouko Turkka's 1989 TV version of the famous Finnish story The Seven Brothers. He has since acted in numerous films, TV series and theatre productions, and has also staged his own monologue plays.

Maija Paunio
(Rauha, Veera's daughter)

The multi-talented Paunio (1965-) has acted in numerous theatre, TV and radio productions but has only been seen in two feature length theatrical films, Raimo O Niemi's Kissan kuolema (1994) and Hannu Kahakorpi's The Novelist (2007). 

Max Ovaska
(Körri, Lulu's ex-boyfriend)

Minttu Hellstén
(Emma, Lulu's friend)

Hellstén (1987-) has studied music theatre and gratuated as a musician from Joensuu Conservatory. At the moment she is studying Finnish folk music in the North Karelia University of Applied Sciences. She also sings and plays in several music groups.