Secret Lives (1999)
Secret Lives (1999)




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Cast & Crew.

Timo Jurkka
Lasse Sievinen

Olga Temonen
Noora Autio

Sami Uotila
Aki Nikkinen

Sanna Luostarinen
Elina Taalasmaa

Anu Palevaara
Jenni Vainio

Tuomas Kytömäki
Aleksi Salin

Johanna Raunio
Tanja Jääskeläinen

Esko Kovero
Ismo Laitela

Maija-Liisa Peuhu
Ulla Taalasmaa

Jarmo Koski
Seppo Taalasmaa

Piitu Uski
Laura Kiviranta

Teemu Lehtilä
Aaro Vaalanne

Constantinos Mavromichalis
Romeo Aro

Jaana Saarinen
Maarit Salin

Sami Sarjula
Ossi Puolakka

Oona Louhivaara
Juulia Autio

Henna Tanskanen
Aamu Korhonen

Miia Nuutila
Anna Järvinen

Hanna Karjalainen
Salla Laitela

Tommi Taurula
Kari Taalasmaa

Susanna Indrén
Jaana Nieminen

Pete Lattu
Kalle Laitela

Markku Pulli
Joonatan Sievinen

Kirsi Ståhlberg
Isabella Holm

Anneli Ranta
Helena Kuula

Tero Tiittanen
Sergei Kuula

Sara Parikka
Peppi Kuula

Jarkko Nyman
Sebastian Vuorela

Jason Daniel
Creator

Johanna Tukiainen
Petra

Aku Laitinen
Heiskanen

Anne Harris
Creator

Jasmin Hamid
Katariina Mäkelä

Greg Stevens
Creator

Mia Ehrnrooth
Cindy Rintala

Mikko Parikka
Jiri Viitamäki

Rufus Rusanen
Severi Sievinen

Emil Hallberg
Onni Taalasmaa

Rosa Rusanen
Iida Mustonen

Hemmo Karja
Janne Haukkala

Petteri Paavola
Elias Vikstedt

Ronny Roslöf
Lari Väänänen

Pauliina Jokinen
Matleena Rintala

Henri Kaisla
Roni Jalava

Sirja Minkkinen
Kaisla

Ari-Matti Hedman
Ilkka Väänänen

Oliver Lehto
Oliver Vuorela

Aleksi Sariola
Ken Ojala

Susanna Laine
Sirpa

Jasper Pääkkönen
Saku Salin

Susanna Anteroinen
Liisa Salo

Vivi Wahlström
Viola Helenius / Viola Angervuo

Olga Heikkala
Mira Angervuo / Mira Jokinen

Oona Kare
Marianna Kurki

Olga Heikkala
Mira Jokinen

Emma Nopanen
Nella Tamminen

Tiia Elg
Eva Tamminen

Ronja Alatalo
Hanne Laitela

Hanna Kinnunen
Salla Taalasmaa

Inkeri Mertanen
Dahlia Mustavaara

Raimo Grönberg
Gunnar Mustavaara

Axel Milliam
Kristian Harju

Maarit Poussa
Jutta Korhonen

Tuure Taskinen
Henrik Ekholm

Aida Fanfani
Erika Ekholm

Jarkko Miettinen
Noel Axelsson

Sofia Lehtinen
Laila Kajander

Konsta Hietanen
Miki Kajander

Elmeri Ylä-Rautio
Matias Kajander

Lenita Susi
Daniela Axelsson

Tuuli Mattila
Susu Honkanen

Monika Lindeman
Linda Eerikäinen

Sampsa Tuomala
Sampo Kaukovaara

Elina Niskanen
Anniina Aalto

Venla Savikuja
Media.


Details.
Release DateJanuary 25, 1999
Original NameSalatut elämät
StatusReturning Series
Seasons27
Episodes4723
Running Time21m
Content RatingNR
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Salatut elämät ("Secret Lives", literally "Concealed Lives") is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment block in Helsinki. The series primarily centres on the residents of Pihlajakatu and its neighbouring areas. Only four of the original twenty characters – Ismo (Esko Kovero), Kalle (Pete Lattu), Aki (Sami Uotila) and Kari (Tommi Taurula) – still remain in the series, and most of the series' current characters have made their debuts in 2014 or later. Ismo is the only character who has never left the series.
During the series' 25-year run, over 4,600 episodes have been aired, making it the longest running drama in television in the Nordics. On 12 June 2017, it was announced that Salatut elämät will be on the air until the summer 2023, making the series the longest-lasting drama series of all time in Finland. It was later stated that the series would continue airing after 2023.
MTV3 also airs reruns of the series every weekend (Monday-Wednesday episodes on Saturday, Thursday-Friday episodes on Sunday). In the summer, the channel airs reruns of the series; in the summer of 2014, episodes from the season 2009–2010 were aired.
Eight web spin-off series have been made; Romeo & Rafael Desperados in 2008, Lillukanvarsia in 2010–2011, Tuuliranta in 2011–2012, Young Man Cash Man in 2013, Young Girl, Dream Girl in 2014, Satula in 2015, Bikineitä ja timantteja (or in English known as Bikinis and Diamonds) in 2016 and Pihlajakadun tuhmat tädit in 2016–2017.
On 5 December 2012, the first Salatut elämät movie was released. The teen thriller movie Nightmare – Painajainen merellä ("Nightmare – Nightmare at Sea") was one of the most watched Finnish films of 2012. The film was directed by Marko Äijö and the main characters are Peppi (Sara Säkkinen), Heidi (Venla Savikuja), Jiri (Mikko Parikka), Joonatan (Markku Pulli), Miro (Patrik Borodavkin), Oona (Sara Lohiniva) and Sampo (Sampsa Tuomala). Nightmare - Painajainen merellä also won the Jussi Award in the category Public Favorite. A second film, called Nightmare 2 was released in December 2014.
The show's romantic storyline between Elias (Petteri Paavola) and Lari (Ronny Röslöf), nicknamed "Larias", initially proved very popular on YouTube. A fan account featured clips of the two gay characters. The production company decided not to intervene because they saw it as good publicity.
Another LGBT couple Mira Jokinen & Viola Helenius (now having Viola's grandmothers maiden name, Angervuo as their surname) have also become popular on YouTube. "Miola" became a phenomenon abroad after a Finnish fan started uploading their story with English subtitles on Youtube series. Mira and Viola even got married, being the first same-sex couple to be married in a Finnish soap.
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