Hannu Salonen

Director · Born July 10, 1972 (54) · Pori, Finland

Hannu Salonen is a Finnish film director. He works primarily in Germany.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: July 10, 1972 (54)
From: Pori, Finland
Works as: Director
Titles: 8 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Hannu Salonen's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

48%

Morality

19%

Bonds

13%

Power

12%

Society

8%

Ambition2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

2

Hopeful

2

Triumphant

1

Thrilling

1

Joyful

1

How their films linger

Hopeful2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hannu Salonen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

MHz Choice5 titles, show their 5 titles on MHz Choice

Subscription and free streaming for Hannu Salonen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

Kommissar Jennerwein – Hochsaison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Director
Adams Acht(2026)
Director
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Turmschatten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 6 episodes · Director
I Am Scrooge(2024)
Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Blindspot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Director
Der Rebell - Von Leimen nach Wimbledon(2021)
Director
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
不羁冠军路 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Director
Oktoberfest: Beer and Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Arctic Circle(2018)
Show 16 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Ostfriesenkrimis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director
Dresden Mord - Nachtgestalten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director
Ein gefährliches Angebot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director · Writer
Die Hebamme II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director
Shades of Guilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Vares: The Sheriff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Director · Screenplay
Murder by the Lake(2014)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Die Hebamme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director
Crossing Lines(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Crime Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Inspektor Barbarotti - Verachtung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director
The Seduction - The Strange Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director
Des Kaisers neue Kleider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Director
Inspektor Barbarotti - Mensch ohne Hund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Director
Vasha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Director · Writer
Der Mann von gestern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Director
Spur der Hoffnung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Director
Liebe ist die beste Medizin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Director
Ein Teenager flippt aus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Director
All' Arrabbiata - Eine kochende Leidenschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Director
Downhill City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Director · Writer
Police Call 110(1971)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Tatort(1970)
Show 8 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Kommissar Jennerwein - Hochsaison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director
Vienna Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show Director

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles, 31 of them dated from 1970 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Adams Acht (2026)

$544K worldwide

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing34 of 34 · 46^thWriting4 of 34Other crew1 of 34

34 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Hannu Salonen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hannu Salonen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Felix Cramer shares the most, 3.