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Veera W. Vilo

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Veera W. Vilo
A promising figure skater flees from Russia to Finland to escape her inhumane circumstances. Despite the bright future and new possibilities, her past won't let go of her. She realises facing her troubled past is her only option to make it to the top.

Director: Roope Olenius Writer: Veera W. Vilo Cast: Veera W. Vilo, Leena Uotila, Karoliina Blackburn, Jevgeni Haukka, Miikka J. Anttila, Saara Elina, Regina Launivuo, Sirke Lääkkölä, Ilona Chevakova, Slava Dugin, Beata Harju, Viivi Pumpanen Producers: Roope Olenius, Veera W. Vilo, Teea Siltanen, Miikka J. Anttila Production: Bright Fame Pictures Co-Production: Brave Teddy Oy, Optipari Oy, Whitepoint Oy
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Free Skate (2022)
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Veera W. Vilo was born in Oulu, North of Finland on September 22, 1990 as a first child for two architects. She grew up in Espoo, South-Coast of Finland. At the age of eight she began her musical studies with playing a trumpet for six years. A year later she started her gymnastics career ending up winning an Aesthetic Group Gymnastics junior world championship with her team Deltat in the gymnastics club Olarin Voimistelijat in 2005. She eventually quit her musical studies in order to concentrate more on her gymnastics career, which eventually led to her winning an Aesthetic Group Gymnastics senior world championship and a world cup gold with Deltat in 2008.

She graduated from Haukilahti High School in 2009 with an art stipend. Ending her gymnastics career the same year, she decided to pursue acting. She went on to study acting at the West-Finland college for a year in 2010, gaining experience on stage and landing her first film roles the same year.

In 2011 she moved to the UK to start her BA Acting studies at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and living in Carmarthen, Wales for three years. During her last year at the university before graduating she starred in a notorious Finnish horror-comedy Bunny the Killer Thing (2015) (2015). The film set in motion a new wave of Finnish independent film and ended up gaining her international recognition for her screen work. During the filming she also met her future spouse Roope Olenius. After her graduation in 2014 Vilo moved back to Finland to pursue making films with the people she had so successfully gotten acquainted with during the filming of Bunny the Killer Thing.

In 2015 Vilo and Olenius were cast together to play siblings in Sami Pöyry's thriller Punainen kohina (2021) (2021), which they both ended up producing. This resulted in her establishing a boutique production and distribution company Bright Fame Pictures together with Olenius. In 2016 they filmed Tuftland (2017) (2017), in which she acted as an actress-producer with Olenius directing. In 2019 it was announced that Vilo would be playing the lead role in Free Skate (2022) (2022), which is a drama-thriller set in the figure skating world written by Vilo.

Vilo lives in Espoo, Finland with Olenius and their three children.
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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Autumn 2019
Kyrsyä - Tuftland Guest Premiere 2018
Tuftland 2017
still photo from The Years
Snowdance Independent Film Festival / Kyrsyä - Tuftland European premiere
Bath (Amme) 2019
still from Tuftland
Red Carpet Film Festival, 2018, Finland
Red Carpet Film Festival, 2018, Finland
Veera W. Vilo
Kyrsyä - Tuftland / Angelma&Mäkelä sponsor event
Kyrsyä - Tuftland / Angelma&Mäkelä sponsor event

Known for

Karoliina Blackburn, Jevgeni Haukka, Leena Uotila, Miikka J. Anttila, Sirke Lääkkölä, Viivi Pumpanen, Veera W. Vilo, Roope Olenius, Saara Elina, Ilona Chevakova, and Regina Launivuo in Free Skate (2022)
Free Skate
5.9
  • Figure Skater
  • 2022
Tuftland (2017)
Tuftland
5.0
  • Irina
  • 2017
Punainen kohina (2021)
Punainen kohina
5.1
  • Maiju Vähämäki
  • 2021
Bunny the Killer Thing (2015)
Bunny the Killer Thing
4.3
  • Nina
  • 2015

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Actress

  • Backwood Madness
    • Hostess
    • Post-production
  • Wild Duck
    • In Production
  • Helsinki-syndrooma (2022)
    Helsinki-syndrooma
    • Sallisen tytär
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Karoliina Blackburn, Jevgeni Haukka, Leena Uotila, Miikka J. Anttila, Sirke Lääkkölä, Viivi Pumpanen, Veera W. Vilo, Roope Olenius, Saara Elina, Ilona Chevakova, and Regina Launivuo in Free Skate (2022)
    Free Skate
    • Figure Skater
    • 2022
  • Jari Manninen and Janne-Markus Katila in Jarin Matka 2: Ylösnousemus (2022)
    Jarin Matka 2: Ylösnousemus
    • Veera W. Vilo
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Punainen kohina (2021)
    Punainen kohina
    • Maiju Vähämäki
    • 2021
  • Veera W. Vilo and Matti Mustonen in Amme (2019)
    Amme
    • Karo
    • Short
    • 2019
  • 2 Times Terror: Lyrics of Death (2019)
    2 Times Terror: Lyrics of Death
    • Veera W. Vilo
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • Onnen vuosi (2018)
    Onnen vuosi
    • Krista
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Tuftland (2017)
    Tuftland
    • Irina
    • 2017
  • Etsinnässä (2016)
    Etsinnässä
    • Sini
    • 2016
  • Roba (2012)
    Roba
    • Naamiaiskaupan myyjä
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • NightStop: ULTRA
    • Ultra
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Jari Manninen, Janne-Markus Katila, and Davy Ostermaa in Jarin Matka (2016)
    Jarin Matka
    • Veera W. Vilo
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Off the Map (2016)
    Off the Map
    • Asuntoa ostava nainen
    • 2016
  • Jeon Do-yeon and Gong Yoo in A Man and a Woman (2016)
    A Man and a Woman
    • Waitress
    • 2016
  • Love Records: Gimme Some Love (2016)
    Love Records: Gimme Some Love
    • Eeva (as Veera Vilo)
    • 2016

Producer

  • Karoliina Blackburn, Jevgeni Haukka, Leena Uotila, Miikka J. Anttila, Sirke Lääkkölä, Viivi Pumpanen, Veera W. Vilo, Roope Olenius, Saara Elina, Ilona Chevakova, and Regina Launivuo in Free Skate (2022)
    Free Skate
    • producer
    • 2022
  • Punainen kohina (2021)
    Punainen kohina
    • producer
    • 2021
  • Tuftland (2017)
    Tuftland
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Etsinnässä (2016)
    Etsinnässä
    • co-producer
    • 2016
  • Capture the Night
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2013

Writer

  • Karoliina Blackburn, Jevgeni Haukka, Leena Uotila, Miikka J. Anttila, Sirke Lääkkölä, Viivi Pumpanen, Veera W. Vilo, Roope Olenius, Saara Elina, Ilona Chevakova, and Regina Launivuo in Free Skate (2022)
    Free Skate
    • Writer
    • 2022
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Free Skate | Official Trailer | Bright Fame Pictures
Kyrsyä - Tuftland | Official Trailer
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Kyrsyä - Tuftland | Official Trailer

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    • Veera Vilo
  • Height
    • 5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
  • Spouse
    • Roope OleniusJanuary 4, 2014 - present (3 children)
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    • 12 Interviews
    • 10 Articles

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