Character Relationship Map: Hellsinki

Characters

• Tomppa (played by Samuli Edelmann) — protagonist

  He forces Krisu into a car with Sale and takes him toward the coast, creating an atmosphere of intimidation and possible violence.

• Krisu (played by Peter Franzén) — supporting

  He is abducted and fears that he is about to be killed. He pleads for his life, offers money, and reflects on his family and past.

• Kari (played by Kari Hietalahti) — supporting

  He tries to survive through legitimate business by opening a sex shop, but the store is raided and fails financially. Unable to pay his debts, he attempts a bank robbery, takes a hostage, and is arres...

• Koistinen (played by Juha Veijonen) — supporting

  He is involved in the gang’s struggle over territory and is warned about the return of a former rival. Later, he uses his familiarity with Kari to persuade him to end the failed bank robbery and surre...

• Sale (played by Tommi Rantamäki) — supporting

  He helps Tomppa force Krisu into a car and take him toward the coast, participating in the threatening encounter.

• Uki (played by Pekka Valkeejärvi) — supporting

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Kari → Koistinen (Social Acquaintance) — Their prior familiarity enables Koistinen to communicate with Kari during the crisis.

  During the failed bank robbery, Koistinen is identified as someone who knows Kari and uses that familiarity to speak with him.

• Uki → Koistinen (Conflict Rival) — Their conflict is rooted in control of an illegal alcohol territory.

  Uki resents Koistinen for taking over his former alcohol territory after Uki went to prison.

• Tomppa → Sale (Alliance Teammate) — They cooperate in a violent operation within the gang environment.

  Tomppa and Sale act together when they force Krisu into a car and take him toward the coast.

• Sale → Krisu (Conflict Coercer) — Sale participates directly in the threatening abduction of Krisu.

  Sale joins Tomppa in forcing Krisu into a car and transporting him toward the coast, while Krisu begs for his life.

• Tomppa → Krisu (Conflict Coercer) — Tomppa exerts violent control over Krisu during the unexplained coastal abduction.

  Tomppa forces Krisu into a car with Sale and takes him toward the coast. Krisu fears that he is about to be killed and pleads for his life.

Story Analysis

The film portrays a criminal neighborhood struggling with violence, changing markets, mounting debt, and the collapse of an old way of life.

Plot Progression

1. Violence Beneath Rööperi — Rööperi is established as a gang-controlled neighborhood whose illegal alcohol economy is beginning to change. Krisu's forced journey toward the coast reveals the violence and distrust governing the a...
2. Uki Returns Armed — Koistinen learns that Uki is approaching release from prison and still resents the loss of his former territory. Uki's attempted negotiation becomes deadly, leading to an admission of killing and a po...
3. The Old Trade Fails — Kari's attempt at legitimate business collapses when his sex shop is raided. New alcohol laws undermine bootlegging and force the gang to consider a Swedish operation.
4. Debts And New Drugs — The criminal operation turns toward locally sold speed as the alcohol market weakens. The new venture creates deeper debts and exposes the fragility of the characters' ambitions.
5. The Final Collapse — Unable to pay what he owes, Kari attempts a bank robbery. The failed robbery becomes a hostage standoff, but Koistinen persuades him to surrender, leaving the empty shop as the final image of economic...