Liikenneturva – Sardiinin aivot

When everything is still ahead.

Summer, falling in love and making plans together. Sardiinin aivot is a short film about a young couple and an electric scooter accident. Tonto Helsinki produced it for Liikenneturva, written and directed by Jussi OO.

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Director and Writer: Jussi OO
Cinematographer: Atte Heinonen

Camera and Technical Crew
Camera Assistant: Leevi Kollanus
Gaffer: Samuel Valkola
Lighting Technician: Marko Pyykkönen
Grip: Aki Laulajainen
Camera and Lighting Equipment: Angel Films

Wardrobe, Make-up and Casting
Wardrobe and Make-up: Kaisa Pohjola
Special Effects Make-up: Karoliina Viinikari
Casting: Jaana Salminen / Casting Studio
Casting Assistant: Robin Salminen

Production
Production Assistants: Ella Tujunen and Robin Salminen
Production Company: Tonto Helsinki Oy

Post-production
Editing: Jussi OO
Sound Design: Akseli Soini / El Camino
Colour Grading: Noa Korhonen
Trailer Editing: Beda Anteroinen

Cast
Eino Alaterä – Hemmo
Aida Stampone – Usva-Kukka
Tomi Niemi – Passer-by
Johanna Snäll – Doctor
Minna Kivi – Nurse
Sanna Reinikainen – Paramedic 1
Pekka Nevalainen – Firefighter-Paramedic
Janika Pekkarinen – Emergency Call Operator

Beda Anteroinen Juhana Salminen Jussi OO

In Liikenneturva’s 2025 youth survey, one in four respondents aged 15–24 said they had ridden an electric scooter while drunk at least once. Riding a scooter under the influence is viewed more leniently than drink-driving. Liikenneturva wanted young people to consider how their choices affect those close to them too. The story needed to hold their interest even when safety advice did not feel personally relevant.

Tonto and Jussi OO developed the script with Liikenneturva. The relationship between the young characters was the starting point: viewers needed to care about them for their future to matter. The accident affects both the injured person and their partner, their shared plans and the life they had expected. The film does not spell out where they should have acted differently. Young viewers recognise that for themselves.

The film is based on a real accident. It forms part of teaching material for lower and upper secondary education developed by Liikenneturva, HUS, the Emergency Response Centre Agency and Helsinki City Rescue Department. The aim is for every young person in Finland to reflect on their choices in traffic with a teacher. Tasks and discussion between the film’s four episodes invite students to relate events to their own lives.

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