Dome Karukoski collected speeding fines –

Dome Karukoski is an award-winning film director. Sanna Liimatainen

Directed several popular films Dome Karukoski drove over the speed limit in Helsinki last Good Friday in the middle of the day.

The speed of Karukoski’s car was 108 kilometers per hour, while the permitted speed was 80 kilometers per hour.

So he was speeding at 28 km/h.

Karukoski received 14 daily fines, which with his income is 784 euros.

Films directed by Karukoski include, among others Girl you are a star, Home of dark butterfliesMind blowing, Tom of Finland and Tolkien.

He has won the Jussi award twice.