Ricky Rapper () is a main character in a series of children's fantasy books and comic strips by Finnish writers Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola. Ricky Rapper is a ten-year-old boy who likes to play drums. He lives in an apartment building with his aunt Serena Rapper.
Fourteen books have been released in the series starting from 1997. In 2008 Sinikka and Tiina Nopola scripted the musical movie Ricky Rapper. It was one of the most successful titles in the Finnish box-office of 2008. In 2010, the following movie Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief was the sixth most successful title in the Finnish box-office of all time in its first weekend, and the most successful Finnish family movie of all time.
Book series
Hetki lyö, Risto Räppääjä (1997) Risto Räppääjä ja kauhea makkara (1998) Risto Räppääjä ja Nuudelipää (2000) (2001) Risto Räppääjä ja komea Kullervo (2002) (2003) Risto Räppääja ja Hilpuri Tilli (2004) Risto Räppääjä ja villi kone (2006) (2007) (2009) Risto Räppääjä saa isän (2011) Risto Räppääjä ja nukkavieru Nelli (2012) Risto Räppääjä ja kaksoisolento (2013) Risto Räppääjä ja Sevillan saituri (2014) Risto Räppääjä ja yöhaukka (2015) Risto Räppääjä ja pullistelija (2016)
Television series and movies Ricky Rapper, 2000 (TV mini-series)
Films Ricky Rapper, 2008 Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief, 2010 Ricky Rapper and Cool Wendy, 2012 Ricky Rapper and Slick Leonard, 2014 Ricky Rapper and the Miser from Seville, 2015 Ricky Rapper and the Nighthawk, 2016 Ricky Rapper and the Strongman, 2019 Ricky Rapper and the Wrong Vincent, 2020 Ricky Rapper and the Wild Machine, 2023 , 2025
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