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Jussi Vatanen
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Jussi Vatanen (born 30 January 1978 in Sonkajärvi) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from Theatre Academy Helsinki in 2005 and has since then worked for several Finnish theatres. He became a household name in Finland after joining the cast of a weekly sketch comedy show Putous in its second season in 2011.
Vatanen has also appeared in other television programs and films. In 2010, he was nominated for a Jussi Award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work in a Dome Karukoski film Lapland Odyssey. He has also appeared in films The Unknown Soldier (2017) and Fallen Leaves (2023), for which both he was nominated for Jussi Awards as well.
Vatanen is married to a singer Marika Tuhkala. T…
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Jussi Vatanen (born 30 January 1978 in Sonkajärvi) is a Finnish actor. He graduated from Theatre Academy Helsinki in 2005 and has since then worked for several Finnish theatres. He became a household name in Finland after joining the cast of a weekly sketch comedy show Putous in its second season in 2011. Vatanen has also appeared in other television programs and films. In 2010, he was nominated for a Jussi Award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work in a Dome Karukoski film Lapland Odyssey. He has also appeared in films The Unknown Soldier (2017) and Fallen Leaves (2023), for which both he was nominated for Jussi Awards as well. Vatanen is married to a singer Marika Tuhkala. They have a daughter.
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BODY OF WORK
Jussi Vatanen's Filmography
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Red Snow
Blue Baby
as Kari
The Kidnapping of a President
as Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
Vinski 2
as Karppinen
Summer Is Crazy
as Samppa
Fallen Leaves
as Holappa
Koskinen
as Tohtori Jokinen
Bad Women
as Marko
Dark Corners
as Zaney
Forest Giant
as Pasi Kauppi
Unknown Soldier
as Koskela
Lapland Odyssey 3
as Janne
Off the Map
as Vaittinen
Lapland Odyssey 2
as Janne
Glass Ceiling
as Mika
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
as Kulta-Pete
Towards the Day of Doom
as Julle Rekola
Puolin ja toisin
as Rauno
Heart of a Lion
as Kulmala
The Hijack That Went South
as Perämies Calle Snock
Fanatics
as Tuukka Tiensuu
Risto
as Agentti
Dirty Bomb
as Jali
Lapland Odyssey
as Janne
Legend of the Lake Bodom
as Cop on Duty
Kolme suudelmaa
as tarjoilija
No Poster
Arrogance
as Ossi