People
Jussi Vatanen
Biography:
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.... Read More
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Blue Baby as Kari | 2026-09-11 |
| The Kidnapping of a President as Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari | 2026-09-04 |
| Vinski 2 | 2026-02-13 |
| Summer Is Crazy as Samppa | 2025-09-03 |
| Fallen Leaves as Holappa | 2023-09-14 |
| Koskinen as Tohtori Jokinen | 2022-05-11 |
| Bad Women as Marko | 2022-02-25 |
| Dark Corners as Zaney | 2021-02-05 |
| Forest Giant as Pasi Kauppi | 2020-09-11 |
| Unknown Soldier as Koskela | 2017-10-27 |
| Lapland Odyssey 3 as Janne | 2017-08-23 |
| Off the Map as Vaittinen | 2016-02-26 |
| Lapland Odyssey 2 as Janne | 2015-09-30 |
| Glass Ceiling as Mika | 2015-09-24 |
| We Are the Pirates of the Roads as Kulta-Pete | 2015-03-27 |
| Towards the Day of Doom as Julle Rekola | 2014-02-19 |
| Puolin ja toisin as Rauno | 2013-11-17 |
| Heart of a Lion as Kulmala | 2013-10-18 |
| The Hijack That Went South as Perämies Calle Snock | 2013-01-18 |
| Fanatics as Tuukka Tiensuu | 2012-02-24 |
| Risto as Agentti | 2011-11-25 |
| Dirty Bomb as Jali | 2011-09-23 |
| Lapland Odyssey as Janne | 2010-10-15 |
| Legend of the Lake Bodom as Cop on Duty | 2006-12-18 |
| Kolme suudelmaa as tarjoilija | 2006-12-11 |

