Jussi Vatanen
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.
Filmography (43)
The Kidnapping of a President
Blue Baby
Vinski 2
Red Snow
Summer Is Crazy
Etsijät
Siege 55
Fallen Leaves
Koskinen
Bad Women
The Man Who Died
Lakeside Murders
Dark Corners
Forest Giant
Putous Allstars
Man in Room 301
Unknown Soldier
Unknown Soldier
Lapland Odyssey 3
Marcians
Off the Map
Downshifters
Pitääkö olla huolissaan?
Lapland Odyssey 2
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Glass Ceiling
Towards the Day of Doom
Heart of a Lion
The Hijack That Went South
Puolin ja toisin
Kimmo
Fanatics
Risto
Dirty Bomb
Lapland Odyssey
Alamaailma Trilogia
Putous
Tauno Tukevan sota
Uudisraivaaja
Kolme suudelmaa
Legend of the Lake Bodom
Kotikatu- Arrogance