Person
Jussi Vatanen
Acting · Born 1978-01-30 · Sonkajärvi, Finland
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. They have a daughter.
Known for
Kotikatu
Nakkikioskin asiakas
Marcians
Self
Putous
Mr. Mallorca / Various
Lakeside Murders
Psykologi
Uudisraivaaja
Yrittäjä #4
Pitääkö olla huolissaan?
Himself
Kimmo
Kimmo Hietala
Alamaailma Trilogia
Stadian opettaja
Downshifters
Tommi Kuusela
Vinski 2
Karppinen
Filmography
- 2026Red Snow
- 2026Blue BabyKari
- 2026The Kidnapping of a PresidentJaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
- 2026Vinski 2Karppinen
- 2025Summer Is CrazySamppa
- 2023EtsijätJaarnio
- 2023Fallen LeavesHolappa
- 2023Siege 55
- 2022The Man Who DiedJaakko Kaunismaa
- 2022KoskinenTohtori Jokinen
- 2022Bad WomenMarko
- 2021Lakeside MurdersPsykologi
- 2021Dark CornersZaney
- 2020Putous AllstarsVarious
- 2020Forest GiantPasi Kauppi
- 2019Man in Room 301Seppo Kurtti
- 2018Unknown SoldierKoskela
- 2017MarciansSelf
- 2017Unknown SoldierKoskela
- 2017Lapland Odyssey 3Janne
- 2016DownshiftersTommi Kuusela
- 2016Pitääkö olla huolissaan?Himself
- 2016Off the MapVaittinen
- 2015Lapland Odyssey 2Janne
- 2015Glass CeilingMika
- 2015We Are the Pirates of the RoadsKulta-Pete
- 2014Towards the Day of DoomJulle Rekola
- 2013Puolin ja toisinRauno
- 2013Heart of a LionKulmala
- 2013The Hijack That Went SouthPerämies Calle Snock
- 2012KimmoKimmo Hietala
- 2012FanaticsTuukka Tiensuu
- 2011RistoAgentti
- 2011Dirty BombJali
- 2010Tauno Tukevan sotaKauno Jurvanen
- 2010Lapland OdysseyJanne
- 2010Alamaailma TrilogiaStadian opettaja
- 2010PutousMr. Mallorca / Various
- 2006Legend of the Lake BodomCop on Duty
- 2006Kolme suudelmaatarjoilija
- 2006UudisraivaajaYrittäjä #4
- 1995KotikatuNakkikioskin asiakas
- —ArroganceOssi
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