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. They have a daughter.
Filmography
Red Snow
2026
Blue Baby
2026
as Kari
The Kidnapping of a President
2026
as Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
Vinski 2
2026
as Karppinen
Summer Is Crazy
2025
as Samppa
Fallen Leaves
2023
as Holappa
Koskinen
2022
as Tohtori Jokinen
Bad Women
2022
as Marko
Dark Corners
2021
as Zaney
Forest Giant
2020
as Pasi Kauppi
Unknown Soldier
2017
as Koskela
Lapland Odyssey 3
2017
as Janne
Off the Map
2016
as Vaittinen
Lapland Odyssey 2
2015
as Janne
Glass Ceiling
2015
as Mika
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
2015
as Kulta-Pete
Towards the Day of Doom
2014
as Julle Rekola
Puolin ja toisin
2013
as Rauno
Heart of a Lion
2013
as Kulmala
The Hijack That Went South
2013
as Perämies Calle Snock
Fanatics
2012
as Tuukka Tiensuu
Risto
2011
as Agentti
Dirty Bomb
2011
as Jali
Lapland Odyssey
2010
as Janne