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.
Movie Appearances
Dirty Bomb
as Jali
2011
Fanatics
as Tuukka Tiensuu
2012
Lapland Odyssey
as Janne
2010
Koskinen
as Tohtori Jokinen
2022
The Hijack That Went South
as Perämies Calle Snock
2013
Heart of a Lion
as Kulmala
2013
Fallen Leaves
as Holappa
2023
Towards the Day of Doom
as Julle Rekola
2014
We Are the Pirates of the Roads
as Kulta-Pete
2015
Lapland Odyssey 2
as Janne
2015
Unknown Soldier
as Koskela
2017
Summer Is Crazy
as Samppa
2025
Off the Map
as Vaittinen
2016
Lapland Odyssey 3
as Janne
2017
Dark Corners
as Zaney
2021
Forest Giant
as Pasi Kauppi
2020
Glass Ceiling
as Mika
2015
Legend of the Lake Bodom
as Cop on Duty
2006
Puolin ja toisin
as Rauno
2013
Bad Women
as Marko
2022
TV Appearances
Alamaailma Trilogia
as Stadian opettaja
2010
Downshifters
as Tommi Kuusela
2016
Tauno Tukevan sota
as Kauno Jurvanen
2010
Kimmo
as Kimmo Hietala
2012
Man in Room 301
as Seppo Kurtti
2019
Kotikatu
as Nakkikioskin asiakas
1995
Lakeside Murders
as Psykologi
2021
Unknown Soldier
as Koskela
2018
Pitääkö olla huolissaan?
as Himself
2016
Siege 55
2023
The Man Who Died
as Jaakko Kaunismaa
2022
Putous
as Mr. Mallorca / Various
2010