
Actor
Jussi Vatanen
Born 1978 · Sonkajärvi, Finland
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.
Acting

Fallen Leaves
Holappa · 2023

Unknown Soldier
Koskela · 2017

Lapland Odyssey
Janne · 2010

Heart of a Lion
Kulmala · 2013

Unknown Soldier
Koskela · 2018

Etsijät
Jaarnio · 2023

Kimmo
Kimmo Hietala · 2012

Forest Giant
Pasi Kauppi · 2020

Lapland Odyssey 2
Janne · 2015

The Hijack That Went South
Perämies Calle Snock · 2013

Koskinen
Tohtori Jokinen · 2022

Towards the Day of Doom
Julle Rekola · 2014

Man in Room 301
Seppo Kurtti · 2019

The Man Who Died
Jaakko Kaunismaa · 2022

Fanatics
Tuukka Tiensuu · 2012

Lapland Odyssey 3
Janne · 2017

Uudisraivaaja
Yrittäjä #4 · 2006

Bad Women
Marko · 2022

Lakeside Murders
Psykologi · 2021

Off the Map
Vaittinen · 2016

Kolme suudelmaa
tarjoilija · 2006

Putous
Mr. Mallorca / Various · 2010

Summer Is Crazy
Samppa · 2025

We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Kulta-Pete · 2015