Jussi Vatanen
Acting
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
2026The Kidnapping of a President
Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
2026Blue Baby
Kari
2026Vinski 2
Karppinen
2025Summer Is Crazy
Samppa
2023Fallen Leaves
Holappa
2022Koskinen
Tohtori Jokinen
2022Bad Women
Marko
2021Dark Corners
Zaney
2020Forest Giant
Pasi Kauppi
2017Unknown Soldier
Koskela
2017Lapland Odyssey 3
Janne
2016Off the Map
Vaittinen
2015We Are the Pirates of the Roads
Kulta-Pete
2015Lapland Odyssey 2
Janne
2015Glass Ceiling
Mika
2014Towards the Day of Doom
Julle Rekola
2013The Hijack That Went South
Perämies Calle Snock
2013Heart of a Lion
Kulmala
2013Puolin ja toisin
Rauno
2012Fanatics
Tuukka Tiensuu
2011Dirty Bomb
Jali
2011Risto
Agentti
2010Lapland Odyssey
Janne
2006Legend of the Lake Bodom
Cop on Duty