Jussi Vatanen

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