Jukka Virtanen

Jukka Jalmari Virtanen 25 July 1933 1 September 2019 was a Finnish entertainer and author He worked as both a film and television director actor and host He was also an accomplished songwriter Starting originally as a newspaper columnist Virtanen began his television career in the 1950s and his film career in the 1960s He won the Rose dOr in 1965 for the entertainment program Lumilinna The Cold Old Days He starred in and directed many films written by Spede Pasanen including Millipilleri Pähkähullu Suomi and Noin 7 Veljestä as well as playing bit parts in the Uuno Turhapuro franchise He was also the longstanding host of the TV show Levyraati 19801997 as well as Runoraati Additionally he was a songwriter for a number of prolific Finnish musical artists such as Ilkka Lipsanen