Jussi Vatanen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 30, 1978
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Arrogance
Arrogance TBA
as Ossi
Red Snow 2026
as Founder of SantApp
Blue Baby 2026
as Kari
The Kidnapping of a President 2026
as Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
Vinski 2 2026
as Karppinen
Summer Is Crazy 2025
as Samppa
Fallen Leaves 2023
as Holappa
Koskinen 2022
as Tohtori Jokinen
Bad Women 2022
as Marko
Dark Corners 2021
as Zaney
Forest Giant 2020
as Pasi Kauppi
Unknown Soldier 2017
as Koskela
Lapland Odyssey 3 2017
as Janne, Executive Producer
Off the Map 2016
as Vaittinen
Lapland Odyssey 2 2015
as Janne
Glass Ceiling 2015
as Mika
We Are the Pirates of the Roads 2015
as Kulta-Pete
Towards the Day of Doom 2014
as Julle Rekola
Puolin ja toisin 2013
as Rauno
Heart of a Lion 2013
as Kulmala
The Hijack That Went South 2013
as Perämies Calle Snock
Fanatics 2012
as Tuukka Tiensuu
Risto 2011
as Agentti
Dirty Bomb 2011
as Jali
Lapland Odyssey 2010
as Janne
Virginie 2009
as Ilkka
Legend of the Lake Bodom 2006
as Cop on Duty
Kolme suudelmaa 2006
as tarjoilija
Credits from TMDB.