Iina Kuustonen (born 18 April 1984 in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

) is a Finnish actress. Kuustonen is most famous for her appearances in the Finnish television series ''

Putous ''Putous'' (Comedy Combat is the international name) is a Finnish sketch comedy Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of com ...

'' (2011–2014), '' Helsingin herra'' (2012) and ''

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'' (2014). She has also played in several movies, including ''

The Kiss of Evil ''The Kiss of Evil'' ( fi, Vares – Pahan suudelma) is a 2011 Finnish crime film directed by Anders Engström. It is the third installment of the '' Vares'' film series and a sequel to previous films '' Vares: Private Eye'' (2004) and '' V2: ...

'' (2011) and ''

FC Venus ''FC Venus'' is a 2005 Finland, Finnish romantic comedy film directed by Joona Tena. A German FC Venus (2006 film), remake of the film was released in 2006. Plot Pete is a Association football, football enthusiast, who plays for FC HeMan, a te ...

'' (2005). She won the

Kultainen Venla The Finnish Television Academy (Televisioakatemia RY, which comprises MTV3, Yle, Sanoma and SATU ry) organizes the Golden Venla (Kultainen Venla) competition and gala. The Golden Venla Awards recognize the year's best Finnish television programs, ...

, "Golden Venla" award for best actress for her roles in '' Helsingin Herra'' and ''

'' in 2012.

Life and career

Kuustonen studied in

Helsinki theatre academy The Theatre Academy ( fi, Teatterikorkeakoulu, sv, Teaterhögskolan) is one of the three academies of the University of the Arts Helsinki and offers education in theatre and dance. It is Finland's largest education provider in its field and, with ...

, where she graduated with a master's degree in acting in 2011. Kuustonen has done a lot of work in theatres, and for example performed as the second lead

Pirkko Mannola Pirkko Mannola (born 27 December 1938) is a Finnish actress and singer. Career Mannola has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1959. She starred in the film '' Kaks' tavallista Lahtista'', which was entered into the 10th Be ...

in the musical ''Pirkko & Åke'' at the summer theatre of Valkeakoski in summer 2010. She has also performed in

Ronia, the Robber's Daughter ''Ronia, the Robber's Daughter'' ( Swedish: ''Ronja rövardotter'') is a children's fantasy book by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, first published in 1981. The book has been adapted as a prize-winning 1984 film, a Danish and a German musi ...

at Suomenlinna summer theatre in 2011, and in Espoo city theater's musical ''Kojoottikuu'' in 2014. She has also done a lot of Finnish dubs to different movies like

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(2008),

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(2010) and

The Croods ''The Croods'' is a 2013 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film was written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders, and stars the voices of Nicola ...

(2013), just to name a few. Finnish musician

Mikko Kuustonen Ari-Mikko Kuustonen (born 4 March 1960 in Leppävirta, Finland) is a Finnish singer-songwriter and television personality. In 1998 Kuustonen was the first Finn to be nominated as a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador __NOTOC__ UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador ...

is Iina Kuustonen's father. Iina's sister Minka Kuustonen is also an actress. Kuustonen was engaged to

Sebastian Rejman Sebastian Rejman (born 13 January 1978) is a Finnish singer, actor, and television host. He is the singer and guitarist of the band The Giant Leap. While Giant Leap has been on hiatus, Rejman founded a new band called Sebastian & The 4th Line Ban ...

but in June 2022 the couple announced that they have separated. Together they have a son born in September 2016 and a daughter born in February 2019.

Filmography

References

External links

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Iina Kuustonen on actorsinscandinavia.com
1984 births Living people Actresses from Helsinki Finnish television actresses Finnish film actresses {{Finland-actor-stub