Eemil Tapio "Tapsa" Hämäläinen (18 June 1922, in Uukuniemi – 28 January 2008, in Helsinki) was a

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actor and theater counsellor.

Career

Hämäläinen's best known roles were as Salo in '' The Unknown Soldier'' (''The Unknown Soldier'') and

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in the ''

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'' films (1976–1993, 2004). Hämäläinen also appeared in many television series, such as '' Naapurilähiö''. He gave his voice to

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, The Police Inspector and

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in the Finnish dub of the ''

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'' TV series. Hämäläinen played

's father-in-law

in 17 Turhapuro films. Hämäläinen was tired of Tuura's role in the 1990s after shooting films for five years followed by a 23-episode television series. 1922 births 2008 deaths People from Parikkala Finnish male film actors Finnish male voice actors Finnish male television actors Deaths from dementia in Finland Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Deaths from emphysema {{finland-actor-stub