Ville Virtanen (born 19 August 1961) is a Finnish actor. He has starred in several movies, including '' The Winter War'' (1989), '' Christmas Story'' (2007), and '' Bad Family'' (2010). He is also known for his main roles in

Nelonen Nelonen () is a Finnish commercial television channel. It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1990 on the HTV cable network (now part of DNA Welho), and changed its name first to PTV4. On June 1, 1997, the channel expand ...

's crime drama ''

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood ''Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood'' ( fi, Kylmäverisesti sinun) is a Finnish crime drama television series that aired on Nelonen from February 29, 2000 to November 29, 2005. All of its 30 episodes are based on true crime cases. Cast * Ville Vir ...

'' (2000–2005), SVT's crime drama '' Jordskott'' (2015), and

YLE Yleisradio Oy ( Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, found ...

's and

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's crime drama '' Bordertown'' (2016–2020).

Personal life

Virtanen's father was director and actor Jukka Virtanen. His wife is Swedish-language actress , and they live in Stockholm, Sweden.

Filmography

* '' Ursula'' (1986) * ''

Fakta homma ''Fakta homma'' is a Finnish comedy television series. It first aired on Finnish TV in 1986 and last aired in 1998. Cast Main characters * Eija Vilpas – Pirjo Kaasinen (1986–1998) * Riitta Havukainen – Hannele Kaakko (1986–1998) * ...

'' (1987) * '' The Winter War'' (''Talvisota'', 1989) * '' Sergeant Körmy and the Marshall's Stick'' (''Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva'', 1990) * '' The New Adventures of That Kiljunen Family'' (''Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut'', 1990) * '' Kuka on Joe Louis?'' (1992) * '' Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät'' (1993) * ''

Hobitit ''Hobitit'' (''The Hobbits'') is a nine-part Finnish live action fantasy television miniseries directed by Timo Torikka, originally broadcast in 1993 on Yle TV1. It is based on a six-hour play, ''The Lord of the Rings'', put on by the Suomenlinn ...

'' (1993) * '' Reading Dostoyevsky'' (''Dostojevskia lukiessa'', 1997) * '' Midsummer Stories'' (''Juhannustarinoita'', 1997) * '' The Redemption'' (''Lunastus'', 1997) * '' Kotikatu'' (17 episodes, 1995–1998) * '' A Respectable Tragedy'' (''Säädyllinen murhenäytelmä'', 1998) * '' Into the Night'' (''Nattflykt'', 1999) * '' Gold Fever in Lapland'' (''Lapin kullan kimallus'', 1999) * '' The Weatherman'' (''Säämies'', 1999) * '' Monkey Business'' (''Apinajuttu'', 2000) * '' Ferry-Go-Round'' (''Onnenpeli 2001'', 2001) * '' Upswing'' (''Nousukausi'', 2003) * ''

Brothers A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ...

'' (''Broidit'', 2003) * ''

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'' (''Hymypoika'', 2003) * '' Dog Nail Clipper'' (''Koirankynnen leikkaaja'', 2004) * ''

Producing Adults ''Producing Adults'' ( fi, Lapsia ja aikuisia – kuinka niitä tehdään?) (''Children and Adults – How To Make Them?'') is a 2004 Finnish comedy drama written by Pekko Pesonen and directed by Aleksi Salmenperä. It was Finland's official A ...

'' (''Lapsia ja aikuisia'', 2004) * ''

'' (30 episodes, 2000–2005) * '' Promise'' (''Lupaus'', 2005) * '' Hedgehog Thing'' (''Siilijuttu'', 2006) * ''

Kummelin Jackpot ''Kummelin Jackpot'' is a 2006 Finnish comedy film directed by Pekka Karjalainen. It features the Kummeli group of comedians. Cast * Heikki Silvennoinen - Pertti 'Pera' Järvelä * Timo Kahilainen - Pasi 'Japa' Jaatinen * Heikki Vihinen - Anss ...

'' (2006) * ''

The Year of the Wolf ''The Year of the Wolf'' ( fi, Suden vuosi) is a 2007 Finnish drama film directed by Olli Saarela. It is an unconventional love story about a young and talented student, Sari (Krista Kosonen), suffering from epilepsy, and a middle-aged lecturer Mi ...

'' (''Suden vuosi'', 2007) * ''

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'' (''Musta jää'', 2007) * '' Christmas Story'' (''Joulutarina'', 2007) * '' The Border'' (''Raja 1918'', 2007) * '' Stormheart'' (''Myrsky'', 2008) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' Bad Family'' (''Paha perhe'', 2010) * '' Beyond'' (''Svinalängorna'', 2010) * '' Täällä Pohjantähden alla II'' (2010) * ''

Priest of Evil ''Priest of Evil'' ( fi, Harjunpää & pahan pappi) is a 2010 Finnish mystery film directed by Olli Saarela. The film is loosely based upon a novel by Matti Yrjänä Joensuu. Cast * Peter Franzén as Rikosylikonstaapeli Timo Harjunpää * Iri ...

'' (''Harjunpää ja pahan pappi'', 2010) * '' The Kiss of Evil'' (''Vares – Pahan suudelma'', 2011) * '' Love and Other Troubles'' (2012) * ''

Nymphs A nymph ( grc, νύμφη, nýmphē, el, script=Latn, nímfi, label=Modern Greek; , ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are ...

'' (''Nymfit'', 2014) * '' Jordskott'' (2015) - Harry Storm * ''

Occupied ' (Norwegian: ') is a Norwegian political thriller TV series that premiered on TV2 on 5 October 2015. Based on an original idea by Jo Nesbø, the series is co-created with Karianne Lund and Erik Skjoldbjærg. Season 2 premiered on 10 October ...

'' (2015) * '' Bordertown'' (''Sorjonen'', 2016–2020) * '' The Eternal Road'' (''Ikitie'', 2017) * '' Rebecka Martinsson'' (2017) * ' (''Det som göms i snö'', 2018) * '' Omerta 6/12'' (2021) * '' Bordertown: Mural Murders'' (''Sorjonen: Muraalimurhat'', 2021)

References

External links

* 1961 births Living people People from Espoo Finnish male actors Finnish expatriates in Sweden {{Finland-actor-stub