
Tane Aleksanteri ”Aleksi” Mäkelä (born 20 November 1969) is a Finnish film director and occasional actor. He is best known for having directed several popular films such as ''
Häjyt'' (1999), ''
Matti'' (2006) and ''
Vares – yksityisetsivä'' (2004). During his career, he has also worked for television.
Personal life
Aleksi Mäkelä's father was an actor Vesa Mäkelä (1947–2003).
Selected filmography
Films
*''The Romanov Stones'' (''Romanovin kivet'', 1993)
*''Sunset Riders'' (''Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat'', 1994)
*''
The Tough Ones'' (''Häjyt'', 1999)
*''The South'' (''Lomalla'', 2000)
*''
Bad Boys'' (''Pahat pojat'', 2003)
*''
Vares: Private Eye'' (''Vares – yksityisetsivä'', 2004)
*''
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'' (''Matti'', 2006)
*''
V2: Dead Angel'' (''V2 – Jäätynyt enkeli'', 2007)
*''
Hellsinki
''Hellsinki'' () is a 2009 Finland, Finnish film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä (director), Aleksi Mäkelä. The film is based on the novel ''Rööperi – rikoksen vuodet 1955–2005'' by Harri Nykänen and Tom Sjöberg. ''Hellsinki'' follows the jo ...
'' (''Rööperi'', 2009)
*''Life for Sale'' (''Kotirauha'', 2011)
*''
The Hijack That Went South'' (''Kaappari'', 2013)
*''Kummeli V'' (2014)
*''Love Records: Gimme Some Love'' (''Love Records – Anna mulle Lovee'', 2016)
*''95'' (2017)
Television
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Syke
Syke () is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bremen.
Population
* 1961: 16,203
* 1970: 17,013
* 1979: 19,413
* 1987: 18,796
* 1992: 21,411
* 1997: 23,340
* 2002: 23,7 ...
'' (2015, 2017)
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
Male actors from Helsinki
Finnish film directors
Finnish male film actors
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