Eemil Tapio "Tapsa" Hämäläinen (18 June 1922, in Uukuniemi – 28 January 2008, in Helsinki) was a Finnish actor and theater counsellor.

Career

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

Councillor Tuura Councillor Tuura is a fictional character in the Finland, Finnish comedy film series Uuno Turhapuro. He is the father of Uuno's wife Elisabeth Turhapuro (née Tuura), Uuno's father-in-law and married with Reetta Tuura, Elisabeth's mother. Uuno wri ...

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 The Hemulen, The Police Inspector and

The Groke The Groke (, ) is a fictional character in the Moomin stories created by Swedish-speaking Finnish author Tove Jansson. The Groke is a melancholic and lonely character. She appears as a big dark sheet ghost with a big nose, who passively freez ...

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