Jukka Virtanen

Acting

Jukka Virtanen

Born July 25, 1933 · Jämsänkoski, Finland

Died September 1, 2019 · aged 86

Jukka Jalmari Virtanen (25 July 1933 – 1 September 2019) was a Finnish entertainer and author. He worked as both a film and television director, actor and host. He was also an accomplished songwriter. Starting originally as a newspaper columnist, Virtanen began his television career in the 1950s and his film career in the 1960s. He won the Rose d'Or in 1965 for the entertainment program Lumilinna…

Known For

The Other Side of HopeThe Other Side of Hope · 2017
The Other Side of Hope
7.02017
MovieComedyDrama
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
Menestyksen makuMenestyksen maku · 1983
Menestyksen maku
4.31983
MovieDrama
A young advertising executive decides to focus on success in his life. As he concentrates on building his career, both his family and his colleagues are pushed aside.
Uuno TurhapuroUuno Turhapuro · 1973
Uuno Turhapuro
5.61973
MovieComedy
Uuno Turhapuro is a lazy man who abhors manual labor, but has the ability to talk himself out of any sticky situation, usually with his long-suffering wife. In this, his first feature film appearance, Uuno embarrasses his wife in public, tricks his best friend, accidentally goes on a diet, and becomes a famous violinist.
Fakta hommaFakta homma · 1987
Fakta homma
4.71987
MovieComedy
The windbreakers just flutter in the wind when the Fakta homman quartet is on the move. The ladies comment on every situation. Aulis takes a stand when necessary, but Heka only opens his mouth when it really matters... Two couples head to a campsite together to celebrate Midsummer. A summer night full of confusion and emotional outbursts awaits them.
Kiljusen herrasväkiKiljusen herrasväki · 1981
Kiljusen herrasväki
7.61981
MovieComedyFamily
The Kiljunen family wins a holiday trip to Helsinki and the city will never be the same again.
Road NorthRoad North · 2012
Road North
5.92012
MovieDramaComedy
A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey through Finland, so they can learn to know each other again.
Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävyRautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy · 1978
Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy
4.61978
MovieComedy
Uuno's father-in-law is running for president and to avoid embarrassment pressures Uuno to finally get a job, which he does at a hardware store. Meanwhile, a political rival sends a bionic female agent to seduce Uuno in hopes of creating a scandal, and Uuno develops a ploy where he pretends to be his long-lost brother from America.
MillipilleriMillipilleri · 1966
Millipilleri
4.41966
MovieComedy
Tarmo, a failed student, tries to win over his uncle, Consul Ö, in the hope of receiving an advance on his inheritance. His stingy uncle threatens to donate his entire fortune to the Antiquities Preservation Society if Tarmo does not earn a million marks within a month. Tarmo's friend Hannu begins to motivate Tarmo to get rich by feeding him placebo "energy pills." The situation is complicated by a criminal gang getting involved in the inheritance hunt.

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Lottovoittaja UKK TurhapuroLottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro · 1976
Lottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro
6.11976
MovieComedy
It is the first anniversary of Uuno and Elisabet. Uuno has placed a bet with his friend Härski-Hartikainen a year ago, that if Uuno can take just one year of marriage with Elisabet, Hartikainen will treat him a festive dinner. However, Hartikainen buys a lottery ticket for Uuno, who agrees to deduct it from his debt – and the festive dinner is reduced to a can of milk and half a sausage. As it happens, Uuno becomes the lottery winner of 1.5 million marks, only to soon realize he doesn't own a single penny yet. Mister Tossavainen arrives and offers to finance Uuno before he actually gets the jackpot. Thus, Uuno gets to live a rich live on credit. He buys a raccoon fur, leopard swimming trunks and a couple of Mercedes-Benzes. Women begin to fancy Uuno and so does his father-in-law. As time goes by it is revealed, though, that Uuno is not actually a lottery winner, and so he has to escape the anger of others to Härski's car repair shop.