Heikki Silvennoinen

Acting

Heikki Silvennoinen

Born April 27, 1954 · Sääminki, Finland

Died December 18, 2024 · aged 70

Heikki Johannes Silvennoinen was a Finnish guitarist, singer, songwriter and actor. Silvennoinen began his career with the rock band Tabula Rasa in 1972 but became widely known for the sketch series Kummeli, which began in 1991. Silvennoinen was one of the founding members and worked in the series as both an actor and a scriptwriter. From 2018 to 2023, he worked as a scriptwriter and second lead a…

Known For

Kummeli KultakuumeKummeli Kultakuume · 1997
Kummeli Kultakuume
6.41997
MovieComedy
Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.
The SubtenantThe Subtenant · 2008
The Subtenant
4.52008
MovieComedy
A farce about blackmailing, a kidney transplant operation performed at home, deviants and human relationships.
Glass CeilingGlass Ceiling · 2015
Glass Ceiling
2.02015
MovieComedy
Sari works in middle management for a multinational company, and a promotion is within her grasp. She just has to finish her last presentation, break the glass ceiling and make it to the conference room in time.
Kummeli StoriesKummeli Stories · 1995
Kummeli Stories
6.31995
MovieComedy
The war between Luxembourg and Finland sets the outline to a set of comedic stories about a rally team, gay couple's fishing trip, two hoodlums' last school days in the spring and a haunted hotel among others.
Nyrölä 3Nyrölä 3 · 2004
Nyrölä 3
5.52004
Movie
Summer night, fraying country idyll, motorcycle gang and a murder.
JackpotJackpot · 2006
Jackpot
6.52006
MovieComedy
Kummelin Jackpot, was released in February 2006. It was about a divorced man portrayed by Silvennoinen, who realises a way to trick himself a jackpot in football betting.
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismiesJohtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies · 1998
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies
3.71998
MovieComedy
Uuno Turhapuro's younger brother Peni arrives in Helsinki. Uuno helps his brother in management duties.
Kummeli esittää: Kontio & ParmasKummeli esittää: Kontio & Parmas · 2022
Kummeli esittää: Kontio & Parmas
3.32022
MovieComedyCrime
Senior officer Otso Kontio has finally hung up his gun and badge and is spending his peaceful retiment days at his cabin. The peace is broken when his old partner Auni Parmas brings news about the destruction threatening the municipality of Valkeakoski.

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KummeliKummeli · 1991
Kummeli
8.01991
SeriesComedy
Kummeli is the name of a Finnish comedy crew formed by Heikki Silvennoinen, Timo Kahilainen and Heikki Hela from Tampere. They are also the heads of Porkkana Ryhmä, the crew's production company. Other famous members have included Olli Keskinen, better known for his on-screen persona Eero Kakko, and Heikki Vihinen who replaced Keskinen in the mid-90s. Kummeli appeared on television between 1991 and 1995. After a successful three-part pilot aired they were given their own show on YLE's channel 2 with a completely new look. The Kummeli TV show was primarily composed of skits with insane characters, but would also feature musical guests as the core crew of the team were actually musicians rather than professional actors. Some episodes would also have a running set of skits that would reach a conclusion at the end of the episode. In the mid-90s, after the end of the show, the Kummeli crew would make random appearances on TV and at different events. During this time Keskinen left the crew and was replaced by Heikki Vihinen.

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