Wissenswertes

Since the mid-1990s he mostly appeared on television.

At the age of 16 he moved to Helsinki where he tried to work as an electrician, factory worker and car mechanic. During this time he played occasionally at the theater.

In 1958 he tried to join the Navy and was instead stationed in Kontiolahti.

After his military service, he was admitted to the Theater Academy in Helsinki, where he successfully studied acting from 1960 to 1963.

He also has three sons by three different women.

He was a prominent figure in Finnish film in the 1970s and 1980s.

In a 2018 interview, he stated that he had been a sober alcoholic for 30 years.

Already during his studies he took part in several film and television productions. He made his screen debut in 1960 in the drama Autotytöt, directed by Maunu Kurkvaara.

After suffering a stroke in 2015, he ended his career the following year.

From 1963 on he was regularly engaged at various theaters in Finland. He played at the Tampere Workers' Theatre, the Finnish National Theater and Helsingin kaupunginteatteri and the Tampereen Teatteri.