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Toivo Mäkelä | |
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 Mäkelä with Irma Seikkula in 1954 | |
| Born | 26 September 1909 Loviisa, Finland |
| Died | 20 April 1979 (aged 69) Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1979 |
Toivo Mäkelä (26 September 1909 – 20 April 1979) was a Finnish film actor, appearing in more than 50 films between 1951 and 1979. He won a Jussi Award for Best Actor in 1978 and was awarded a Pro Finlandia medal in 1960.
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