Ville Haapasalo

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Ville Haapasalo
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Haapasalo in 2010
Born
Ville Juhana Haapasalo

(1972-02-28) 28 February 1972 (age 53)
NationalityFinnish
Occupation(s)Actor, television
Years active1995–present
Spouse
(m. 1995)
Children3
Awards RusStatePrize.jpg (2003)

Ville Juhana Haapasalo (born 28 February 1972) is a Finnish stage and film actor who has worked in Finland and Russia. [1] [2] His acting career started in 1995, after he finished his studies in St. Petersburg. In 2003, he was honored with the State Prize of the Russian Federation for his role of Veikko in the film The Cuckoo directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. [3] [4]

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Education

Haapasalo was educated in St. Petersburg at the Academy of Performing Arts of the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy. He knew no Russian when he began studying. [5] [6] He studied there from 1991 to 1995. It was a difficult period in the 1990s Russia; he was mugged nine times in 1992, [7] tried to commit suicide three times, [8] and because of his financial problems he worked as a driver for the mafia. [9]

Career

Haapasalo's career got a huge lift immediately after his graduation for his appearance in 1995 in a Russian comedy Peculiarities of the National Hunt . But this sudden fame turned out to be stressful for him and he temporarily returned to Finland to work as a truck driver. [7] In 2002, he won the Best Actor award at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival, for his role in the Russian-made film The Cuckoo. [10] [11]

Although his fame comes mostly from film, he also writes for the screen, acts in theaters, and does TV cinema. He also appeared in Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications' 1998 campaign National Features of Driving instructing Russians on Finnish road rules. [12] [13] He is more widely recognized in Russia than in his country of origin Finland. [14] Recently, he has hosted and starred in a number of travel shows on Finnish [15] and Russian TV. [16] [17]

He appeared in the first season of ice show contest Ice Age .

Personal life

Haapasalo was born in Hollola, Finland. He speaks four languages fluently: Finnish, Russian, Swedish, and English. His hobbies include playing trombone, ice-hockey, skiing, and skating. [18]

In 2016, Haapasalo opened a Georgian restaurant called Purpur in Helsinki. [19]

Family

Ville Haapasalo married Saara Hedlund in 1995 and they currently reside in Helsinki, Finland. [20] Haapasalo and Hedlund have two children. Haapasalo also has a son (born 2009) with director Tina Barkalaja.

Writer

Filmography

YearTitle of Film / TV SeriesTitle in EnglishTitle in Other LanguagesRole
2019– Muumilaakso Moominvalley Finnish Moominpappa [21]
2018 Hölmö nuori sydän Stupid Young Heart FinnishJanne
2018Haapasalon Suomi (Documentary)Haapasalo's FinlandFinnishHimself
2017Altai 30 päivässä (Documentary)Altai in 30 DaysFinnishHimself
2016Rölli ja kaikkien aikojen salaisuusRolli, and the secret of all timeFinnishSeppä
2016Tappajan näköinen miesThe man who looks like a killerFinnishAleksei Kornostajev
2016Volga 30 päivässä (Documentary)Volga in 30 DaysFinnishHimself
2015Kaukasia 30 päivässä (Documentary)Caucasia in 30 DaysFinnishHimself
2014Jäämeri 30 päivässä (Documentary)Arctic Ocean in 30 DaysFinnishHimself
2014Папа напрокат (мини-сериал)Dad for hire (Mini-series)RussianPhilip
2014 Любовь в большом городе 3
Ljubov v bolšom gorode 3
Love in the Big City 3 Russian
Кохання у великому місті 3 (Ukrainian)
Каханне ў вялікім горадзе 3 (Belarusian)
Olli (Sauna)
2013Suomensukuiset 30 päivässä (Documentary)Russian Tribes in 30 DaysFinnishHimself
2013 Три мушкетера The Three Musketeers RussianFarmer
2013 Rölli ja kultainen avainRolli, and the secret of all timeFinnish
Ролли и золотой ключик (Russian)
2012Golfa straume zem ledus kalna Gulf Stream Under the Iceberg Latvian
Гольфстрим под айсбергом (Russian)
Theophilius
2012Silkkitie 30 päivässä (Documentary)30 Days on the Silk RoadFinnishHimself
2012 Самоубийцы
Samoubiytsy
SuicidesRussianFinn
2011 Беременный
Beremennyy
The PregnantRussianRezhisser
2011 Alamaailma-trilogia Underworld Trilogy FinnishArtur Deminoff
2011Sapuskaa - harashoo! (TV Series)Himself
2011Tunarit (Short)The DuffersFinnish
2010 Любовь в большом городе 2
Ljubov v bolšom gorode 2
Love in the Big City 2 Russian
Кохання у великому місті 2 (Ukrainian)
Olli (Sauna)
2010Venäjän halki 30 päivässä (Documentary)Across Russia in 30 DaysHimself
2009 Царь Tsar RussianAndrey Staden
2009 Любовь в большом городе
Ljubov v bolšom gorode
Love in the Big City Russian
Кохання у великому місті (Ukrainian)
Olli (Sauna)
2009 Весельчаки
Veselchaki
Jolly Fellows Russian
Joyeux compères (French)
Roza
2008Luola (short film)CaveFinnishIlari's father
2008LemmenleikitMake love to (TV Series)FinnishSamuli Harjanne
2007 Ирония Судьбы: Продолжение
Ironiya sud’by. Prodolzheniye
The Irony of Fate 2 Russian
Kohtalon ironiaa – jatkoa (Finnish)
Số phận trớ trêu. Phần tiếp theo (Vietnamese)
Drunken Finn
2007Чужие тайны (сериал)
Chuzhie tayny
Other people's secrets (TV series)RussianJeff
2007 Дочь генерала – Татьяна (мини-сериал)
Doch generala
Daughter of General - Tatiana (Mini-series)Russian
2006Suden Arvoitus Mystery of the Wolf Finnish
Vargens Hemlighet (Swedish)
Paulus Morgam
2006Priroda i zdorovie
"Luonto ja terveys" (TV)
Nature and Health (TV)Finnish
Природа и здоровье (Russian)
Kostya
2005Domoi - KotiinpaluuDomoi - HomecomingFinnish
Домой (Russian)
The Warrior
2005КГБ в смокинге (сериал)
KGB v smokinge
The KGB in a Tuxedo (TV series)RussianEugene
2005 Гибель империи (сериал)
Gibel Imperii
The Fall of the Empire (TV mini-series)RussianTarvilainen
2005 Tahdon Asia (TV-episode #1.6)Matters of the Will (TV series)Finnish(voice)
2005YövuoroNight Shift (TV series)FinnishTurvapäällikkö Jari Viirilä
2004 Королева бензоколонки 2 (ТВ)
Koroleva benzokolonki 2
Queen of the petrol station 2 (TV)Russian
Королева бензоколонки 2 (Ukrainian)
Ruslan
2004 Диверсант (мини-сериал)
Diversant
The Saboteur (TV Miniseries)RussianWilhelm
2003 Vieraalla maalla in a strange landFinnishTuomas Linna/Omar Ghaala
2003Кукушкино гнездо (ТВ)
Kukushkino gnezdo
Cuckoo's Nest (TV)Russian
Käen pesä/Käk - tähden synty (Finnish)
2003Letters from KareliaLetters From KareliaCanadianAate Pitkänen
2003PerjantaiWednesday (TV)Finnish
2003Pietarin MyyttiSaint Petersburg myth (Mini-series)FinnishVarious
2002 Кукушка
Kukushka [22]
The Cuckoo Russian
Käki (Finnish)
Veikko
2002Minä en ole kone (short film)I'm not a machineFinnish
2002One Christmas morning (short film)One Christmas MorningSweden
Одно рождественское утро (Russian)
2001Maamiehen Päiväkirja (short)Maamiehen diaryFinnishMaamies
2000
- 2005
Убойная сила (сериал)
Uboynaya Sila (TV series)
Destructive force (TV series)Russianepisode Kredit Doveriya
2000Pakkaus (short)The packagingFinnish
Packningen (Swedish)
Jaakko
1999 Lapin kullan kimallus Lapin kullan kimallus The glitter of Lappish gold (Finnish)Frans Björklund
1998Samaa Sukua, eri Maata (TV)The same family, different country (TV series)FinnishJari Jokinen
1998 Особенности национальной рыбалки Peculiarities of the National Fishing Особенности национальной рыбалки (Russian)
Kalastuksen kansallisia erikoisuuksia (Finnish)
Raivo
1998 Elämän suola (TV-Episode: "Yksi lensi yli käenpesän")Salt of life (TV series)FinnishTimppa
1996 Операция С новым годом (ТВ) Operation Happy New Year (TV)Russiansecond Killer
1995 Особенности национальной охоты Peculiarities of the National Hunt Особенности национальной охоты (Russian)
Metsästyksen kansallisia erikoisuuksia (Finnish)
Raivo

References

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  10. "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
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  19. "Nyt se tapahtuu: Ville Haapasalon Purpur avaa ovensa ylihuomenna". Vantaan Sanomat.
  20. "Ville Haapasalo ja Saara Hedlund: Mitä ette voisi antaa anteeksi toisillenne?". Me Naiset. 31 August 2020.
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