Ville Virtanen (actor)

Not to be confused with Darude, whose real name is also Ville Virtanen.

Ville Virtanen
Virtanen receiving the Jussi Award in 2011
Born	(1961-08-19) 19 August 1961 (age 63) Espoo, Finland
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Kari Sorjonen ( Bordertown )

Ville Virtanen (born 19 August 1961) is a Finnish actor. ^[1]

He has starred in several films, including The Winter War (1989), Christmas Story (2007), and Bad Family (2010), for which he won the 2010 Jussi Award for Best Actor. He is also known for his main roles in Nelonen's crime drama Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (2000–2005), SVT's crime drama Jordskott (2015), and YLE's and Netflix's crime drama Bordertown (2016–2020).

Personal life

Virtanen's father was the director and actor Jukka Virtanen. From his marriage to Eija Vilpas, he has twin sons and a daughter, Sinna Virtanen. His wife is Swedish-language actress Birthe Wingren  [ fi ], and they live in Stockholm. ^[2] Virtanen is a member of the Orthodox Church of Finland. ^[3]

Filmography

• Ursula (1986)
• Fakta homma (1987)
• Hymyhuulet (1987–1988)
• The Winter War (Talvisota, 1989)
• Sergeant Körmy and the Marshall's Stick (Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva, 1990)
• The New Adventures of That Kiljunen Family (Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut, 1990)
• Kuka on Joe Louis? (1992)
• Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät (1993)
• Hobitit (1993)
• Reading Dostoyevsky (Dostojevskia lukiessa, 1997)
• Midsummer Stories (Juhannustarinoita, 1997)
• The Redemption (Lunastus, 1997)
• Kotikatu (17 episodes, 1995–1998)
• A Respectable Tragedy (Säädyllinen murhenäytelmä, 1998)
• Into the Night (Nattflykt, 1999)
• Gold Fever in Lapland (Lapin kullan kimallus, 1999)
• The Weatherman (Säämies, 1999)
• Monkey Business (Apinajuttu, 2000)
• Ferry-Go-Round (Onnenpeli 2001, 2001)
• Upswing (Nousukausi, 2003)
• Brothers (Broidit, 2003)
• Young Gods (Hymypoika, 2003)
• Dog Nail Clipper (Koirankynnen leikkaaja, 2004)
• Producing Adults (Lapsia ja aikuisia, 2004)
• Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood (30 episodes, 2000–2005)
• Promise (Lupaus, 2005)
• Hedgehog Thing (Siilijuttu, 2006)
• Kummelin Jackpot (2006)
• The Year of the Wolf (Suden vuosi, 2007)
• Black Ice (Musta jää, 2007)
• Christmas Story (Joulutarina, 2007)
• The Border (Raja 1918, 2007)
• Stormheart (Myrsky, 2008)
• Sauna (2008)
• Bad Family (Paha perhe, 2010)
• Beyond (Svinalängorna, 2010)
• Täällä Pohjantähden alla II (2010)
• Priest of Evil (Harjunpää ja pahan pappi, 2010)
• The Kiss of Evil (Vares – Pahan suudelma, 2011)
• Love and Other Troubles (2012)
• Nymphs (Nymfit, 2014)
• Jordskott (2015)
• Occupied (2015)
• Bordertown (Sorjonen, 2016–2020)
• The Eternal Road (Ikitie, 2017)
• Rebecka Martinsson (2017)
• The Truth Will Out (Det som göms i snö, 2018, 2021)
• Omerta 6/12 (2021)
• Bordertown: Mural Murders (Sorjonen: Muraalimurhat, 2021)
• Thank You, I'm Sorry (2023)
• Never Alone (Ei koskaan yksin, 2025)

References

1. "Ville Virtanen". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Institute. Note: The only place I found the DOB was to click on a film and hover over his name.
2. Tainola, Rita (10 January 2017). "Ville Virtanen muutti Ruotsiin: Täällä voin jopa julkisesti halata vaimoani eikä kukaan välitä" [Ville Virtanen moved to Sweden: Here I can even hug my wife in public and no one cares]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
3. Vainio, Mari (26 February 2024). "Ville Virtanen on "huono" käymään kirkossa, mutta panostaa arjen tekoihin" [Ville Virtanen is "bad" at going to church, but he focuses on everyday activities]. Aamun Koitto (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 April 2025.

External links

• Ville Virtanen at IMDb