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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-08-29

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

Juha Veijonen

Biography

Juha Veijonen (born 29 August 1959) is a Finnish actor. He is best known for his role as Jussi Vares in first two Vares films. Veijonen has also appeared in films such as The Romanov Stones (1993), Sunset Riders (1994), The Tough Ones (1999), Matti (2006) and Hellsinki (2009).

Known for

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood

Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood

Kylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television series. All episodes are based on real life cases. The show follows Helsinki central police department investigator Veli Miettinen and lawyer Mira Kataja as they tackle with personal life problems and try to keep their relationship purely professional.

Kontio & Parmas

Kontio & Parmas

Veteran police lieutenant Kontio will have to work closely with a new partner, a much younger female officer Parmas. Small Town Police Department of Valkeakoski, Finland, will never be the same.

Karjalan kunnailla

Karjalan kunnailla

Upswing

Upswing

Katri and Janne want to take a trip which none of their friends have taken. They end up in Jakomäki.

Kumman kaa

Kumman kaa

Niko and the Way to the Stars

Niko and the Way to the Stars

A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.

Taivaan tulet

Taivaan tulet

Rikospoliisi Maria Kallio

Rikospoliisi Maria Kallio

Jurismia!

Jurismia!

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships, and forty six World Cup circuit victories. Once his career as a professional athlete ended however, the other side of his personality emerged into public view in all of its vulgarity. An alcohol dependency, several marriages accompanied by numerous marital problems, petty crime, uncontrolled acts of violence, and greedy hangers-on.

The Tough Ones

The Tough Ones

The Tough Ones tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the robbery, the one who was not convicted, has become a policeman. He tries to help his friends to settle into the small town in Pohjanmaa, but the boys start a black market liquor business instead. The road seems to lead back to the jail.

Frozen City

Frozen City

Looking to outrun the horrors of his past, a tormented cabbie flees Helsinki for an apartment complex in the suburbs, only to discover that new neighbors bring new problems. What ensues is a raw, realistic tragedy with an unwaveringly humane core.

Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble

Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble

Set right before Christmas, young reindeer Niko must deal with his mother's remarriage and his being tasked with looking after his little stepbrother.

Bad Boys: A True Story

Bad Boys: A True Story

The story bases on four Finnish brothers, nicknamed 'the Eura Daltons' who received nation-wide notoriety for tearing gas pumps apart when they needed cash.

Marja

Marja

When Marja becomes pregnant as a result of an unauthorized relationship, the man denies the whole relationship. A pregnant young woman is left alone. Marja ends up with an illegal abortion when there are only bad options ahead.