Vesa-Matti Loiri
Birthday: Born in 1945-01-04 in Helsinki, Finland
Deathday: 2022-08-10
Vesa-Matti Loiri (4 January 1945 – 10 August 2022) was a Finnish actor, comedian, singer and musician. He is best known for his role as Uuno Turhapuro. Loiri was one of Finland's most appreciated entertainment artists.
TV Credits
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
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Vain elämää
Character:
Finnish version of The Best Singers series. Each week, one artist is chosen and the remaining artists perform covers of their songs and are judged by that artist....
Rauta-aika
Character: Ilmari
Rauta-aika (The Age of Iron) is a dramatic four-part miniseries completed in 1982 by Finnish broadcast network Yle TV2. The production attempts to adapt the national epic of Finland, the Kalevala, for the television audience by way of humanizing the mythological characters whose thoughts and actions drive the narrative. The protagonists of Rauta-aika, Väinö, Ilmari and Lemminki, have been inspired by the tales in the Kalevala and go in search of a woman, eventually finding themselves at war with...
Lihaksia ja luoteja
Character: Dunlop
Humoristic police series made by Kummeli comedy group. It includes some characters from Kummeli TV-series....
Lääkärit tulessa
Character: Leonardo Da Mac Gyver
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Jurismia!
Character: Gisella Mai
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Putkinotko
Character: Juutas Käkriäinen
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Movie Credits
Hangover
Character: Lena's Ex (uncredited)
Lasse is a car salesman who has vowed to never get married. He wakes up hung over one morning with a wedding ring on his finger and a nude woman in his bed....
Bad Boys: A True Story
Character: Jouko Takkunen
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....
Seitsemän Veljestä
Character: Tuomas
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Seth Mattsonin tarina
Character: Seth Mattson
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Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno is forced to complete his mandatory military service when it is revealed that he only spent one day in the army in his youth. As is typical of the Turhapuro series his family and friends become closely tied in with these events. His friends Härski Hartikainen and Sörsselssön return to the army for a refresher course and by chance Uuno's father-in-law, Councillor Tuura is made the Finnish Defence Minister. In one of the most memorable scenes, Uuno's wife, Elisabeth, dresses as Uuno and subst...
Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit
Character:
Mathematician Mauno Mutikainen is accidentally pronounced dead as a result of an operation where a splinter is being removed from his finger. He is then cloned into a test-tube adult named Richard Ilyevitch Jyrä by his creator Dr. Jyrä....
Uuno Epsanjassa
Character: Uuno Turhapuro / Nasse-setä
Uuno Turhapuro is searching for a job and takes a correspondence course in tour guiding. Eventually he gets a job in a small travel agency and takes a group of Finnish tourists to Marbella, Spain. Unfortunately Uuno's father-in-law Tuura is in the group, too, with his wife and daughter, Uuno's wife Elisabet. Tuura tries to get a signature to an important paper from a minister who's having a holiday in the area. Meanwhile, Uuno just relaxes and enjoys the sun....
Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno disguises as an old man and infiltrates a nursing home for rich old people, where his father-in-law also lives. The ever-hungry Uuno is seduced by the table groaning with food, but as it happens, he never manages to be there at dinnertime. Meanwhile Sörsselssön enters Uuno for a TV competition named This Is My Life, where contestants tell about their life as viewers vote them either to continue or out of the show. The nursing home elderly watch on TV as Uuno tells the show's host his life s...
Uuno Turhapuro
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno goes with his wife to spend summer holiday to their villa in country, studies playing of the violin in a correspondence course and constructs an own violin with do-it-yourself-method, but quits his career when he perceives that takes his free time too much and comes back to live the life "in the shadow of a fridge". In the start scene of film a priest (Ere Kokkonen as voice) says in the Uuno's weddings that his complete name is Uuno Eero Turhapuro, whereas it's in the all later Uuno-films U...
Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno is unemployed and his friends try to arrange a job for him. With his imagination, though, and the help of Härski Hartikainen (Spede Pasanen), he somehow manages to avoid all work, until he becomes what he has always dreamt of being - a film star. Uuno's father-in-law has other plans for his occupation, though: since Uuno knows the Dandelion, he has potential for a professor of botany....
Häpy endkö? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno moves in flight cargo to Helsinki for the search of a rich, beautiful wife. He buys elegant clothes for eight marks from an estate auction and in two weeks becomes the most pursued bachelor in town, charming all the women. He also starts as a waiter in Vaaleanpunainen sika (Pink Pig), which starts the first quarrels between him and his father-in-law....
Lottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
It is the first anniversary of Uuno and Elisabet. Uuno has placed a bet with his friend Härski-Hartikainen a year ago, that if Uuno can take just one year of marriage with Elisabet, Hartikainen will treat him a festive dinner. However, Hartikainen buys a lottery ticket for Uuno, who agrees to deduct it from his debt – and the festive dinner is reduced to a can of milk and half a sausage. As it happens, Uuno becomes the lottery winner of 1.5 million marks, only to soon realize he doesn't own a si...
Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno Turhapuro hits his head and loses his memory. Meanwhile, his friend Härski Hartikainen founds a new peace movement with unorthodox methods....
Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno's father-in-law councillor Tuura moves to the country with his wife and daughter Elisabeth. Uuno joins them when it turns out Tuura's mansion is on the construction site of a new road. Tuura however is set on preventing this....
Uuno Turhapuron aviokriisi
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno's nose is proved to be so good, that he can smell behind the display window what goods are on the other side. With this fabulous smell talent Uuno is chosen to Police's police-dog school as a student among the other dogs. Meanwhile Director Tuura, Uuno's father-in-law has been chosen to a very high office and thinks that Uuno is just gaining bad reputation for him, so he decides to broake Uuno's and Elisabet's marriage....
Lentävät luupäät
Character: Robotti
Two brothers from Häme discover that they are actually from Karelia. During the celebration of the newfound fact, one of the brothers is bitten by a bug. After seeking medical help from a doctor - who tries to tell the brothers that he is not a doctor of medicine - the doctor decides to trick the boys by convincing them that the insect in question is called Insectum propellatum, also known as the aviation bug, and unless the affected brother learns how to fly, the bite might turn fatal. Durin...
Pikkupojat
Character: Make / Amiraali Jäpälä
OK, imagine four men in their 40s and 50s. You there? OK, now imagine them wearing suits and playing on a sandbox as characters aged 4, 5 and 6. Pasanen even has his trademark beard, for Christ's sake!...
Kummeli Kultakuume
Character: Eugen Von Lahtinen
Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters....
Hei kliffaa hei
Character: Auvo
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Jussi Pussi
Character: Jussi Lietesalo
Jussi, a student admired by all women, is inadvertently selected to represent both left-wing and right-wing parties in the parliamentary elections. All Jussi cares about is the beautiful, blonde Irmeli....
Leikkikalugangsteri
Character: Kamreeri
Two Finnish toy manufacturers Jim King and Krakström compete for toys. King's business is far too successful and he is trying to tax fraud with the help of his chamberlain. Both toy manufacturers hire gangster chief Niitti to handle their twilight jobs, but not everything goes according to plan....
Liian iso keikka
Character: Hikka
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Pohjan tähteet
Character: film director Paavali Pohja
Triangle comedy about a movie crew shooting a no-budget artsy film. Director Pohja is a clumsy beginner, cinematographer Törrönen an old pro, and the leading actors Igor and Merju first detest each other although the script is supposed to make them lovers. The two gradually grow closer even in real life, but the director too has set his eyepiece on Merju....
Uuno Turhapuro kaksoisagentti
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno Turhapuro reads guide books to learn how to be an orchestra conductor and a secret agent. Meanwhile, his father in law hatches a complicated scheme to finally get rid of Uuno....
Vesku from Finland
Character: Himself
"Vesku from Finland" is a film about Vesa-Matti Loiri alias Vesku, probably the most popular film and TV comedian in Finland. He has created a significant career also as a singer, performer, writer and as a sportsman. He has recorded several albums, from folk songs and couplets to tangos. Some of his recordings are based on the lyrics of Hermann Hesse or Eino Leino, the infamous Finnish poet. During his unique career he has played in more than 60 films and recorded 30 albums....
Road North
Character: Leo Porola
A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey through Finland, so they can learn to know each other again....
Rumble
Character: Leo
Finnish Road Movie...
Tup akka lakko
Character: Gangsteri Luigi, Rauno Riipainen, Kirkkoherranviraston virkailija
'Tup-Akka-Lakko' is sequel to 'Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit' in witch doctor Jyrä (Hämäläinen) invented test-tube-adult (Spede) who look exactly like matematition Mutikainen. When the test-tube-adults body emerged 'cause doctors mistake, voice moved living into Mutikainens body. And that is reason for many problems what happen to people in this film....
Girl of Finland
Character:
A theater group is training for the play Lapualaisooppera. We see these young people hanging out and talking about what goes on around them. Also sexual matters are involved there and this girl, Tenu, becomes pregnant to Hessu....
Hellyys
Character: Osku
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Kuuhun ja takaisin - keskioluen tarina
Character: Self (archive footage)
Documentary about medium strength beer in Finland....
The Boys
Character: Jaakko 'Jake' Hoikka
When Continuation War started in Summer 1941, German soldiers arrived to Oulu. With their charm they conquered women and town boys. Finnish boys communicated with them on many levels: had trades, worked as interpreters, rotated business, spied on German love adventures and fought with each other about the favor of soldiers. In autumn 1944, the war was ending. Germans left Oulu by leaving behind fragile relationships, bastard kids and unfinished businesses. The most shocking of all was the faith ...
Jon
Character: Heikki Öljynen
Story of Jari, a misfit and coward who, after hitting his girlfriend escapes to a fish factory in Norway. There he meets Heikki, who works for the same company. However, the violence follows Jon in Norway too....
Hirttämättömät
Character: Yksinäinen Ratsastaja
Two outlaws, The Lonely Rider and the Indian Tonto, have caught (at least they think they have) Speedy Gonzales, a ruthless gunfighter from the town of Njietponimaistadi. They start to travel to another town for the reward, through the desert without water and fighting against Indians. And just to find out that they have made a full circle back to origin....
Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni
Character: Taiteilija Loiri
Relations between Sweden and Finland come to near breaking point. When further negotiations led by President Mara fail, Sergeant Körmy interferes in the course of events....
Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet
Character: Uuno Turhapuro (uncredited)
Sergeant Friman is developing an automatic submarine detector that piques the interest of both, Swedish and Russian spies....
Tupla-Uuno
Character: Uuno Turhapuro / Hugo Töttersberg
Uuno Turhapuro finds his doppelganger, Hugo, who happens to be a computer genius. Hugo helps Uuno save his father-in-law's business (and Uuno's inheritance) while Uuno helps Hugo win the heart of the love of his life....
Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno Turhapuro has lost his memory and thinks he's a woman. His friend Sörsselssön has lost his memory too and Härski Hartikainen tries to help them....
Uuno Turhapuron poika
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Gangsters try to steal Uuno Turhapuro's father-in-law's money by infiltrating into the family through Uuno, by pretending he has a long-lost son....
Spy Games
Character: Shopkeeper
A romantic suspense-comedy about CIA agent Harry (Bill Pullman) and SVR agent Natasha (Irene Jacob) fighting to save the world, their lives and secret love in the post cold war Helsinki...
Homecoming
Character: Urho
Tiina decides to reconnect with his aged and bohemian father living alone. With her reluctant daughter and new husband, they move in and start to renovate the old house. However, neither the renovation nor facing the past is effortless....
Rakastunut rampa
Character: Sakris Kukkelman
Krokelby in the 1920s. Sakris Kukkelman is a crippled, Nietzsche reading village idiot who believes himself to be a romantic hero....
Noin 7 veljestä
Character: 1. huovi
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Ulvova mylläri
Character: Gunnar Huttunen
The main character is a miller, who sometimes acts strangely but is otherwise a goodhearted hardworking honest man. He sometimes keeps the villagers up all night by howling. Finally the villagers decide that the miller has to be committed into a mental hospital, where the hero does not have to spend too much time until he escapes. The miller takes to the woods near his home but there he is constantly harassed by the chief of the police with his posse....
Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha
Character: Mikko Heikkinen
Two men, who both have tried to commit a suicide, decide to found a "Let's do it together"-suicide association to help the self-destructive people to succeed in their goal. Soon they have a bus load of candidates and together they start a bus tour in order to find a suitable place for the mass suicide....
Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno Turhapuro, a useless bum who has married money, creates havoc around his father-in-law's presidential campaign. He dresses up as his long-lost, wealthy brother from America, but things go awry when the real brother appears. At some point Uuno takes up a job at a hardware store, only to warm up a classic TV sketch perfected years earlier by the film's writer-producer Spede Pasanen. Written by Markku Kuoppamäki...
Uunon huikeat poikamiesvuodet maaseudulla
Character: Uuno Turhapuro / Tyyne
This prequel to the other Uuno Turhapuro movies tells the story of Uuno's birth and childhood....
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno Turhapuro's younger brother Peni arrives in Helsinki. Uuno helps his brother in management duties....
Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno Turhapuro becomes the President of Finland. Streets are named after him and honorary companies are arranged for him. He also tries to turn Finland into a kingdom....
Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra
Character: Uuno Turhapuro
Uuno is working as campaign manager of a president candidate but accidentally Uuno himself becomes the president of Finland....
Tykkimies Kauppalan viimeiset vaiheet
Character: Kauppala
The story of a man raised in a boy's home and prison who doesn't conform to the rules and discipline of the military....
Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut
Character: tv-toimittaja Antti Vasa
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Kahdeksas veljes
Character: Jaska Hujanen
Jalmar Riivatsalo works in an ad agency and tries to find success both in love and business....
The Storage
Character: Mynttinen
Antero Rousku is a storeman in a paint store. His job requires raw muscle power, mixing paints and carrying house repair materials around to earn his daily bread. But the basic salary is not enough for Rousku. He also sells a lot of stuff on the side from the storeroom directly to Jylhäkorpi, a frequent visitor, bypassing company bookkeeping. Rousku's colleague in the cellar storeroom is Raninen whose life consists of work, quarreling with his wife, and lottery. Raninen wants to win the main pri...
Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre
Character: Ukki
One woman’s desperate struggle to survive a horde of men with frail egos, who just want to explain everything to her. But the biggest horror may be closer to her than she thinks....
Master Cheng
Character: Vilppula
Cheng, 45, a restaurant owner from China, has travelled with his young son halfway around the world to a remote village in Finland. His wife died recently in an accident, and Cheng wanted to have a break from everything by traveling with his son to see an old Finnish friend who lives on a farm in the countryside of Finland. It’s the most remote place Cheng can imagine with endless forests, thousands of lakes, a country with entire population of one-fifth of Cheng’s home town, Shanghai....
Pedon merkki
Character: Usko
Set during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone....
Tähtikeinu
Character: Eino Leino
L. Onerva and Eino Leino - two people, two rebels, prisoners of a difficult love relationship. Along with two passionate poets, there will be a third wheel, a young and talented composer Leevi Madetoja....
Ripa Hits the Skids
Character: Father
A week-long glimpse into the wretched existence of Ripa, a long-haired, hard-drinking lug. He is also a filmmaker-wannabee, whose last two projects were condemned for their sex and violence. A Parasite Deluxe, who barely recalls his previous night, Ripa cruises the bars and meets bank-teller Tiina....
Shadow of the Eagle
Character: Verneri
The story of a young poet who became a symbol for Finnish optimism and was subsequently forced underground during Tsar Nicholas II's oppressive dictatorship....
Blindfolded
Character: Himanen, entinen merimies
Two 9-year-old boys, Jontti and Länki, grow up in a Finnish seaside town in the 1960s. Länki's biggest dream is to run away on a ship to the sea where his father is rumoured to have died. Jontti too must discover that his father is not what he appears to be. When his dad moves away with another woman, Jontti is determined to win him back....
Satan in the House
Character: Kuolema
Woman unexpectedly meets Satan in her attic....
Turhapuroilmiö
Character: Self
A TV documentary about the Finnish comedy character Uuno Turhapuro....