Veikko Uusimäki

Finnish actor

Veikko Uusimäki
Veikko Uusimäki
Born	Veikko Johannes Uusimäki (1921-01-26)26 January 1921 Kurikka, Finland
Died	25 May 2008(2008-05-25) (aged 87) Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1946–1998

Veikko Johannes Uusimäki (26 January 1921 – 25 May 2008) was a Finnish actor and theater councilor.^[1]^[2]^[3] During his life, he acted in a total of 25 films, in connection with which he also served as director of Yleisradio's theater services between 1973 and 1987.^[2] In 1973, Uusimäki was awarded the Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland [fi].^[4]

Inari Uusimäki [fi], the daughter of Veikko Uusimäki, is a Finnish radio and TV journalist.^[5]

Selected filmography

Sleeping Beauty (1949)
The Unknown Soldier (1955)
Juha (1956)
Vodka, Inspector Palmu (1969)
Trust (1976)
Ariel (1988)

References

^ "Veikko Uusimäki". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Teatterineuvos Veikko Uusimäki on kuollut". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 25 May 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ "Veikko Uusimäki - Muistot". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 25 May 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ "Suomen Leijonan Pro Finlandia -mitalin saajat 1944-". Ritarikunnat.fi (in Finnish). The Orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Lion of Finland. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ "Nro 500 Juhlanumero" (PDF). Tuiskulan Sanomat (in Finnish). Tuiskulan kyläsivusto. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2023.