Jasper Pääkkönen
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Jasper Pääkkönen is a Finnish film
actor who has appeared and starred in over 15 films. According to a calculation published by Finnish tabloid IltaSanomat, Pääkkönen is "the most profitable film actor in Finland" for having starred in numerous box office hits during his career. Many of Pääkkönen's films have made #1 in the Finnish box office, including Pahat Pojat
(Bad Boys - a true story) which is the all time most successful film in Finnish box office. Other Pääkkönen's commercial successes include Matti, Frozen Land and Lapland Odyssey
. For his role in Pahat Pojat, Pääkkönen was awarded Best Actor Award in Brussels International Independent Film Festival. He has earned international praise from film critic Michael Giltz from Huffington Post magazine who called the actor "handsome and compelling" in his role in Lapland Odyssey. Film critic Leslie Felperin from Variety
named Pääkkönen a "rising thesp, showing impressive range" at his starring role in Matti.
In 2006 the European Film Promotion introduced Pääkkönen as the Shooting Star of Finland at the Berlin international film festival.
In 2009 Pääkkönen founded the Pokerisivut.com poker
magazine together with film producer
Markus Selin
. In 2010 Pokerisivut.com was awarded Best Overall Affiliate at the London 2010 iGB Affiliate Awards.
Pääkkönen is a member of Vision fly fishing world team and has appeared in fly fishing TV shows and DVD's as a celebrity guest.
, Finland
, the son of actor Seppo Pääkkönen
and Virve Havelin.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actor who has appeared and starred in over 15 films. According to a calculation published by Finnish tabloid IltaSanomat, Pääkkönen is "the most profitable film actor in Finland" for having starred in numerous box office hits during his career. Many of Pääkkönen's films have made #1 in the Finnish box office, including Pahat Pojat
Pahat pojat
Bad Boys is a 2003 Finnish crime drama film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä, based on the story of a notorious real-life family of criminals. It was the most successful film in Finnish theatres after The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003, taking in $4,778,324. This makes the film one of...
(Bad Boys - a true story) which is the all time most successful film in Finnish box office. Other Pääkkönen's commercial successes include Matti, Frozen Land and Lapland Odyssey
Lapland Odyssey
Lapland Odyssey is a 2010 Finnish comedy film directed by Dome Karukoski. The film stars Jussi Vatanen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Timo Lavikainen, Pamela Tola, Kari Ketonen and Miia Nuutila.- Cast :* Jussi Vatanen as Janne* Jasper Pääkkönen as Kapu...
. For his role in Pahat Pojat, Pääkkönen was awarded Best Actor Award in Brussels International Independent Film Festival. He has earned international praise from film critic Michael Giltz from Huffington Post magazine who called the actor "handsome and compelling" in his role in Lapland Odyssey. Film critic Leslie Felperin from Variety
Variety
- Mathematics :* Abelian variety, a complex torus that can be embedded into projective space* Abstract variety, an intrinsically defined variety* Algebraic variety, the basic object of study in algebraic geometry** Affine variety, a subset of algebraic varieties...
named Pääkkönen a "rising thesp, showing impressive range" at his starring role in Matti.
In 2006 the European Film Promotion introduced Pääkkönen as the Shooting Star of Finland at the Berlin international film festival.
In 2009 Pääkkönen founded the Pokerisivut.com poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
magazine together with film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
Markus Selin
Markus Selin
Markus Selin is a television and film producer.-Career:Selin's first feature was conceived in the mid-80s. While attending a party in L.A. he was introduced to fellow Finn Renny Harlin and so became good friends with the aspiring director who was then working as a buyer for a Finnish distribution...
. In 2010 Pokerisivut.com was awarded Best Overall Affiliate at the London 2010 iGB Affiliate Awards.
Pääkkönen is a member of Vision fly fishing world team and has appeared in fly fishing TV shows and DVD's as a celebrity guest.
Early life
Pääkkönen was born in HelsinkiHelsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, the son of actor Seppo Pääkkönen
Seppo Pääkkönen
Seppo Pääkkönen is a Finnish actor.He is married to Virve Havelin. Their son, Jasper, is also an actor. He is best recognised for his part as Matti's father in the 2006 film of the same name, where his real-life son plays his on-screen son.-External links:...
and Virve Havelin.
Television
- Salatut elämätSalatut ElämätSalatut elämät is a Finnish 30-minute long soap opera broadcast on MTV3. It was the first Finnish daily soap opera. Its first episode aired on January 25, 1999...
(1999–2001) - Saku Salin - Kaunis mies (2003) - Joonatan Kuusisto
- Irtiottoja (2003) - Johnny
Films
- Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (1988) - Arvi Hongisto
- Pahat pojatPahat pojatBad Boys is a 2003 Finnish crime drama film directed by Aleksi Mäkelä, based on the story of a notorious real-life family of criminals. It was the most successful film in Finnish theatres after The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003, taking in $4,778,324. This makes the film one of...
(Bad Boys) (2003) - Eero Takkunen - Levottomat 3 (2004) - Aleksi
- Vares - yksityisetsivä (2004) - Jarmo, the pizza boy
- Paha maaPaha maaFrozen Land is a 2005 critically acclaimed dark Finnish film drama directed and written by Aku Louhimies starring Jasper Pääkkönen, Mikko Leppilampi and Pamela Tola.-Plot:...
(Frozen Land) (2005) - Niko Smolander - Matti (2006) - Matti NykänenMatti NykänenMatti Ensio Nykänen is a Finnish former ski jumper who won five Olympic medals , nine World Championships medals and 22 Finnish Championships medals . Most notably, Nykänen won three gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics, becoming, along with Yvonne van Gennip of the Netherlands, the most...
- V2 - Jäätynyt enkeli (Vares 2) (2007) - Dante Hell
- Kummeli Alivuokralainen (2008) - Kikke
- Rööperi (2009) - Korppu
- Lapland OdysseyLapland OdysseyLapland Odyssey is a 2010 Finnish comedy film directed by Dome Karukoski. The film stars Jussi Vatanen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Timo Lavikainen, Pamela Tola, Kari Ketonen and Miia Nuutila.- Cast :* Jussi Vatanen as Janne* Jasper Pääkkönen as Kapu...
(Napapiirin sankarit) (2010) - Kapu
External links
- http://www.pokerisivut.com