Vesa-Matti Loiri

AKA: Matti Loiri, Vesku Loiri

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1945-01-04

Helsinki, Finland

Biography

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.

Crew Roles

Hirttämättömät

Director

Hellyys

Original Music Composer

Pohjan tähteet

Writer

Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä

Idea

Hei kliffaa hei

Dialogue

Hei kliffaa hei

Idea

Writer

Creator

Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {78}

Lena's Ex (uncredited)

1973-06-12 2.875

Hangover

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. ...

Genre :Romance, Comedy, Drama

Jouko Takkunen

2003-01-17 5.638

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. ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy, Crime

Tuomas

1976-01-01 0

Seitsemän Veljestä

In the 1970s, Turku City Theater staged an adaptation of Aleksis Kivi's Seven Brothers, directed by Kalle Holmberg. The premiere was in 1972, and performances continued for three years. The play was t ...

Genre :TV Movie, Drama, Adventure, Comedy

Seth Mattson

1979-12-12 6

Seth Mattsonin tarina

The TV film depicts the loneliness that follows divorce. ...

Genre :Drama, TV Movie

Uuno Turhapuro

1984-08-31 6.125

Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä

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 c ...

Genre :Comedy

gangsteri Luigi / virkailija kirkkoherranvirastossa / vodkaturisti / Uuno Turhapuro

1979-10-12 5.5

Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit

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 Ily ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro / Nasse-setä

1985-09-27 5.667

Uuno Epsanjassa

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. Unf ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

2004-09-10 4.154

Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life

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, ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1973-08-24 5.5

Uuno Turhapuro

Uuno Turhapuro is a lazy man who abhors manual labor, but has the ability to talk himself out of any sticky situation, usually with his long-suffering wife. In this, his first feature film appearance, ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1975-08-29 6.094

Professori Uuno D.G. 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 become ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1977-08-26 5.313

Häpy endkö? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon

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 to ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1976-08-27 5.9

Lottovoittaja UKK 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 t ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1982-09-17 4.444

Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa

Uuno Turhapuro hits his head and loses his memory. Meanwhile, his friend Härski Hartikainen founds a new peace movement with unorthodox methods. ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1986-08-29 5.75

Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle

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 howe ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1981-10-16 4.8

Uuno Turhapuron aviokriisi

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 stu ...

Genre :Comedy

Robotti

1984-02-17 4.625

Lentävät luupäät

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 - wh ...

Genre :Comedy

Make / Amiraali Jäpälä

1986-12-25 6.526

Pikkupojat

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 ...

Genre :Comedy

Eugen Von Lahtinen

1997-12-05 6.337

Kummeli Kultakuume

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 ...

Genre :Comedy

Self

2023-04-28 0

Sanoilla on hintansa - elokuva Juha Junnu Vainiosta

A dramatized documentary film about singer-songwriter and lyricist Juha "Junnu" Vainio from Kotka. ...

Genre :Documentary, Drama, Music

Auvo

1985-02-08 4.375

Hei kliffaa hei

The film is based on characters from the Mänttien TV-asema sketches featured on the Spede Show. ...

Genre :Comedy

Jussi Lietesalo

1970-04-17 3.1

Jussi Pussi

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 Irmel ...

Genre :Comedy

Kamreeri

1969-08-22 5.429

Leikkikalugangsteri

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 ...

Genre :Comedy

Hikka

1986-11-14 5

Liian iso keikka

Nikolai Savitsenko, aka Nig, runs Crimes for You Ltd, whose other employees are Hikka, Pete and Nig's little sister Mandi. While they are planning the heist of the century, robbing a bank's cash trans ...

Genre :Comedy, Crime

film director Paavali Pohja

1969-12-25 6.8

Pohjan tähteet

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 ot ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1987-08-28 4.429

Uuno Turhapuro kaksoisagentti

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. ...

Genre :Comedy

Self

2010-09-03 6.2

Vesku from Finland

"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 an ...

Genre :Documentary

Leo Porola

2012-08-24 5.912

Road North

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. ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

himself

2009-10-16 5.5

The Magnetic Man

A look at the life and music of Pekka Streng who died at the age of 26 in 1975. ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Leo

2002-05-31 5.357

Rumble

A summery, boozy road movie in which Leo aimlessly drives a group of aging teddy bears through the Finnish countryside in a red Cadillac. The film centers on the bromance of middle-aged men, booze, an ...

Genre :Adventure, Comedy

Gangsteri Luigi, Rauno Riipainen, Kirkkoherranviraston virkailija

1980-10-03 4.9

Tup akka lakko

'Tup-Akka-Lakko' is a sequel to 'Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit' in which doctor Jyrä invented a test-tube-adult who looked exactly like Mutikainen, a mathematician. When the test-tube-adult's body ...

Genre :Comedy

1967-12-01 5.875

Girl of Finland

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, ...

Genre :Drama

Osku

1972-02-18 3

Hellyys

Long-time cohabiting couple Petteri and Liisa wake up with a terrible hangover and realize to their horror that they got married the night before. Throughout the day, the couple argues and reminisces ...

Genre :Comedy

Self (archive footage)

2004-01-18 0

Kuuhun ja takaisin - keskioluen tarina

Documentary about medium strength beer in Finland. ...

Genre :Documentary

Jaakko 'Jake' Hoikka

1962-11-02 6.8

The Boys

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, work ...

Genre :Drama, War

Heikki Öljynen

1983-02-25 5.8

Jon

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 No ...

Genre :Drama

Yksinäinen Ratsastaja

1971-08-27 6.588

Hirttämättömät

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 anoth ...

Genre :Comedy, Western

Taiteilija Loiri

1994-09-16 4.615

Vääpeli Körmy – taisteluni

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. ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro (uncredited)

1991-10-18 4.429

Vääpeli Körmy ja vetenalaiset vehkeet

Sergeant Friman is developing an automatic submarine detector that piques the interest of both, Swedish and Russian spies. ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro / Hugo Töttersberg

1988-08-26 4.077

Tupla-Uuno

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 ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1983-09-30 4.556

Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin

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. ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1993-08-13 3.375

Uuno Turhapuron poika

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. ...

Genre :Comedy

Shopkeeper

1999-09-10 4.2

Spy Games

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 ...

Genre :Action, Comedy, Romance

Urho

2015-08-21 4.556

Homecoming

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 renovatio ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

Valmentaja

1992-08-28 0

Who Is Joe Louis?

The story of Finnish boxer Joni, who brings up a son Simppa from his relationship with Polish girlfriend Eva. The mother left them years ago and returned to Poland. Eve is about to marry, but she stil ...

Genre :Drama

Aljoshka

1967-01-14 0

Ihmisiä elämän pohjalla

Finnish telefilm adaptation of Gorky’s famous play, The Lower Depths, by director Mikko Niskanen. ...

Genre :Drama

Sakris Kukkelman

1975-12-05 6.2

Rakastunut rampa

Krokelby in the 1920s. Sakris Kukkelman is a crippled, Nietzsche reading village idiot who believes himself to be a romantic hero. ...

Genre :Drama

1. huovi

1968-08-23 6

Noin 7 veljestä

The greedy lord of the manor, von Wurstburg, lives lavishly on his estate, heavily taxing the local peasants, when the official heir to the estate, the noble Sir William, arrives. At the same time, th ...

Genre :Comedy

Gunnar Huttunen

1982-11-05 5.8

Ulvova mylläri

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 deci ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Mikko Heikkinen

2000-03-03 4.5

Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha

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 o ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1978-08-25 4.4

Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävy

Uuno's father-in-law is running for president and to avoid embarrassment pressures Uuno to finally get a job, which he does at a hardware store. Meanwhile, a political rival sends a bionic female agen ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro / Tyyne

1990-08-24 5.222

Uunon huikeat poikamiesvuodet maaseudulla

This prequel to the other Uuno Turhapuro movies tells the story of Uuno's birth and childhood. ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1998-08-28 3.5

Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismies

Uuno Turhapuro's younger brother Peni arrives in Helsinki. Uuno helps his brother in management duties. ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1992-08-14 4.688

Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti

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. ...

Genre :Comedy

Uuno Turhapuro

1991-08-23 4.7

Uuno Turhapuro herra Helsingin herra

Uuno is working as campaign manager of a president candidate but accidentally Uuno himself becomes the president of Finland. ...

Genre :Comedy

Kauppala

1977-09-16 6.5

Tykkimies Kauppalan viimeiset vaiheet

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. ...

Genre :Drama

tv-toimittaja Antti Vasa

1969-02-28 4.8

Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut

TV studio organizer Mikko Syvärinen becomes the admired comedian K. Ovimikko through a series of mishaps. However, Mikko's popularity wanes when he switches from door comedy to window comedy. His show ...

Genre :Comedy

Jaska Hujanen

1971-02-26 5.1

Kahdeksas veljes

Jalmar Riivatsalo works in an ad agency and tries to find success both in love and business. ...

Genre :Comedy

Mynttinen

2011-12-30 5.219

The Storage

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 fo ...

Genre :Comedy

Ukki

2018-04-21 5.2

Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre

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. ...

Genre :Horror, Comedy

Vilppula

2019-09-27 7.007

Master Cheng

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 br ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

Usko

1981-09-25 4.111

Pedon merkki

Set during the Second World War in the Finnish war zone. ...

Genre :Drama, War

Eino Leino

2003-11-03 4

Tähtikeinu

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 Madetoj ...

Genre :TV Movie, Drama, History

Father

1993-02-05 5.333

Ripa Hits the Skids

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 Parasit ...

Genre :Comedy

Verneri

2005-09-09 4

Shadow of the Eagle

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. ...

Genre :Drama, History, Romance

Himanen, entinen merimies

1999-03-12 5.875

Blindfolded

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 m ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

Kuolema

1999-11-18 0

Satan in the House

Woman unexpectedly meets Satan in her attic. ...

Genre :

Self

1985-03-24 7

Turhapuroilmiö

A TV documentary about the Finnish comedy character Uuno Turhapuro. ...

Genre :Documentary

Uuno Turhapuro

1986-01-11 5

Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä

Genre :Comedy

2012-10-05 6.2

Vain elämää

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. ...

Genre :Reality

Ilmari

1982-02-28 5.1

The Age of Iron

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 ...

Genre :Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Dunlop

1996-05-05 5.75

Lihaksia ja luoteja

Humoristic police series made by Kummeli comedy group. It includes some characters from Kummeli TV-series. ...

Genre :Comedy

Leonardo Da Mac Gyver

1998-10-18 6

Lääkärit tulessa

Genre :Comedy

Gisella Mai

2002-01-08 6

Jurismia!

Genre :Comedy

Juutas Käkriäinen

1998-12-20 1

Putkinotko

Genre :Drama

Vesa-Matti Loiri

1998-01-11 9

Team Ahma

Stories about things that happen in the line of duty to two good friends working in the volunteer road service. ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

Self - Contestant

1956-05-24 7.088

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each ...