Juha Veijonen

Acting

Juha Veijonen

Born

1959-08-29 (67)

Place of birth

Helsinki, Finland

Known for

Acting

Credits

36 titles

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

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2000s · 14 titles

Niko and the Way to the Stars poster
5.8

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.

Niko and the Way to the Stars

2008

Bad Boys: A True Story poster
5.8

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.

Bad Boys: A True Story

2003

Upswing poster
5.9

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

Upswing

2003

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes poster
5.5

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.

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

2006

Frozen City poster
5.3

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.

Frozen City

2006

Ylikävely poster
NR

Eija is the wife of a busy business owner, carrying the burden of taking care of a family. During her weak moments, Eija writes a letter that comes back to haunt her. Suddenly she has to reevaluate everything about her life.

Ylikävely

2008

Tuulikaappimaa poster
5.2

An arctic comedy about the childlike, sincere Kauko and his desire to grow up. It is a story about two brothers who accidentally end up in each other's pants. In the Lapland summer night, they encounter lovers, petty criminals, and Kauko, who is learning the ABCs of love.

Tuulikaappimaa

2003

V2: Dead Angel poster
5.6

The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the real killer, but people aren't talking. Before he can get traction another homicide takes place- and things move toward a dire conclusion.

V2: Dead Angel

2007

The South poster
4.7

A comedy of crime, romance and deception played out against the background of a vacation under the Mediterranean sun.

The South

2000

Vares: Private Eye poster
6.1

On the trail of a woman, Vares finds himself caught up with underworld characters who are on the trail of hidden millions.

Vares: Private Eye

2004

The Subtenant poster
4.5

A farce about blackmailing, a kidney transplant operation performed at home, deviants and human relationships.

The Subtenant

2008

The Prince of Soap poster
3.6

Screenwriter Ilona falls in love with Kalle, the main star of the series, and mixes fact and fiction when she starts writing a romance between herself and the star. Jealous producer Raakel does everything she can to destroy Ilona's plans.

The Prince of Soap

2006

Hellsinki poster
6.3

In the mid-1960s, three small-time Finnish bootleggers seize control of their Helsinki neighborhood's black-market liquor business.

Hellsinki

2009

Addiction poster
3.6

30-something Jonna, successful executive with cozy architect husband Niklas and two children, leads a double life. She is constantly on the lookout for quick casual sex. When she starts seeing handsome and rich young yacht owner Aleksi, things start going awry in her life. While her sister Sanna provides her with suitable alibis,sex therapist Nora tries to help her come to terms with her addiction

Addiction

2004

1990s · 9 titles

The Tough Ones poster
6.2

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.

The Tough Ones

1999

Kauhun millimetrit poster
7.0

Marja Sauri, who lives in Helsinki at the end of the 1980s, is going to the store to replace defective garden shears with new ones. Along the way, she collides with a woman on the street who Marja insults in anger. Within a day, Marja begins to see strange delusions about the same woman she encountered earlier.

Kauhun millimetrit

1992

Marja poster
4.0

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.

Marja

1994

Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat poster
5.1

Computer professional Vesa Rajala rushes to home from a work trip because his wife Sanna is leaving for Greece with her new lover, Georgios from next door.

Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat

1994

Hardly a Butterfly poster
6.2

Heavily built young woman Kaisu comes to work in a small grocery store in the countryside, run by a bossy old lady and her tiny and quiet grown-up son Erni. Faced with a common enemy, the unlikely young couple find support in each other, despite their physical differences.

Hardly a Butterfly

1998

Sepelimurskaamon kauniin Jolantan ihmeellinen elämä poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sepelimurskaamon kauniin Jolantan ihmeellinen elämä

1996

Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut poster
4.7

That Kiljunen familys sets out find their two missing family members, who have been sent to Tampere by the Matalamäki boarding school for retraining due to poor school performance.

Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut

1990

Satan in the House poster
NR

Woman unexpectedly meets Satan in her attic.

Satan in the House

1999

Romanovin kivet poster
5.4

This action packed Finnish thriller tells the tale of two friends who get their revenge against the millionaire who double-crossed them. Patrick and Tony are hired by the wealthy gambler to steal the priceless Romanov stones, Russian jewels. They do it, but almost lose their lives when he double-crosses them. They turn around and get revenge, his money, his wife, and his daughter.

Romanovin kivet

1993

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