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Mika Kaurismäki was born on 21 September 1955 in Orimattila, Finland. He is a producer and director, known for Kolme viisasta miestä (2008), Zombie ja Kummitusjuna (1991) and Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987). He is married to Cenira Dias Kaurismäki.- Actress
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Elina Salo was born on 9 March 1936 in Sipoo, Finland. She is an actress and writer, known for Drifting Clouds (1996), Runoilija ja muusa (1978) and Le Havre (2011). She was previously married to Pertti Maisala.- Producer
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Aki Kaurismäki did a wide variety of jobs including postman, dish-washer and film critic, before forming a production and distribution company, Villealfa (in homage to Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville (1965)) with his older brother Mika Kaurismäki, also a film-maker. Both Aki and Mika are prolific film-makers, and together have been responsible for one-fifth of the total output of the Finnish film industry since the early 1980s, though Aki's work has found more favour abroad. His films are very short (he says a film should never run longer than 90 minutes, and many of his films are nearer 70), eccentric parodies of various genres (road movies, film noir, rock musicals), populated by lugubrious hard-drinking Finns and set to eclectic soundtracks, typically based around '50s rock'n'roll.
In the 1990s he has made films in Britain (I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)) and France (The Bohemian Life (1992)).- Actress
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Kati Outinen was born on 17 August 1961 in Helsinki, Finland. She is an actress and writer, known for The Man Without a Past (2002), Le Havre (2011) and The Match Factory Girl (1990).- Actor
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Matti Pellonpää was born on 28 March 1951 in Helsinki, Finland. He was an actor and writer, known for Night on Earth (1991), The Bohemian Life (1992) and Räpsy & Dolly eli Pariisi odottaa (1990). He died on 13 July 1995 in Vaasa, Finland.- Turo Pajala was born on 16 November 1955 in Joutseno, Finland. He was an actor, known for Ariel (1988), Hamlet Goes Business (1987) and Pakanamaan kartta (1991). He died on 28 February 2007 in Lappeenranta, Finland.
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Susanna Haavisto was born on 20 October 1957 in Helsinki, Finland. She is an actress and writer, known for Anni tahtoo äidin (1989), Ariel (1988) and Soitinmenot (1985). She has been married to Juha Tikka since 1983. They have two children.- Actor
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Markku Toikka was born on 5 April 1955 in Somero, Finland. He is an actor and writer, known for Crime and Punishment (1983), Puhtaat valkeat lakanat (1993) and Pimeys odottaa (1985).- Actress
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Aino Seppo was born on 26 May 1958 in Helsinki, Finland. She is an actress, known for Crime and Punishment (1983), Rakkauden nälkä (2007) and Esa ja Vesa - auringonlaskun ratsastajat (1994). She is married to Esko Salminen. They have one child.- Actor
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Esko Nikkari was born on 23 November 1938 in Lapua, Finland. He was an actor, known for Hamlet Goes Business (1987), The Match Factory Girl (1990) and Juha (1999). He was married to Asteri Martikkala. He died on 17 December 2006 in Seinäjoki, Finland.