Janne Virtanen (actor)

Finnish actor

This article is about the Finnish actor. For the Finnish former strength athlete, see Janne Virtanen.

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Janne Asseri Virtanen (born 1967 in Raisio)[citation needed] is a Finnish actor best known for his supporting role as Robert Degerman in the Finnish nordic noir series Bordertown, having won a Jussi Award for Best Actor in 2007 for the film Frozen City.[1]

Virtanen was married to Hanna-Riikka Siitonen until her death of cancer in 2018.[2] Virtanen and Siitonen have a daughter named Vieno Virtanen born in 2006.[3][4] Whole family acted in YLE drama series Uusi päivä which Janne also directed.

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1. ^ "Janne Virtanen palkittiin parhaana miesnäyttelijänä Yhdysvalloissa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 17 April 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
2. ^ Tainola, Rita (25 July 2018). "Hanna-Riikka Siitosen puoliso Janne Virtanen: "Yritämme nyt pärjätä tämän suuren surun kanssa"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
3. ^ "Hanna-Riikka Siitosen tytöstä tuli Vieno". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 25 September 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
4. ^ Tani, Iida (11 November 2020). "Anna: Leskeksi jäänyt Janne Virtanen löysi uuden rakkauden – näin Hanna-Riikka puhui aiheesta ennen kuolemaansa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.

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