Jukka Virtanen

Finnish writer, poet, translator, journalist, actor, director and singer

Jukka Jalmari Virtanen (25 July 1933 – 1 September 2019) was a Finnish entertainer and author. He won the Rose d'Or in 1965 for the entertainment program Lumilinna. He starred in the movies Millipilleri, Pähkähullu Suomi and Noin 7 Veljestä. Virtanen was the host of Levyraati from 1980 through 1997. Virtanen was born in Jämsänkoski, Finland.

Jukka Virtanen

Virtanen died from prostate cancer on 1 September 2019, aged 86.[1][2]

References

change
  1. Hanhinen, Hanna; Aromaa, Jonni (2019-09-01). "Viihteen monitaituri Jukka Virtanen on kuollut" (in Finnish). Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  2. Avola, Pertti (2019-09-01). "Muistokirjoitus: Jukka Virtanen oli suomalaisessa viihteessä ainutlaatuinen renessanssihahmo" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 2019-09-01.

Other websites

change