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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Regina Lund was born during the rehearsals of Brecht's "Three Penny Opera" directed by Christian Lund, her father. Her mother, Sonja Lund, swedish actress and professional ballet dancer had the part of Polly in that very same play and she brest fed Regina in the small dressing rooms of the theatre during the performances. At the age of one she came to Stockholm, and at the age of three she was left to grow up with her father's parents in Gävle, a small city in the north of Sweden. She learned American English at the age of four and two years later she started attending acting schools. At the age of 13 she was singing, dancing and acting in the local musicals and plays in Gävle. At 17 she went on a scholarship to the US and when she got back to Sweden she was accepted to law school but decided after a very short period there that she had to go back to where she belonged. At the age of 21 she was accepted to the State School of Performing Arts in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her first part after acting school was as Ofelia in Hamlet directed by Jan Bergman (Ingmar Bergman's eldest son), Regina received great reviews and then hit Sweden like a bomb in one success after another. She seduced the audience as Sugar in the musical "Some like it hot" receiving the best female musical artist award (guld masken). She added a singer song writer career to her already successful acting one, both highly saluted by critics and audience. Regina is today in the process of her fort solo album. Apart from films, tv, shows, musicals, music projects, photography and, of course, theatre performances she just released her first poetry book.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Gunilla Nyroos was born on 7 October 1945 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for Berget på månens baksida (1983), Rusar i hans famn (1996) and Moa (1986). She was previously married to Lennart Hjulström.- Kyllikki Väre was born on 13 March 1912 in Vaasa, Finland. She was an actress, known for 'Herra ja ylhäisyys' (1944), Kyläraittien kuningas (1945) and Katupeilin takana (1949). She was married to Unto Salminen. She died on 2 January 1951 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Aja Rodas-Evrén was born on 1 March 1962 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for Storstad (1990), Sanna ögonblick (1998) and Joker (1991).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jani Toivola was born on 27 November 1977 in Vaasa, Finland. He is an actor, known for Peluri - kuolema on elävien ongelma (2023), Heart of a Lion (2013) and Järjettömän paska idea (2023).- Actor
- Soundtrack
Yrjö Tuominen was born on 20 April 1892 in Vaasa, Finland. He was an actor, known for Ristikon varjossa (1945), Kaikki rakastavat (1935) and Suomisen perhe (1941). He was married to Eine Laine. He died on 13 October 1946 in Helsinki, Finland.- Actor
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christian Sandstrom was born in Vaasa, a small city on Finland's west coast. Christian wrote his first play at very early age and started acting as soon he could walk. In the early 90s he studied theatre and drama in Los Angeles. In 1993 he began studying at the actors-program at the respected Academy of Arts in Helsinki in his home country Finland, where from he got his Masters degree in acting in 2008. His theatre debut was at the age of 17 as a walker-on in a theatre play directed by Åke Lindman. His breakthrough in television came in a day drama created by Peter Emanuel Falck and Christian Wikander. Christian's acting career now also contains many movie roles, including Sibelius (2003), Battle for Finland (2007), Beyond the Front Line (2004). Christian has also worked with Alexandre Miguel - Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie (2007) and was also seen as FBI agent in Farewell (2009) in scene with Diane Kruger. Christians latest film work was with director Dome Karukoski known for directing Tolkien (2019) movie.- Actress
- Writer
- Music Department
Ritva Oksanen was born on 16 June 1939 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress and writer, known for Konstan pylkkerö (1994), Vaarallista vapautta (1962) and Kohtaamiset ja erot (1994).- Actor
- Writer
- Music Department
Aarni Kivinen was born on 30 March 1967 in Vaasa, Finland. He is an actor and writer, known for Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma (1995), Roba (2012) and Paholaisen tytär (2002). He has been married to Auli Aho since 1999. They have one child.- Elina Rintala was born on 28 April 1970 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for Pakanamaan kartta (1991), Pirunpelto (2009) and Hiljaista on (2003). She was previously married to Pertti Salovaara.
- Soundtrack
Noora Karma was born on 19 September 1975 in Vaasa, Finland.- Raimo Wahlström was born on 6 June 1940 in Vaasa, Finland. He is an actor, known for Teatterituokio (1962), Pudonneita (1994) and Kymmenen riivinrautaa (2002).
- Sonja Tammela was born on 4 July 1937 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for Toivelauluja (1961), Punainen huone (1960) and Baletin synty (1959).
- Editor
- Producer
- Director
Jan-Olof Svarvar was born on 8 December 1966 in Vaasa, Finland. He is an editor and producer, known for Until Cancer Do Us Part (2016), Until Cancer Do Us Part (2016) and Maria and the Demon (2019).- Eric Häggblom was born on 1 November 1907 in Vaasa, Finland. He is an actor, known for Jean-Paul Marat förföljd och mördad så som det framställs av patienterna på hospitalet Charenton under ledning av herr de Sade (1967), Den respektfulla skökan (1960) and Tanssi yli hautojen (1950).
- Additional Crew
Björn Kurtén was born on 19 November 1924 in Vaasa, Finland. Björn is known for Robotti von Rosenbergin tutkimukset (1984). Björn was married to Ruth Margareta Nordman. Björn died on 28 December 1988 in Helsinki, Finland.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Editor
- Cinematographer
Vesa Hauhia was born on 15 December 1947 in Vaasa, Finland. He is an editor and cinematographer, known for Aurinkotuuli (1980), Haluan rakastaa, Peter (1972) and Joensuun Elli (2004).- Majlis Granlund was born on 1 March 1925 in Vaasa, Finland. She was an actress, known for Fanny and Alexander (1982), Children's Island (1980) and Sunday's Children (1992). She was married to Harry Öhman. She died on 6 December 1991.
- Eero Selin was born on 11 July 1893 in Vaasa, Finland. He was married to Arla Alfthan. He died on 12 November 1960.
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Aino Lehtimäki was born on 20 May 1914 in Vaasa, Finland. She was an actress and director, known for Solveigin laulu (1974), Katupeilin takana (1949) and Totuus on armoton (1963). She was married to Martti Romppanen. She died on 13 January 2004 in Helsinki, Finland.- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Pentti Halonen was born on 11 December 1962 in Vaasa, Finland. He is an actor and writer, known for Uutishuone (2009), Valomerkki (1991) and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Annika Eklund was born on 16 January 1979 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for Leonardon ikkunat (1986), Tuttu juttu (1992) and Eurovision laulukilpailu 2006 - Suomen karsinta (2006).- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Tom Segerberg was born in 1934 in Vaasa, Finland. He was a director and writer, known for I kväll Dario Fo (1984), Historiska teaterpremiärer (1992) and Gehenna (1966). He died on 1 February 2007 in Helsinki, Finland.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Väinö Vento was born on 6 August 1915 in Vaasa, Finland. He was a director and writer, known for Sininen Saimaa (1954), Herra Helsinki (1954) and Voi - syntipukkiko? (1957). He died on 23 May 1984 in Helsinki, Finland.- Additional Crew
Martti Lehtinen was born on 19 May 1941 in Vaasa, Finland. He is known for Ajankohtainen kakkonen (1969), Kivien maailma (1999) and Lappajärven synty (1994). He died on 25 April 2020.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Pertti Mutanen was born on 6 August 1947 in Vaasa, Finland. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Valkoinen kääpiö (1986), Jon (1983) and Born American (1986).- Karri Liikkanen was born on 10 October 1983 in Vaasa, Finland. He is an actor and producer, known for Harhateillä: Path to Nowhere (2015), Risto (2011) and Nurmoo (2009).
- Actress
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Susanna Alakoski was born in 1962 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress and writer, known for Beyond (2010), Ewa Rudling (2011) and Ni ska se att jag har rätt (2016). She is married to Mats Söderlund. They have three children.- Soli Labbart was born on 21 December 1922 in Vaasa, Finland. She was an actress, known for Kunniallinen petkuttaja (1985), The Last Border: Viimeisellä rajalla (1993) and Highway Society (2000). She was married to Rolf Labbart. She died on 17 June 2003 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Heta Tuppurainen was born on 7 June 1989 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for Rölli ja metsänhenki (2001).
- Asta Backman was born on 4 February 1917 in Vaasa, Finland. She was an actress, known for Täällä Pohjantähden alla (1968), Ukkosta Jalavakadulla (1960) and Tarkastaja tulee (1964). She was married to Fritz-Hugo Backman. She died on 18 February 2010 in Helsinki, Finland.
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Leif Segerstam was born on 2 March 1944 in Vaasa, Finland. He is an actor and composer, known for Dread (2009), The Ninth Day (2004) and Miss and Mrs Sweden (1969).- Håkan Pörtfors was born on 29 May 1931 in Vaasa, Finland. He is an actor, known for Måsar över Sorrento (1962), Vallan miehet (1986) and Trollkarlen från Oz (1965).
- Anna-Maija Vartola was born on 18 September 1975 in Vaasa, Finland. She died on 20 February 2007 in Laihia, Finland.
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Timo Tapio was born on 29 July 1973 in Vaasa, Finland. He is a writer and director, known for Rakkaudesta rituaaleihin (2004), Isä (2003) and NDA - salassapitosopimus (2005).- Music Department
- Writer
- Composer
Kari Kuusamo was born on 21 February 1951 in Vaasa, Finland. He was a writer and composer, known for Kotia päin (1989), Syksyn sävel (1968) and Eurovision 2006: Muistathan... (2006). He died on 10 March 2020 in Vaasa, Finland.- Sound Department
Rafael Ylkänen was born on 24 December 1902 in Vaasa, Finland. He is known for Ne 45000 (1933), Paimen, piika ja emäntä (1938) and Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee. (1933). He died on 17 June 1990 in Helsinki, Finland.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Monica Aspelund was born on 16 January 1946 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for Jos rakastat (2010), Uuno Turhapuro (1973) and Lottovoittaja UKK Turhapuro (1976).- Soundtrack
Lauri Kivinen was born on 2 April 1961 in Vaasa, Finland.- Finnish research scientist, Professor Pekka Puska is the Director General of the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). THL is a comprehensive national institute for public health and welfare under Ministry of Health in Finland. It employs some 1300 persons and covers a broad range of health and welfare issues from disease prevention, nutrition, lifestyles and environment, infectious disease control and national vaccination programs to health and social services, health and welfare monitoring and statistics. THL has major national service functions, various surveillance tasks, high level research and numerous international activities.
The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) was formed after a merger of the National Public Health Institute (KTL) and the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (Stakes), and started its work in January 2009. Prior to his present position Professor Puska was the Director General of KTL and, before that, the Director for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the World Health Organization Headquarters (WHO HQ) in Geneva.
Professor Puska has, for most of his career, worked at the National Public Health Institute. He was, for 25 years, the Director and Principal Investigator of the North Karelia Project: prevention of cardiovascular diseases in North Karelia and later on in all Finland. Within 25 years, over 80% decline in annual heart disease mortality among the working age population and a dramatic general improvement in public health took place. The project is widely seen as a model for successful population based prevention of cardiovascular and other noncommunicable diseases (NCD).
At the World Health Organization (WHO), Professor Puska directed the work on integrated prevention of NCD targeting the main risk factors (unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and tobacco) through health promotion, national programs, policy measures and regional networks. Professor Puska's Department was the focal point of this work that culminated in adoption of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health by the World Health Assembly in 2004.
Professor Puska has, internationally and domestically, been involved in a number of scientific, expert and public health functions, WHO's work, multinational projects etc. He has over 500 scientific publications. Professor Puska has served as a Member of the National Parliament of Finland. In his current position as Director General of THL Professor Puska has a central position in Finnish public health work and in health & social policy issues.
Internationally, Professor Puska is the immediate Past-President of World Heart Federation and the President of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) and also the Chair of the Governing Council of the WHO International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC).
Professor Puska has M.D and M.Pol.Sc. degrees and PhD in epidemiology and public health. Among several honors are Honorary Doctorate at St. Andrew's University (Scotland) and Academician of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He has received, among other things, WHO's annual Health Education Award in 1990, WHO Tobacco Free World Award in 1999, the Nordic Award for Public Health in 2005, and the Rank Prize in 2008.
Professor Puska is Director and Principal Investigator of the comprehensive community-based program (North Karelia Project) to substantially reduce extremely high cardiovascular disease mortality in Finland. Finland has, with the North Karelia Project, achieved remarkably good results and provided a model for successful chronic disease prevention and health promotion around the world. Lifestyles are now healthier, risk factor levels are lower, and disease rates have greatly diminished in Finland.
Important dietary changes have been substantial decrease in salt and saturated fat intake and an increase in the vegetable consumption. Annual cardiovascular mortality rates among working-age people are now some 80 % lower than at the outset; life-expectancy has much increased and public health has greatly improved.
The North Karelia Project was the first comprehensive community-based research exercise with main idea to demonstrate a beneficial impact of dietary changes in the population on cardiovascular death and disability.
Professor Puska is the author of the great number of articles, a comprehensive reports and two books, published from 1972 year up today. His studies describes the latest experiences and results, but also at the same time repeat the historical information on the background, principles, methods, early activities and experiences of the North Karelia Project. Professor Puska as a creator of this pioneering project is a founder of the community-based strategies for noncommunicable disease prevention in the world, the one who has motivated hundreds of young researchers to contribute to the knowledge of the public health nutrition and lifestyle interventions to reduce noncommunicable diseases. Annual North Karelia week is arranged for the international research community and health professionals to spread the good experiences how to change life style and decrease noncommunicable disease risk.
The North Karelia Project radically adjusted the habits of a whole community of Finnish population and fundamentally changed society itself. The links with many international developments as well as with the WHO have increased during its 40 years of existence. The results and experiences gained in the North Karelia Project give great support to WHO initiatives on chronic, noncommunicable disease prevention. This and other work in Finland paved the way for the Health in All Policies (HiAP) initiative started during the Finnish European Union (EU) presidency in 2006. The initiative and the principles have been linked with related developments within the EU and the WHO.
Professor Puska started comprehensive, multi sectoral action to reduce the world's highest mortality from coronary heart disease in North Karelia and lately on in Finland demonstrating in his own country, whether blood concentration of cholesterol and blood pressure levels could be lowered by altering the national diet. A high priority target of the dietary intervention was reduction of highly saturated fat intake and salt and low intake of vegetables. The link between high blood cholesterol level and increased risk of atherosclerotic, obstructive disease of the coronary, cerebral and peripheral arteries has been recognized many years ago. Professor Puska, selecting the most affected Finnish province of North Karelia has drawn attention on the need for inter sectoral work and for considerating the health aspects of different policy proposal on the basis of historical development a framework. The general idea was to transform the social and physical environment of North Karelia.
The North Karelia Project is unique example of a whole population intervention, mobilizing government and public support, many sectors such as food manufacturers, farmers, schools, voluntary organizations and others. With their support, he and his team began a well-organized and sustained comprehensive action in North Karelia as a pilot for nationwide prevention throughout Finland. Rather than a number of vertical disease-specific programs, an integrated approach targets main common behavioral risk factors for a range of chronic diseases. In the focus was to change the general risk-related lifestyle including nutrition, physical activity and smoking in the area through community-based action.
During the initial 5-years period of the Project marked changes were observed in risk-related lifestyle and risk factors. The incidence of coronary heart disease among working-age man living in North Karelia fell significantly. Within 25 years, a spectacular reduction of about 80% in national coronary mortality rates was achieved among the working population. The major part of coronary risk reduction is statistically attributable to the fall in average blood cholesterol associated to dietary modification along with other measures such as smoking reduction and blood pressure control. The North Karelian and Finnish experience has greatly influenced nutrition policy and behavior over the world and has been responsible for major reductions in mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular disease.
The clear demonstration of the protective value of lowering blood cholesterol has also opened the way for powerful new non-pharmacological approach to reinforce the effect of dietary modification. Professor Puska has extensive research activities in nutrition, food science and technology, food composition and utilization in humans. He and his co-workers showed the ability of certain ingredients such as dietary plant sterols, especially sitostanol that reduce serum cholesterol by inhibiting cholesterol absorption. They tested the tolerability and cholesterol-lowering effect of margarine containg sitostanol-ester in a population with mild hypercholesterolemia. Substituing sitostanol-ester margarine for part of the daily fat intake in subjects with mild hypercholesterolemia was effective in lowering serum total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.
The results and experiences of the North Karelia Project give great support to the WHO initiatives such as Global Strategy for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health.
Publications:
1. Puska P., Ståhl T.: Health in all policies-the Finnish initiative: background, principles, and current issues. ANNU REV PUBLIC HEALTH 2010;31:315-328.
2. Puska P.: Fat and heart disease: yes we can make a change--the case of North Karelia (Finland). Ann Nutr Metab 2009;54:33-38.
3. Puska P.: The North Karelia Project: 30 years successfully preventing chronic diseases. Diabetes Voice 2008;53:26-29.
4. Miettinen TA., Puska P., Gylling H., Vanhanen H., Vartianen E.: Reduction of serum cholesterol with sitostanol-ester margarine in a mildly hypercholesterolemic population. N Engl J Med 1995;333:1308-1312.
5. Puska P., Iacono JM., Nissinen A., Korhonen HJ., Vartiainen E., Pietinen P., Dougherty R., Leino U., Mutanen M., Moisio S., Huttunen J.: Controlled, randomized trial of the effect of dietary fat on blood pressure. Lancet 1983;1:1-5. - Seija Sora was born on 12 December 1918 in Vaasa, Finland. She was an actress, known for Kuuma kissa? (1968) and Kätkäläinen (1980). She was married to Paavo Roiha and Martti Bäckström. She died on 15 November 1983 in Joensuu, Finland.
- Ulla Koivuranta was born on 19 March 1959 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for Linna (1986), Lipton Cockton in the Shadows of Sodoma (1995) and Back to the USSR (1992).
- Seere Salminen was born on 6 May 1894 in Vaasa, Finland. Seere was a writer, known for Katupeilin takana (1949), Poretta eli Keisarin uudet pisteet (1941) and Neljä naista (1942). Seere died on 13 April 1977 in Helsinki, Finland.
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- Writer
Peter Snickars was born on 8 December 1955 in Vaasa, Finland. He was a director and actor, known for Gösta & Olivia (1999), Två kokta i ett bröd (1991) and En ovanlig dag (2000). He died on 9 February 2015 in Vaasa, Finland.- Airi Pihlajamaa was born on 8 August 1934 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for Miniä (1973), Mitäs me sankarit (1980) and Miljonäärimonni (1953).
- Hilkka Östman was born on 22 November 1934 in Vaasa, Finland. She was an actress, known for Jean-Paul Marat förföljd och mördad så som det framställs av patienterna på hospitalet Charenton under ledning av herr de Sade (1967), Haluan rakastaa, Peter (1972) and Pääluottamusmies (1970). She died on 6 April 2004 in Siuntio, Finland.
- Mikaela Ingberg was born on 29 July 1974 in Vaasa, Finland.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Ami Aspelund was born on 7 September 1953 in Vaasa, Finland. She is an actress, known for 16 (1993), Mä oon mikä oon (1982) and Saippuakauppias (1982).- Bo Strömstedt was born on 4 May 1929 in Vaasa, Finland. He was an actor, known for Made in Sweden (1969), Styckmordet: Berättelsen om en rättsskandal (2005) and Fråga Lund (1962). He was married to Margareta Strömstedt. He died on 24 June 2016 in Sweden.
- Vivan Cravelin was born on 6 March 1906 in Vaasa, Finland. She was an actress, known for Elämän maantiellä (1927) and Kajastus (1930). She died on 17 August 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden.