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]

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