Spede Pasanen
Finnish film and TV series director, producer, actor, comedian, game show host and inventor (1930-2001) · Finland · On the map · Directors · Died at 71
Pertti Olavi "Spede" Pasanen was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor, who has been called an "all-around entertainer".
Spede Pasanen is read about 22 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro pisnismiesFilm, Härski Hartikainen1993
Romanovin kivetFilm, Producer1990
Uunon huikeat poikamiesvuodet maaseudullaFilm, Writer, Producer1988
Vesku ShowSeries, Creator1987Eskon puumerkkiAward
Uuno Turhapuro kaksoisagenttiFilm, 1987Director, Writer1986
Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissäSeries, Härski Hartikainen1985Lifetime Concrete Jussi AwardAward
Hei kliffaa heiFilm, 1985Producer1982
Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsaFilm, Writer, Producer1980
Tup akka lakkoFilm, Director, Writer1978
Rautakauppias Uuno Turhapuro, presidentin vävyFilm, Writer, Producer1976
Lottovoittaja UKK TurhapuroFilm, Writer, Producer1973
Uuno TurhapuroFilm, Writer, Producer1971Jussi Award for Best ProducerAward1970
Speedy Gonzales - noin 7 veljeksen poikaFilm, Writer, Producer1968
Noin 7 veljestäFilm, Writer, Producer1967
Spede showSeries, Creator1963
Hopeaa rajan takaaFilm, Toivo Paukku1957
Pekka ja Pätkä ketjukolarissaFilm, (uncredited)1930Born10 April 1930People around Spede
Close ties
Vesa-Matti Loiri Spede produced Numbskull Emptybrook in Spain (1985)
Ere Kokkonen Directed Numbskull Emptybrook in Spain (1985)
Heikki Kinnunen Also in Tup akka lakko and Lentävät luupäät
Simo Salminen Spede produced Crazy Finland and The Unhanged
Tapio Hämäläinen Spede produced Numbskull Emptybrook in Spain (1985)
Hannele Lauri Spede produced Vesku Show and Ihmeidentekijät
Jukka Virtanen Directed Crazy Finland and Pähkähullu Suomi
Marjatta Raita Spede produced Numbskull Emptybrook in Spain (1985)
Olavi Ahonen Spede produced The Unhanged (1971)
Risto Jarva Colleague, also in X-Paroni (1964)
Ville-Veikko Salminen Spede produced Numbskull Emptybrook in Spain (1985)
Esko Salminen Spede produced Crazy Finland and Ihmeidentekijät
Satu Silvo Spede produced Numbskull Emptybrook in Spain (1985)Aake Kalliala Spede produced Onks' Viljoo näkyny? (1988)
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius Spede produced Onks' Viljoo näkyny? (1988)
Jaakko Pakkasvirta Also in The Girl in the Barracks (1956)
Heikki Nousiainen Spede produced Saatanan radikaalit (1971)
Helge Herala Also in Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit (1979)
Katariina Kaitue Spede produced The Romanov Stones (1993)
Leo Jokela Spede produced Crazy Finland (1967)
Riitta Väisänen Also in Lentävät luupäät (1984)
Ritva Valkama Spede produced Häpy Endkö? Eli kuinka Uuno Turhapuro sai niin kauniin ja rikkaan vaimon (1977)
Rita Polster Also in Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit (1979)Jani Volanen Spede produced The Romanov Stones (1993)
Also in Français
Filmography 40
147 credits on file
Television 8
Media & music
Photos 12
Young Pasanen playing the piano in the late 1940s or early 1950s
Young Pasanen in his student apartment in the 1950s
Spede Pasanen during his military service in the early 1950s
Pertti Pasanen (left) with Aune Haarla and Antero Alpola at Yleisradio's entertainment division in 1960.
Pasanen and Jaakko Pakkasvirta in the scene of the 1964 film X-Paroni
Speden Saluuna in 1965
Pasanen, Virtanen and Kokkonen in 1968.Awards
About this person
During his career he directed, wrote, produced or acted in about 50 movies and participated in numerous TV productions, including the comedy Spede Show and the game-show Speden Spelit. Much of his more commercial work was in collaboration with Vesa-Matti Loiri and Simo Salminen. Pasanen's films and TV shows, often made quickly and on a low budget, usually received little critical recognition but were popular among Finnish audiences from the 1960s onwards. He was the owner of his own film production company, Filmituotanto Spede Pasanen Ky. Pasanen was ranked 17th at the Suuret suomalaiset competition show broadcast by Yleisradio.
