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Jani Volanen

Jani Volanen

Finnish actor, writer and director (born 1971)

Jani Kristian Volanen (born 1 November 1971) is a Finnish actor, writer and director. Born in Helsinki, he has appeared in more than fifty TV and movie productions and thirty professional theater productions since 1986. Volanen has also created and directed many comedy shows for Finnish television. Volanen often plays characters with personality disorders.

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Volanen has won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actor [fi] twice for his roles in the films A Man's Work (2007) and The Mine [fi] (Jättiläinen, 2016).[1] In 2020, he wrote and starred in the short film The Bouncer (Poke) that won the 2021 [fi] Jussi Award for Best Short Film [fi].[2][3] Volanen won the Golden Venlas for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Drama Series for M/S Romantic [fi] in 2020 and for Summer of Sorrow [fi] (Munkkivuori) in 2023.[4][5]

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References

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    Tähtivaara, Sarianne (24 March 2017). "Jani Volanen sai miessivuosa-Jussin - kiitti Pekka Perää palkintopuheessaan". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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    Pajukallio, Arto (7 September 2021). "Jani Volanen pukee sankarinviitan päälle lyhytelokuvassa, mutta pelastajan ura ei oikein suju". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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    Peltonen, Elias (15 September 2021). "Parhaan elokuvan Jussi-palkinto Tovelle – voitto kuudessa muussakin kategoriassa". Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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    Hapuli, Noora (17 January 2020). "M/S Romantic putsasi pöydän Venla-gaalassa! Supersuosittu sarja nappasi neljä pystiä – sarjan nuorin tähti Iivo, 8, tuuletti villisti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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    Rinta-Tassi, Minna (20 January 2023). "Munkkivuori-draamasarja kahmi eniten Venloja, yleisön suosikki oli Ylen Puoli seitsemän: katso kaikki palkitut". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 October 2023.


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