Ville Virtanen

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Summary

Ville Virtanen is a Finnish actor, director, and writer known for the crime dramas Bordertown, Jordskott, and Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood, as well as films including The Winter War and Bad Family. His screen work includes crime, family conflict, and psychologically complex characters. In a 2016 interview, he called himself a feminist, criticized gender inequality and pay gaps, and described traditional gender roles as restrictive; he later discussed #MeToo and supported an Extinction Rebellion Finland campaign, saying he was prepared to engage in civil disobedience for nature. No public party-campaigning or race, LGBTQ, or DEI advocacy affiliations are on record.