Spede Pasanen

"Spede" redirects here. For other uses, see Spede (disambiguation).

Spede Pasanen
Spede Pasanen, 1990.
Born
Pertti Olavi Pasanen

(1930-04-10)10 April 1930
Kuopio, Finland
Died7 September 2001(2001-09-07) (aged 71)
Kirkkonummi, Finland
Occupations
  • film director
  • film and TV producer
  • screenwriter
  • film production company owner
  • radio comedian
  • inventor
SpousePirjo Vainimäki
ChildrenPirre Alanen
RelativesVeijo Pasanen (seventh cousin)
Kaija Koo (cousin's daughter)
AwardsJussi award for best producer 1971[1]
Venla award 1982 and 1985[2]
Concrete Jussi award for life's work 1985[3]
"Eskon puumerkki" award of the Aleksis Kivi Society 1987[4]
Telvis award 1994[5]

Pertti Olavi "Spede" Pasanen (10 April 1930 – 7 September 2001) was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor,[6] who has been called an "all-around entertainer".[7] 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 (whose most popular character created by Pasanen was Uuno Turhapuro; first in TV sketches and then in a long-lasting series of motion pictures) 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.[6][8] 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.

  1. ^ Jussi-palkinnot 1970-1979, Filmiaura. Accessed on 20 August 2007.
  2. ^ Venla-palkinto, Yleisradio. Accessed on 20 August 2007.
  3. ^ Jussi-palkinnot 1980-1989, Filmiaura. Accessed on 20 August 2007.
  4. ^ Eskon puumerkin saajat, Aleksis Kivi Society. Accessed on 10 October 2016.
  5. ^ Telvis-voittajat kautta aikojen, Katso, Aller Media Oy. Accessed on 20 August 2007.
  6. ^ a b "Pasanen, (Spede)". Uppslagsverket Finland (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ^ Mäkinen, Anssi; Jaakola, Leena; Kallio, Veikko: Kansallisgalleria 5: Moderni Suomi. Weilin + Göös, 1997. ISBN 951-35-6029-5.
  8. ^ "Pasanen, Pertti (1930–2001)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Biografiakeskus. Retrieved 29 September 2023.