Heikki Silvennoinen’s memorial broadcast got Finns on the screens.
The well-known singer, comedian and actor Heikki Silvennoinen passed away on December 18. Silvennoinen was 70 years old when he died.
Among the most watched programs of the last week was Finnpanel’s as seen on the YleTV1 channel Heikki Silvennoinen – guitarist and comedian – memorial broadcast. The program shown on Thursday, December 19, was the most watched program of the channel right after the news broadcasts. An average of 565,000 viewers watched the memorial broadcast.
Heikki Silvennoinen passed away on December 18. Miia Vatka
Silvennoinen’s friends were also heard in the touching memorial broadcast. Among others, Mikko Kuustonen, Elsa Saisio and Heikki Vihinen participated in the broadcast. Also participated in the broadcast Cuckold-colleague Timo Kahilainen revealed that Silvennoinen worked Kammeli Gold Rush working on the sequel to the movie. The film project was shelved with Silvennoinen’s death.
Silvennoinen is best remembered by Ylen Cuckold– as the creator and actor of the series. The sketch series started in June 1991, and it was shown on Yle channels continuously, except for a short break, until 2003. During his career, Silvennoinen also appeared in numerous other television programs and films.