Sulevi Peltola’s death was reported late Tuesday night. Finns mourn the actor legend on social media.
Sulevi Peltola was 78 when he died. Juha Törmälä
Actor and director Sulevi Peltola’s death news reached the Finns on Tuesday evening. Peltola’s daughter told Yle that the actor had died of a long-term illness at the age of 78.
Inter alia Home streetThe death of Peltola, remembered in the series, touched the Finns. Many people remembered Peltola and his career in social media.
– somewhere there Mold Peltola, Risto Salmi and Esko Hukkanen Sitting on a beer laconically without saying anything to each other, one writes in the X message service.
– Sulevi Peltola always made a warm safe feeling, no matter how sad it would have been. The quality was always guaranteed, the other continues.
Several commentators present their deepest condolences to the loved ones in Peltola.
– Yes, there are dozens of great roles in the movies and series! One of the base stones of Finnish acting. We miss! My condolences to relatives and friends, Iltalehti’s Facebook comment box writes.
In several comments, Peltola is described as one of the best Finnish actors. In addition to Kotikatu Here under the North Star, Perimeter of dreams, Evil country and Inspection.
– Once upon a time, a great kind of “Finnish” interpreter, light soil for a gorgeous personal actor, the comments describe.
– I remember from Kotikatu, it was a good role to play, one of the commenters remembers.
– So those only the best actors in Finland will leave one at a time and now it was the sweetest turn, one of the commentators sums up, another commentator sums up.
During his career, Peltola was awarded two Jussi awards. In 2002, he received the Best Men’s lead for the Jussi Award for the movie Perimeter of dreams and in 2005 for the best man’s year of Jussi’s movie Evil country.

