Aleksi Mäkelä
Directing · Director · Writer · Producer
Born Nov 20, 1969 · Helsinki, Finland
Active 1988–present · Awards: Jussi Award for Best Direction, Finnish State Prize for Cinema
Tane Aleksanteri ”Aleksi” Mäkelä is a Finnish film director and occasional actor. He is best known for having directed several popular films such as Häjyt (1999), Matti (2006) and Vares – yksityisetsivä (2004).
Filmography
The Tough Ones 2 (2025) — DirectorFrozen Land (2005) — Tuomaksen kuulustelijaHellsinki (2009) — DirectorKummeli Kultakuume (1997) — BussikuskiThe Tough Ones (1999) — DirectorVares: Private Eye (2004) — DirectorBad Boys: A True Story (2003) — DirectorV2: Dead Angel (2007) — DirectorMatti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006) — DirectorSirpaleita (1995) — The Assailant at the Hot Dog Stand (uncredited)Nurses (2014) — DirectorKontio & Parmas (2018) — DirectorThe Hijack That Went South (2013) — Director · "B" Camera OperatorSincerely Yours in Cold Blood (2000) — DirectorHome Sweet Home (2011) — Director · "B" Camera OperatorSininen enkeli (2022) — DirectorTowards the Day of Doom (2014) — Lentäjä · Producer · DirectorRomanovin kivet (1993) — Boatman (uncredited) · Director · WriterKing of Hearts (2019) — DirectorVääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva (1990) — JokinenSamppanjaa ja vaahtokarkkeja (1995) — DirectorEsa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat (1994) — Datanomi Raitanen · DirectorTrabant Express (1997) — DirectorOn Thin Ice (2022) — Director