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 · Director · ProducerRomanovin kivet (1993) - Boatman (uncredited) · Writer · DirectorKing 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