Actor
Born Apr 27, 1952 · Tuupovaara, Finland
Active 2021–present · Awards: Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Officer of the National Order of Merit
Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times.