Actor · Writer · Director
Born Feb 5, 1917 · Helsinki, Finland
Active 1949–2004 · Awards: Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Commander of the Order of the Polar Star, Medal of Liberty, 2nd Class, Memorial medal of the Winter War, Finnish Olympic Cross of Merit, Second Class, Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, War Merit Cross, Knight Officer of the Order of the Polar Star
Vivica Aina Fanny Bandler was a Finnish theatre director and agronomist. She bought a theatre in Helsinki in 1955 and is credited for popularizing avant-garde Finnish theatre.