Ville Virtanen

Place of Birth: Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Birth: 19 August, 1961

Ethnicity: Finnish

Ville Virtanen is a Finnish actor. He is the son of Lea Liisa Helena (Perho) and director, actor, and host Jukka Virtanen.

Ville is married to actress Ulrika Wingren. He has three children with his former wife, actress Eija Vilpas; and two children with Ulrika.

Ville’s paternal grandfather was Eino Jalmari Virtanen (the son of Juho Niklas Virtanen and Anna Hermannintytär Rinta-aho). Eino was born in Pietilä, Jämsä, Central Finland. Juho was the son of an unknown father, and of Vilhelmiina Juhontytär Tilkustenmäki. Anna was the daughter of Hermanni Yrjönpoika Rinta-aho and Miina Hermannintytär Lamminaho.

Ville’s paternal grandmother was named Hilja Maria Hakonen (the daughter of an unknown father, and of Ida Maria Ananiaantytär Hakonen). Hilja was born in Ala-Mella, Patala, Jämsä, Central Finland. Ida was the daughter of Ananias Kallenpoika Nousiala (later Hakonen) and Hetastiina Heikintytär Heinäjärvi.

Ville’s maternal grandfather was Pauli Emil Perho (the son of Heikki Juhanpoika Kurppa, later Perho, and of Vilhelmina Josefina Juhontytär Sederlöf). Pauli was born in Kauhanoja, Perho, Western Finland. Heikki was the son of Juha Jaakonpoika Suonperä and Maria Juhantytär Kurppa. Vilhelmina was the daughter of Juha Marianpoika Sederlöf and Eva Lisa Joosentytär Vähä-Välläri.

Ville’s maternal grandmother was Lea Elisabet Jokinen (the daughter of Karl Viktor “Vihtori-Eno” Niilonpoika Otti Nimen Jokinen and Amanda Aleksandra Akselintytär Anttila). Lea was born in Nurmijärvi, Uusimaa. Vihtori-Eno was the son of Niilo Heikinpoika Knehtilä (later Periäinen) and Maria Kristiina Kustaantytär Periäinen. Amanda was the daughter of Akseli Johaninpoika Anttila and Helena Kristiina Heikintytär Jussila.

Sources: Genealogy of Ville Virtanen – https://www.geni.com

Baptismal record of Ville’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Helena Kristiina Heikintytär Jussila – http://digiarkisto.org