Esa Pakarinen Jr. (born 12 December 1947) is a Finnish actor.
Like his father, Esa Pakarinen Jr. has acted in Finnish films.
Pakarinen has also made a special contribution to the development of Finnish puppet theater as both an actor and a director.
[1] After graduating from the Helsinki Theatre Academy, Pakarinen first worked at the Joensuu City Theater in Joensuu, after which he moved to the Kotka City Theatre in Kotka and Helsinki City Theatre.
In 1989, Pakarinen moved back to his childhood town of Varkaus, where he performed his own solo puppet theater.