Hannes Häyrinen

Hannes "Hanski" Häyrinen (originally Johan Erik Högdahl, 25 April 1914 − 21 December 1991) was a Finnish actor, film director, screenwriter and theatre manager.

One of Häyrinen's best remembered performances is the role of a radio reporter Toivo Teräsvuori in a Matti Kassila film Radio tekee murron (1952).

[2] Hannes Häyrinen appeared in television since the early 1960s, but it was the series Hanski (1967–1973) that made him a household name.

He also directed and wrote the scripts with his wife and co-star Liisa Nevalainen (1916–1987).

Häyrinen served as the host of the popular radio comedy program Kankkulan kaivolla 1958–1970 and also appeared in a pre-Christmas program Aatonaaton joululahjavalvojaiset with Antero Alpola several times until the year 1990.