Film: Aku Hirviniemi was Finland’s most-watched movie star of the past decade
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- Aku Hirviniemi’s films drew 1.8 million cinema viewers in Finland from 2017 to 2026, making him the country’s most-watched film actor of the decade.
- His audience figures were boosted by films including the Luokkakokous and Varasto movies.
- Vesa-Matti Loiri remains Finland’s most-watched actor overall, with 9.6 million cinema viewers.
Aku Hirviniemi has been Finland’s most-watched film actor over the past 10 years, according to statistics from the Finnish Film Foundation.
Films starring Hirviniemi attracted 1.8 million cinema viewers between 2017 and 2026. His audience numbers were helped by the Luokkakokous and Varasto films.
The Finnish Film Foundation’s figures chart how the country’s most popular leading actors have changed across different periods from 1972 to 2026. The all-time leader is Vesa-Matti Loiri, whose films have drawn 9.6 million viewers in cinemas.
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