Jukka Puotila

Jukka Puotila (born 9 September 1955) is a Finnish actor and impersonator.^[1] He appeared in more than sixty films since 1981. In television, he is best known as Pertti Mäkimaa in Yle TV1's drama series Kotikatu (1995–2012).

Jukka Puotila
Jukka Puotila during the Turku Book Fair in October 2016
Born	(1955-09-09) 9 September 1955 (age 69) Helsinki, Finland
Occupations	Actor impersonator
Years active	1981–present

He has imitated several famous Finnish people, such as Sauli Niinistö, Paavo Väyrynen, Timo Soini, Antero Mertaranta, Carl-Erik Creutz, Raimo Ilaskivi, Tommi Mäkinen and Seppo Kääriäinen.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Kummeli: Kultakuume
2004	Addiction	Herman
2007	The Year of the Wolf
2010	The Emperor's Secret		voice only
2011	Dirty Bomb
2015	Armi elää!
2021	Reunion 3: Singles Cruise

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986–1988	Fakta homma	Hairdresser	Supporting role
1995–2012	Kotikatu	Pertti Mäkimaa	Regular role; 480 episodes
2017	Putous	Sauli Niinistö	Guest star
2022	Stop Nyqvist