Kari Väänänen was born on September 17, 1953 in Ivalo, Finland as Kari Kyösti Väänänen. He is an actor and writer, known for Taivaan tulet (2007), Night on Earth (1991) and Return to Plainlands (2000). He is married to Terhi Väänänen. They have one child. He was previously married to Sanna Fransman and Susanna Roine.