Risto Aaltonen

Finnish actor and director (1939-2021)
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Summary

Risto Aaltonen was born on March 16, 1939[1], in Helsinki[2]. He died on March 8, 2021[3], in Porvoo Hospital[4]. He worked as an actor[5], television actor[6], theatrical director[7], stage actor[8], and voice actor[9]. He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Finland[11]
  • Employer: Finnish National Theatre[12]
  • Educated at: Theatre Academy Helsinki[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Cause of death: disease[15]
  • Residence: Loviisa[16]
  • Family name: Aaltonen[17]
  • Given name: Risto[18], Kalevi[19]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish[21]
  • Birth name: Risto Kalevi Aaltonen[22]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: FI[24]

  • Began / founded: 1939-03-16[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-03-08[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7a631d22-2171-4698-a86a-63ad02d012cc[27]

Why It Matters

Risto Aaltonen is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Risto Aaltonen born?

Risto Aaltonen was born in Helsinki[2].

Where did Risto Aaltonen die?

Risto Aaltonen passed away in Porvoo Hospital[4].

What did Risto Aaltonen do for work?

Risto Aaltonen worked as an actor[5], television actor[6], theatrical director[7], stage actor[8], and voice actor[9].

Where did Risto Aaltonen go to school?

Risto Aaltonen was educated at Theatre Academy Helsinki[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Elonet. Retrieved . yle.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . hs.fi. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . hs.fi. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . yle.fi. Retrieved . yle.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . yle.fi. Retrieved . yle.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . yle.fi. Retrieved . yle.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . hs.fi. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . hs.fi. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Elonet. Retrieved . yle.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . hs.fi. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . hs.fi. Retrieved . hs.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Given name → Risto, Kalevi
    Sex or gender → male
    Family name → Aaltonen
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