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Panu Raipia

  • Actor
  • Director
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Panu Raipia is a Finnish theater director, playwright, actor, and entrepreneur. Raipia acts as the Artistic Director of Tampere Comedy Theater.

Raipia’s screen work as an actor includes the television series Räjähdyspiste (2026) and Lahti 2001 (2023), as well as the films Mielensäpahoittaja (2014) and Leijonasydän (2013). In 2024, he directed the film Kyllä isä osaa.

Raipia was married to actress Anu Niemi for 20 years. They have one daughter together. In 2023, Raipia married Minna Raipia.
BornJanuary 9, 1969
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    Tuija Ernamo, Jarno Jokinen, Maiju Jokinen, Tom Lindholm, and Vilppu Eleinen in Kyllä isä osaa -elokuva (2024)
    Kyllä isä osaa -elokuva
    5.2
    • Vartija
    • 2024
    Heart of a Lion (2013)
    Heart of a Lion
    7.0
    • Komisario
    • 2013
    Hullu kesä (1981)
    Hullu kesä
    • Actor
    • 1981
    Dead End (2026)
    Dead End
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Patrik Saarikoski

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Dead End (2026)
      Dead End
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Patrik Saarikoski
      • 2026
    • Tuija Ernamo, Jarno Jokinen, Maiju Jokinen, Tom Lindholm, and Vilppu Eleinen in Kyllä isä osaa -elokuva (2024)
      Kyllä isä osaa -elokuva
      5.2
      • Vartija
      • 2024
    • Lahti 2001 (2023)
      Lahti 2001
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Pekka Vähäsöyrinki
      • 2023
    • Kreeta Salminen in Enemy of the People (2022)
      Enemy of the People
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Ville Mäenpää
      • 2022
    • Koskinen (2021)
      Koskinen
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Eero Vesiluoma
      • 2022
    • Lauri Tilkanen and Oona Airola in Hotel Swan Helsinki (2020)
      Hotel Swan Helsinki
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Miettinen
      • 2020
    • Eriikka Väliahde in Pintaa syvemmältä (2015)
      Pintaa syvemmältä
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Arto Kaistelvuo
      • 2015
    • Antti Litja in The Grump (2014)
      The Grump
      6.7
      • Viereisen pöydän asiakas
      • 2014
    • Heart of a Lion (2013)
      Heart of a Lion
      7.0
      • Komisario
      • 2013
    • Jevgeni Haukka and Matti Ristinen in Pirunpelto (2009)
      Pirunpelto
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Kirkkoherra
      • 2012
    • Muutos meitä johtaa (2011)
      Muutos meitä johtaa
      7.8
      Short
      • Lääkäri #4
      • 2011
    • Antiikkieno (2007)
      Antiikkieno
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Asiakas
      • 2007
    • The Battle
      Short
      • 2004
    • Teijo Eloranta and Marjaana Maijala in Tie Eedeniin (2003)
      Tie Eedeniin
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Kivinen
      • 2004
    • Hovimäki (1999)
      Hovimäki
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Cygnaeus
      • 2002

    Director

    • Tuija Ernamo, Jarno Jokinen, Maiju Jokinen, Tom Lindholm, and Vilppu Eleinen in Kyllä isä osaa -elokuva (2024)
      Kyllä isä osaa -elokuva
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2024

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
    • Born
      • January 9, 1969
      • Tampere, Finland
    • Spouse
      • Anu Niemi1999 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Child
    • Parents
      • Esko Raipia

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