Aleksi Mäkelä (director)

Tane Aleksanteri ”Aleksi” Mäkelä (born 20 November 1969) is a Finnish film director and occasional actor. He is best known for having directed several popular films such as Häjyt (1999), Matti (2006) and Vares – yksityisetsivä (2004). During his career, he has also worked for television.

Personal life
Aleksi Mäkelä's father was an actor Vesa Mäkelä (1947–2003).

Selected filmography

 * The Romanov Stones (Romanovin kivet, 1993)
 * Sunset Riders (Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat, 1994)
 * The Tough Ones (Häjyt, 1999)
 * The South (Lomalla, 2000)
 * Bad Boys (Pahat pojat, 2003)
 * Vares: Private Eye (Vares – yksityisetsivä, 2004)
 * Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (Matti, 2006)
 * V2: Dead Angel (V2 – Jäätynyt enkeli, 2007)
 * Hellsinki (Rööperi, 2009)
 * Life for Sale (Kotirauha, 2011)
 * The Hijack That Went South (Kaappari, 2013)
 * Kummeli V (2014)
 * Love Records: Gimme Some Love (Love Records – Anna mulle Lovee, 2016)
 * 95 (2017)