Armi Toivanen (born 19 June 1980 in

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

) is a Finnish actress. She became a household name in Finland after joining the cast of the sketch comedy television show ''

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'' in its third season in 2012. Her character Leena Hefner o.s. Herppeenluoma was crowned as the "sketch comedy character of the year". In addition to her television work, Toivanen has been seen on stage and in films.

Personal life

Armi Toivanen's identical twin sister Alina Toivanen has been working as a drummer in groups such as Risto and Minä ja Ville Ahonen.

Selected filmography

In films

*'' Rööperi'' (2009) *''Ella ja kaverit'' (2012) *''

21 tapaa pilata avioliitto ''21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage'' ( fi, 21 tapaa pilata avioliitto) is a 2013 Finnish film written and directed by Johanna Vuoksenmaa. It was the highest grossing locally produced movie of the year in Finland. Main cast * Armi Toivanen as Sanna ...

'' (2013) *''Kaappari'' (2013) *''Päin seinää'' (2014) *''Elämältä kaiken sain'' (2015)

On television

*''Katve'' (2007) *''Ihmebantu'' (2009) *''Tappajan näköinen mies'' (2011) *''Putous'' (2012–2014) *''Paparazzit'' (2012) *''Kingi'' (2014)

References

External links

* 1980 births Living people Actresses from Tampere Finnish film actresses Finnish television actresses {{Finland-actor-stub