Teijo Eloranta (born 3 January 1960) is a Finnish

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and

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musician. His stage name is Maisteri T. Born in

Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna (; ; ; or ''Croneburgum'') is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Kanta-Häme. It is located in the southern interior of the country and on the shores of Vanajavesi, Lake Vanajavesi. The population of Hämeenlinna is appr ...

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, Eloranta began his career in 1991 in television appearing chiefly on TV between then and 2003. However, since 2003 he has increasingly moved into film. In the

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

film '' Saippuaprinssi'' he worked with actors such as Mikko Leppilampi and

Pamela Tola Pamela Tola (born 15 October 1981) is a Finnish actress and director. Tola was born in Ruotsinpyhtää, Finland. She has appeared on television since 2003. She appeared in the 2005 film '' Paha maa'' (Frozen Land), and starred as the main charac ...

Personal life

Eloranta was married to actress

Mari Rantasila Ritva Leena Mari Rantasila (born 7 January 1963 in Pori, Finland) is a Jussi Award-winning Finnish actress, director and singer. Career Rantasila studied as an actress at the Helsinki Theatre Academy, during which time Jouko Turkka was workin ...

Partial filmography

Film

* '' Saippuaprinssi'' (2006) * '' Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief'' (''Risto Räppääjä ja polkupyörävaras'', 2010) * ''

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'' (''Prinsessa'', 2010)

Television

* ''

Kotikatu ''Kotikatu'' (''The Home Street'') is a Finland, Finnish drama television series which aired on Yle TV1 from August 24, 1995 to December 7, 2012. ''Kotikatu'' was titled as "a semi-soap opera". It is the second longest running Finnish drama televi ...

'' (1995, 2002, 2007–2008) * '' Enkeleitä ja pikkupiruja'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2001) – Esko Heikkilä * '' Bordertown'' (''Sorjonen'', 2019) * '' Hautalehto'' (2021, TV)

Discography

* ''Turpa kiinni ja tanssi'' (2012) * ''Voodoo-mies'' (2015)

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* 1960 births Living people Writers from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish male actors Finnish male television actors Finnish screenwriters Finnish male film actors Male actors from Helsinki People from Hämeenlinna 21st-century Finnish male actors 21st-century Finnish male musicians Finnish blues musicians {{Finland-actor-stub