Biography

Arttu Pekka Ratinen (born 4 February 1974 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actor who currently performs at the Tampere Theater. Ratinen has also starred in Yle TV2's drama series Hovimäki. In the 2013 Yle TV2 Christmas calendar “Toljanteri as the Elf” he was seen as master baker Ylermi. Ratinen studied at Näty in 1995–1999. During his production year, he was attached to the Tampere Theater, where he had already visited during his studies. Ratinen's special skill is playing the saxophone. He is the chairman of the Tampere Theater Actors' Association.