Riko Eklundh

History

Riko Knut Henrik Eklundh, born March 17, 1965, in Helsinki, Finland, is a Finnish actor. He became a student at Lärkan High School in Helsinki in 1984 and studied at the Theater Academy in Helsinki from 1985 to 1989. He worked at Åbo Svenska Teater between 1989 and 1994 and made his breakthrough in the title role in "Amadeus". He then worked as a freelancer for ten years, mainly at the Swedish Theater in Helsinki but also at the Little Theater, the Viirus Theater and the Espoo City Theater. In the years 2005–2011, he was employed at the Swedish Theater and again from the autumn of 2014. Of the characters Eklundh has interpreted can be mentioned, in addition to Amadeus, the main roles in Topelius, Peer Gynt, The Dancing Priest, The King's Speech and We Are Only Men and in the musicals The Little Horror Affair, La Cage aux Folles and Cabaret. In addition to stage roles, he has appeared in dozens of TV series, films and radio programs. Eklundh has also collaborated with a number of choirs, both as a conference and soloist. He regularly appears in Yle Vegas "Eftersnack" and in "Efter nio" on Yle Fem. Since 1999, he organizes the annual concert event Sommarsång in Åboland's cut-out churches with Nötö church as a base.

Movies

Den dödes bror
Den dödes bror
Anders
Karin has no idea what she wants from life but thinks she finds the answer at her father-in-law's funeral.
Farewell
Farewell
Agent du FBI 1
An intricate thriller about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of the Cold War. Right after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. A French businessman based in Moscow, Pierre Froment, makes an unlikely connection with Grigoriev, a senior KGB officer disenchanted with what the Communist ideal has become under Brezhnev. Grigoriev begins passing Froment highly sensitive information about the Soviet spy network in the US.
1944 The Final Defence
1944 The Final Defence
Colonel Sven Björkman
The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala was the largest battle ever fought in the history of the Nordic countries. This film depicts the true events through five separate stories.
Beyond the Front Line
Beyond the Front Line
Captain Renvall
A movie based on real wartime diaries tells the story of the Swedish speaking Finns' infantry regiment 61. The story follows the regiment during the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944 and from Syväri to the Karelian Isthmus where they faced some of the most grueling battles against the Soviet Union.
Gold Fever in Lapland
Gold Fever in Lapland
Alarik Krook