KATARIINA HAVUKAINEN CV
SELECTED WORKS AS AN ACTOR
FILM
2022 LAITAPUOLEN HYÖKKÄÄJÄ / Aleksi Mäkelä / Solar Films
2022 HAMSTERIT / Markku Pölönen / MRP
2022 DUAL / Riley Stearns / XYZ Films (premiere in Sundance Film Festival in 2022)
2017 95 / Aleksi Mäkelä / Yellow Film & tv
2016 LOVE RECORDS / Aleksi Mäkelä / Fisher King Productions
TV
2023 VARES / Tuukka Temonen / Solar Films
2023 MURHA HANGOSSA / Aleksi Mäkelä / Jarowskij
2023 REVENGE / Matti Kinnunen / Moskito
2023 SECONS / Mikko Kuparinen / Firemonkey
2022 ESTONIA / Mans Månsson / Fisherking production
2022 FAST / Jussi Hiltunen / Yellow Film&tv
2021 HELSINKI SYNDROME / Juuso Syrjä / Fisherking production
2021 MODERNIT MIEHET / Jäppi Savolainen / Moskito
2021 MARIA KALLIO / Jojo Erholz / Zodiak Finland
2019 BORDERTOWN / Jussi Hiltunen, Juuso Syrjä / Fisher King Productions
2019 MAANANTAI / Samuli Valkama / Tack films
2018 ONNELA / Jaakko Saariluoma / Zodiak Finland
2018 SUNNUNTAILOUNAS / Atte Järvinen / Yellow film & tv
2017 DONNA / Heikki Kujanpää / Production house
2017 SYKE / Aleksi Mäkelä / Yellow Film & tv
2016 MUSTAT LESKET / Veikko Aaltonen, Marja Pyykkö / Moskito
2016 ROBA / Aleksi Mäkelä / Yellow Film & tv
SHORT FILMS:
2020 VALA / Aino Suni / Lucy Loves Stories
2018 HERÄÄT SIIHEN, ETTÄ KUOLET / August Joensalo / Elo Film School
2018 PARIS, TEXAS / Mikko Kanninen / University of Tampere & New World Symphony Miami
(part of the award winning Telepresence co-operation of universities of Tampere and Coventry)
2017 UNCLE VANJA VR / Kasimir Lehto / YLE
STAGE
2024 JUMPPATYTÖT / Teatteri Takomo
2023 LITTLE WOMEN / Sini Pesonen / Turku City Theatre
2020-2023 TARA / RVS-collective & Finnish National Theatre
2019 DIE TOTE STADT / Kasper Holten / Finnish National Opera & Ballet
2019 UIT: HERKKUA KUIN HEINÄNTEKO / Sari Siikander / UIT
2018 ADALMIINA’S PEARL / Anne Rautiainen / Tampere Worker’s Theatre
2018 PERUSKIVIÄ (FUNDAMENT) / Mikko Kanninen / University of Tampere
2017 RÄDDAD / Per Sörberg / Stockholm University of the Arts
2017 ESIM. NINA / Havukainen & Heinonen / RVS-collective
2017 LETTERS TO HOME - 150 year anniversary performance of the Deaconess Institute of Finland / RVS-collective
2016 VYÖRUUSU / Katariina Havukainen & Pekka Heikkinen / RVS-collective
2016 A STREETCAR NAMED LUST / Havukainen & Heinonen / RVS-collective
2016 RIPEÄSTI MARKETISSA / RVS-collective
2015 SUOMALAINEN "PRESSI" KLUBI / M. Kanninen & S. Nordberg / Tampere Worker’s Theatre
VOICE WORK
2021 KAIKKI KAIKESTA / Yle kids
2018 KOTIMAISIA KOHTALOITA - live radio drama / Pauliina Hulkko / YLE radio theatre
2016 SOTAKIRJEITÄ - radio drama / Radio Moreeni
WORKS AS A SCRIPTWRITER AND/OR DIRECTOR
tv&film
2023 FEATURE FILM / Solar Films (writer)
2023 COMIC RELIEF - LIVE GALA (writer) + sketches (writer, director)
2022 TÄHDET TÄHDET / Moskito (writer)
2021 KAIKKI KAIKESTA tv series for kids / Finnish Broadcasting company (writer)
2021 SKETCHES FOR COMIC RELIEF -GALA / Finnish Broadcasting company (writer, director)
2019 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - prime time tv comedy show / ITV Studios (writer)
2018-2019 PUTOUS s9, s10, s11 - prime time tv comedy show / Yellow Film & tv (writer)
2018 HERÄÄT SIIHEN ETTÄ KUOLET - short film / Elo Film School (writer)
2014 VINO SHOW - tv comedy show / Shine Finland Oy (writer)
Theatre
2020-2023 TARA / RVS Collective & Finnish National theatre (dramaturg, performer)
2015-2021 UIT revues / UIT (writer)
2019 SIEGFRIED / Helsinki City Theatre (writer, director)
2017 STAND UP / Womens Union in Finland & Suomi Areena / with Elina Knihtilä (writer, performer)
2017 STAND UP COMEDY SOLO for the gala night of the ‘Women of the World’ festival Finland (writer, performer)
2017 ESIM. NINA performance for the Kajaani poem week / RVS-collective (writer, performer)
2016 A STREETCAR NAMED LUST / performance for the Iceland Academy of the Arts’ Motif festival (writer, performer)
2016 VYÖRUUSU (Shingles) for Hurma monologue festival (writer, performer)
2015 SUOMALAINEN "PRESSI" KLUBI / Tampere Worker’s theatre (writer, performer)
(Suomalainen “pressi” klubi won the ‘Publication of the Year’ Award of the University of Tampere in 2015)
2015 MAYDAY SHOW / Tampere hall (writer, performer)
2013 Milla Rumi: SITÄ MIKÄ VAAN music video / Universal music (director)
2013 I have also, alongside with artist Milla Rumi, produced a multi-artistic club-act at the Finnish National Theatre, where I directed six performances:
Albee: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
Tsehov: CHERRY GARDEN
Shakespeare: MACBETH
Büchner: WOYZECK
TO DOG -PERFORMANCE FOR SAMUEL BECKET
Brecht: THE TREE PENNY OPERA
I have also been an assistant director in two renowed theatres in Helsinki and Lahti and producer’s assistant in one tv production company.
2013 Okko Leo: ORKESTERI / Kom theatre / dir: Janne Reinikainen / director’s assistant
2013 Kivi-Maijala: KULLERVO / Theatre Vanha Juko / dir: Lauri Maijala / director’s assistant
(Kullervo was a part of co-operation of ‘The Three Theatre’ and won the goverment’s theatre award, ‘Näyttämötaiteen valtionpalkinto’, in 2013)
2014 VINO SHOW / Shine Finland Oy / producer’s assistant
EDUCATION
2014-2019 Master of Arts / University of Tampere (BA 2017 & MA 2019)
2017 Stockholm University of the Arts, exchange student
SPECIAL REMARKS, PERSONAL GRANTS
2022 Artist Grant, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation
2022 Artist Grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2022 Artist Grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland
2020 Scriptwriting Grant, The Finninsh Film Foundation
2020 Artist Grant, Kone Foundation
2019 Artist Grant, Ida Aalberg Foundation
2020 Motion capture actor for Remedy entertainment
2020 Screenwriting course, University of Oulu, 15 op.
2014-2019 Sukset ristiin susirajalla summer academy, teachers: Elina Pirinen, Sonya Lindfors, Samuli Nordberg, Heidi Väätänen
2015 & 2017 Norteas exchange for the theatre students from Nordic countries
2015, 2016 expression coach for Aesthetic group gymnastic teams, Olarin voimistelijat
2009-11 freelance journalist, A-Lehdet
SPECIAL SKILLS
stand up, savate, aikido basics, horseback riding, dance (contact work, ballet), singing, scuba diving, motion capture