Education
Vatanen graduated from Theatre Academy Helsinki in 2005 and has since then worked for several Finnish theatres.
Vatanen graduated from Theatre Academy Helsinki in 2005 and has since then worked for several Finnish theatres.
He became a household name in Finland after joining the cast of a weekly sketch comedy show Putous in its second season in 2011. In the fourth season of the show in 2013, his character Karim Z. was crowned as the "sketch comedy character of the year". Vatanen has also appeared in other television programs and films.
In 2010, he was nominated for a Jussi Award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work in a Dome Karukoski film Lapland Odyssey.