Vesa Mäkelä was born on March 28, 1947 in Kauhava, Finland. He was an actor and composer, known for Miljardi vuotta ennen maailmanloppua (1986), L'année du lièvre (1977) and Romanovin kivet (1993). He was previously married to Irmeli Outinen. He died on August 4, 2003 in Helsinki, Finland.