page_title: Esa Pakarinen
hierarchical_section_title: Esa Pakarinen
caption_attribution_description: English: Finnish accordionist and actor Esa Pakarinen. Suomi: Hanuristi ja näyttelijä Esa Pakarinen
context_page_description: Feeliks Esaias "Esa" Pakarinen was a Finnish actor, singer, accordionist and comedian, best known for the role of Pekka Puupää in the Pekka and Pätkä films from 1953–1960. He was also a skilled, self-taught accordion player.
  His son, Esa Pakarinen Jr., is also an actor.
context_section_description: Feeliks Esaias "Esa" Pakarinen (9 February 1911 – 28 April 1989) was a Finnish actor, singer, accordionist and comedian, best known for the role of Pekka Puupää in the Pekka and Pätkä films from 1953–1960. He was also a skilled, self-taught accordion player.
  His son, Esa Pakarinen Jr. (born 1947), is also an actor.
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