Ere Kokkonen
Erkki Olavi "Ere" Kokkonen (7 July 1938 – 16 October 2008), born in Savonlinna, was a Finnish film director. He worked closely with Spede Pasanen all the way from the 1960s until Spede's death, as a director and also a writer. In 1991 Ere Kokkonen founded a film production company, Ere Kokkonen Oy, which is still working. His daughter Kiti Kokkonen is an actress. Awards. Kokkonen was awarded the Special Telvis award in February 2002. Filmography. "Director, writer or actor"