Anja Hatakka
Anja Hatakka | |
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 Helena Vinkka (left) and Hatakka (right) in the 1955 film The Unknown Soldier | |
| Born | Anja Inkeri Hatakka 21 February 1938 Metsäpirtti, Finland |
| Died | 10 April 2026 (aged 88) Espoo, Finland |
| Occupations | Actress, beauty pageant competitor |
| Years active | 1955–1960 |
Anja Inkeri Geissbühler (née Hatakka; 21 February 1938 – 10 April 2026) was a Finnish actress and beauty pageant competitor.
Life and career
[edit]Hatakka was born in the Hatakkala village Metsäpirtti, Viipuri Province. She was the youngest daughter of Aapro Hatakka (1894–1946) and Susanna Läärä (1900–1973).[1][2]
She worked as a mermaid at the Mermaid Hall in the Linnanmäki amusement park in the summer of 1955.[3] After this, she played small film roles, such as the role of Nina in the 1955 film The Unknown Soldier, directed by Edvin Laine.[3][4][5][6]
Hatakka was entered into the 1958 Miss Finland competition, and in the competitions held at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre on 2 February, she became the second hereditary princess; Pirkko Mannola won the competition.[6][7]
After marrying the CEO of Agfa-Gevaert, Hatakka took the new surname Geissbühler, moved to Switzerland and disappeared from the public eye.[3][6] Hatakka returned to Finland and spent her final years living at a nursing home in Kauklahti, Espoo.[4][6] Before her death, Hatakka was the last surviving cast member of The Unknown Soldier.[3] She died on 10 April 2026, at the age of 88.[6][8]
Sources
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Pietilä, Arto (2003). Pätkä – Masa Niemi (in Finnish). HD Kustannus.
- Suomen kansallisfilmografia 6: 1957–61 (in Finnish). VAPK. 1991.
- "Kaunottaria kilpanäyttämöllä: artikkeli Miss Suomi -kilpailuista". Eeva (in Finnish) (3). Helsinki: A-lehdet Oy. 1958.
References
[edit]- ^ "Talo 2219 Aapro Hatakka, Hatakkala – Asukkaat 1939" (in Finnish). Metsäpirtti. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ^ Hyytiä, Kalevi. "Juho Repo - Sukutaulut" (PDF) (in Finnish). Metsäpirtti. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Edvin Laineen Tuntemattoman sotilaan kaunotar palasi traagisten tapahtumien jälkeen Suomeen – elokuvat ovat nyt rakas harrastus". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 20 January 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ^ a b Pietiläinen, Jari (6 December 2015), "Anja on Tuntemattoman sotilaan Nina – vain kolme jäljellä alkuperäisen elokuvan näyttelijöistä", Länsiväylä (in Finnish), retrieved 13 May 2026
- ^ Vaalisto, Heidi (29 October 2016). "Korpraali Määttä on poissa – Tuntemattoman näyttelijöistä on elossa enää kolme". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ^ a b c d e Pakkanen, Riia (15 May 2026). "Viimeinen Laineen Tuntematon sotilas -näyttelijä on kuollut". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ^ Rytsä, Paavo (5 February 2008). "Pirkko Mannolasta Miss Suomi". Yle Elävä Arkisto (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yleisradio. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ^ Anja Geissbühler's obituary, Helsingin Sanomat, p. B28. 10 May 2026.
External links
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Media related to Anja Hatakka at Wikimedia Commons
- Anja Hatakka at IMDb
- Anja Hatakka at Elonet (in Finnish)
- Anja Hatakka at Swedish Film Database (in Swedish)
