Vesa Mäkelä was born on March 28, 1947 in Kauhava, Finland. He was an actor and composer, known for Miljardi vuotta ennen maailmanloppua (1986), The Year of the Hare (1977) and The Romanov Stones (1993). He was married to Irmeli Outinen. He died on August 4, 2003 in Helsinki, Finland.