Anja Hatakka

Anja Hatakka
Helena Vinkka (left) and Hatakka (right) in the 1955 film The Unknown Soldier
Born
Anja Inkeri Hatakka

(1938-02-21)21 February 1938
Metsäpirtti, Finland
Died10 April 2026(2026-04-10) (aged 88)
Espoo, Finland
OccupationsActress, beauty pageant competitor
Years active1955–1960

Anja Inkeri Geissbühler (née Hatakka; 21 February 1938 – 10 April 2026) was a Finnish actress and beauty pageant competitor.

Life and career

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

Further reading

  • 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

  1. ↑ "Talo 2219 Aapro Hatakka, Hatakkala – Asukkaat 1939" (in Finnish). Metsäpirtti. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Hyytiä, Kalevi. "Juho Repo - Sukutaulut" (PDF) (in Finnish). Metsäpirtti. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  4. 1 2 Pietiläinen, Jari (6 December 2015), "Anja on Tuntemattoman sotilaan Nina – vain kolme jäljellä alkuperäisen elokuvan näyttelijöistä", Länsiväylä (in Finnish), archived from the original on 30 October 2016, retrieved 13 May 2026
  5. ↑ Vaalisto, Heidi (29 October 2016). "Korpraali Määttä on poissa – Tuntemattoman näyttelijöistä on elossa enää kolme". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Pakkanen, Riia (15 May 2026). "Viimeinen Laineen Tuntematon sotilas -näyttelijä on kuollut". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Rytsä, Paavo (5 February 2008). "Pirkko Mannolasta Miss Suomi". Yle Elävä Arkisto (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yleisradio. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Anja Geissbühler's obituary, Helsingin Sanomat, p. B28. 10 May 2026.

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