Hannikainen — The Year of the Hare Character Profile

About Hannikainen

A recluse Vatanen meets in a fisherman's cabin. He is eccentric and obsessed with the conspiracy theory that Finland's President Kekkonen has been replaced by a younger double.

Character Facts

Played by

Martti Kuningas

Appears in

The Year of the Hare (1977)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Year of the Hare

• Kaarlo Vatanen (Antti Litja)
• Desk Sergeant (Kauko Helovirta)
• Taxi Driver (Markku Huhtamo)
• Taxi Driver (Paavo Hukkinen)
• Huhtinen (Hannu Lauri)
• Miettinen (Juha Kandolin)
• Toropainen (Heikki Nousiainen)
• Salosensaari (Jukka Sipilä)
• Hunter (Martti Pennanen)
• Mrs. Vatanen (Rita Polster)
• U. Kärkkäinen (Kosti Klemelä)
• Italian Tourist (Eija Pokkinen)