Eemeli (comedian)

{{short description|Finnish actor, comedian and entertainer}}

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| name = Eemeli

| image = Eemeli-1969.jpg

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| birth_name = Esko Olavi Toivonen

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1920|6|28}}

| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1987|11|9|1920|6|28}}

| death_place = Helsinki, Finland

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| other_names = Eemeli

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| occupation = actor, comedian, entertainer

| years_active = 1956–1984

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Esko Olavi Toivonen, better known by his stage name Eemeli (28 June 1920 – 9 November 1987) was a Finnish actor, comedian and entertainer. He was dubbed "the Buster Keaton of Finland" due to his deadpan expression.{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2006/09/08/m-numminen-kohtaa-eemelin|title=M. A. Numminen kohtaa Eemelin|last=Lindfors|first=Jukka|date=2006-09-08|publisher=Yle|access-date=2022-02-16|language=fi}}