Ville Juurikkala

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ville Juurikkala
Occupation	Music Video Director
Date Of Birth	Mar 6, 1980(1980-03-06)
Age	44
Birthplace	Lohja
Country	Finland
Birth City	Uusimaa
Horoscope	Pisces

Ville Juurikkala Biography

Ville Juurikkala is one of the most popular and richest Music Video Director who was born on March 6, 1980 in Lohja, Uusimaa, Finland. Ville Akseli Juurikkala was born on the 6th of March, 1981 in Lohja, Finland. His mother is a film director Kaija Juurikkala. His father Matti Tukiainen worked in his employer, the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. Juurikkala also has a younger brother Oskari Juurikkala who is a priest and is a member from Opus Dei. Opus Dei movement.

Juurikkala photographed his debut album’s cover image for the band’s sophomore album Rush. He was in 2005 when he received an invitation by the band The 69 Eyes on tour as their photographer. The result was an album titled Route 69 – a Photographic Journey with The 69 Eyes, which was released in the year the year 2006. Juurikkala began working with various other artists and bands also, including HIM as well as Hanoi Rocks. Nightwish and Apocalyptica also published photography books written by Juurikkala. In 2007 Juurikkala was named the City’s Top Rock Photographer in City magazine. He also received the Kultajyva prize and was honored at the Vuoden Huiput celebration the following year.

Juurikkala directed his first music video in 2007 for the song ”Black Ice” by Hanna Pakarinen. In 2012, he was asked to direct the music video for The Voice of Finland finalist Jesse Kaikuranta’s song ”Vie mut kotiin”. Since then Juurikkala has directed several music videos for various Finnish bands and artists. Michael Monroe, Santa Cruz and Jonne Aaron are among his most frequent collaborators. Juurikkala’s video for Michael Monroe’s ”Ballad of the Lower East Side” won the audience poll at the 2013 Oulu Music Video Festival. The music video for Lauri Tähkä’s ”Mä en pelkää” was nominated for Music Video of the Year at the 2018 Emma Gala. Juurikkala has also directed videos for Bullet for My Valentine and Amaranthe.

From 2008 to 2011, Juurikkala lived in Los Angeles. In 2010, he began to feel burnt out, and announced that he’d be going on a two-month trip to the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage from France to Spain. During his journey, all of Juurikkala’s possessions were stolen, so he slept in the woods and with the homeless. Despite this, Juurikkala stated: ”I had never been so happy. I realized that success and material possessions didn’t bring deep joy. For most of us, success and material possessions breathe expectation and fear. Having lost everything, there was nothing left to lose. Nothing to fear, nothing to expect. In its place was this moment. A deep joy of just being – here and now.” Eventually Juurikkala’s mother flew him back to Finland. At the same time he decided to quit drinking, and in 2012 he moved back to Finland.

Juurikkala began his career as a portrait and commercial photographer until the time he was employed as a freelancer for City magazine. Through City the magazine, he received his first opportunity to draw illustrations for a book in the event that Helsinki Restaurant Papa Giovanni needed a photographer to illustrate their cook book. In the beginning of 2000, Juurikkala also worked for the magazines Suosikki, Soundi and Katso. The magazine introduced him to various artists and bands.

Ville Juurikkala Net Worth

Ville Juurikkala is one of the richest Music Video Director from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ville Juurikkala 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ville Akseli Juurikkala (born 6 March 1980) is a Finnish photographer and music video director. He is most well-known in the field of “rock photographer”, having been in a long-running relationship with groups like HIM, Nightwish and Apocalyptica. Other notable artists Juurikkala has collaborated on with are Mika Hakkinen Andrea Bocelli and Ban Ki-moon. Juurikkala has also illustrated a number of books.

One of the biggest influences for Ville Juuriikkala include Bob Gruen and Anton Corbijn. His style of visuals has origins in cross-processing, which was a common technique in the 1990s. In the 1990s, when Juurikkala started working in the field of professional photography cross processing wasn’t as widespread as it was today. However, Juurikkala is adamant about his style of photography, saying: “This is what I would like to achieve. It’s not trendy, but it doesn’t make me uncomfortable.” According to Juurikkala the most crucial aspect to his art can be described as “getting closer to the subject and then conveying his presence out to the other people.” Regarding his photography style, Juurikkala has stated: “My tonal palette is very striking in its starkness however, I also aim for a particular painting-like appearance in my color choices. Perhaps it’s because I don’t paint. The compositions and poses don’t seem to be always rock-like all the time. Perhaps it’s this subtle contrast that adds something special to my photos.”

In August 2006, an inebriated Juurikkala married a Las Vegas stripper. The marriage was later dissolved.

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Juurikkala has also worked as a still photographer on films, such as Keisarikunta, Ganes and Imaginaerum. He also works as portrait and nature photographer. In 2019, Juurikka illustrated the book Metsässä – Uppoudu metsään, itseesi ja elämään by Jarko Taivasmaa. An exhibition of the same name was held at the Espoo Culture Center in September of that year. Juurikkala’s work with The 69 Eyes was also on display at Finland’s Motorcycle Museum in September.

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Ville Ranked on the list of most popular Music Video Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Ville Juurikkala celebrates birthday on March 6 of every year.