Veikko Aaltonen (born 1 December 1955) is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor.
Aaltonen was born in Sääksmäki. He began his career in the mid-1970s working as a sound editor on various films. Early in his career, he worked with Rauni Mollberg as co-writer on two of his films, Milka – A Film About Taboos (1980) and The Unknown Soldier (1985).
In 1987, Aaltonen directed his first feature film, The Final Arrangement (Tilinteko), which he co-wrote with Aki Kaurismäki, who also produced the film. Five years later, he directed a film that has been considered his primary breakthrough, The Prodigal Son (Tuhlaajapoika, 1992). Aaltonen was the first Finnish director to work on topics like pedophilia, Sadomasochism and sexual subjugation without credibility and morality.
Aaltonen has also made documentaries and directed TV series.
The Worthless (Arvottomat, 1982) – actor
Crime and Punishment (Rikos ja rangaistus, 1983) – editor
The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas, 1985) – co-writer
La Vie de Bohème (Boheemielämää, 1992) – editor
Our Father... (Isä meidän, 1993) – director, writer, editor
Seasick (Merisairas, 1996) – director, co-editor
Kiss Me in the Rain (Rakkaudella, Maire, 1999) – director, editor
The Earth (Maa, documentary film, 2001) – director, editor, writer
Working Class (Työväenluokka, 2004) – director, writer, editor
Trench Road (Juoksuhaudantie, 2004) – director, writer
The Shepherds (Paimenet, documentary film, 2005) – director, writer
Uudisraivaaja (television drama series, 2006) – director
Sydänjää (television drama series, 2007) – director
Harvoin tarjolla (television drama series, 2008) – director