edvin endre played the flying finn in eddie the eagle.
edvin endre played the flying finn in eddie the eagle.
who played the flying finn in eddie the eagle?
edvin endre
bullet::::- ania sowinski as carrie









































bullet::::- tim mcinnerny as dustin target









































bullet::::- edvin endre as matti "the flying finn" nykänen









































bullet::::- marc benjamin as lars holbin









































bullet::::- jim broadbent as a bbc commentator









































bullet::::- daniel ings as zach









































bullet::::- rune temte as bjørn, a norwegian coach









































section::::production.









































section::::production.:development.









































"eddie the eagle" is a co-production of marv films (uk), studio babelsberg (germany) and saville productions (us).
eddie the eagle (film)
on two wheels, the most famous flying finn was jarno saarinen, also known as "the baron", who won the 250cc road racing world championship as privateer in 1972, and finished a close second to giacomo agostini in the 350cc class. saarinen died the following year, while leading both the 250cc and 500cc championships and after competing for only three years. he remains in motorcycle sport history books for developing a new riding style, which is still predominantly in use today; body hanging off the bike with knee near the ground. during the 1970s, finnish rider heikki mikkola won four motocross world championships and also became known as the "flying finn". mika kallio, who finished second in the 125cc championship in 2005 and 2006, has also been nicknamed the flying finn. mauno hermunen, who has finished third in 2010 and fourth in 2011 in the world supermoto series, has also been nicknamed the flying finn.
flying finn