| The Classic | |
| Director: | Kari Väänänen |
| Producer: | Ilkka Mertsola |
| Screenplay: | Kari Väänänen |
| Starring: | Martti Suosalo Janne Hyytiäinen Matti Onnismaa Pertti Sveholm Pirkka-Pekka Petelius |
| Music: | Iiro Rantala |
| Cinematography: | Timo Salminen |
| Editing: | Timo Linnasalo |
| Studio: | Sputnik |
| Distributor: | United International Pictures |
| Country: | Finland |
| Language: | Finnish |
| Budget: | 4 million mk[1] |
The Classic (Finnish: '''Klassikko''') is a 2001 Finnish comedy film directed by Kari Väänänen. It is based on Kari Hotakainen's semi-autobiographical novel Klassikko.[1] The film stars Martti Suosalo as writer Kari Hotakainen who receives an assignment from his publisher to write a confessional autobiographical novel.[2]
Pertti Sveholm won the best supporting actor Jussi Award for his role as police lieutenant Vikström.[3]