{{short description|Finnish cinematographer (born 1976)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}{{Infobox person | name = Mika Orasmaa | image = Mika Orasmaa.jpg | caption = Orasmaa at the 2011 Jussi Awards | birth_name = | birth_date = 1976 | birth_place = Valkeala, Finland | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = | years_active = 1996–present | spouse = | partner = | website = }} '''Mika Orasmaa''' (born 1976) is a Finnish cinematographer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elonet.finna.fi/Search/Results?filter[]=author2_id_str_mv%3A%22kavi.elonet_henkilo_172589%22|title=Mika Orasmaa|website=Elonet|access-date=20 December 2025|language=fi}}</ref> He has been awarded Jussi Awards for best cinematography for the films ''Christmas Story'' and ''Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elokuvauutiset.fi/site/artikkelit/5817-eniten-jusseja-voittaneet-kuvaajat|title=Eniten Jussi-palkintoja voittaneet kuvaajat|first=Niko|last=Jutila|website=Elokuvauutiset.fi|date=21 January 2015|access-date=20 December 2025|language=fi}}</ref> Orasmaa has also worked as a cinematographer on several international productions, such as the British TV series ''World of Fire''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksml.fi/paikalliset/2742000|title=Suomalaiskuvaaja tekee töitä maailmantähtien kanssa – Mika Orasmaa on kuvannut BBC:n suosikkisarjan kalleimman kohtauksen ja joutunut Samuel L. Jacksonin vihanpurkauksen kohteeksi|first=Tiina|last=Aho|work=Keskisuomalainen|date=3 June 2020|access-date=21 December 2025|language=fi|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==Career== Orasmaa was born in Valkeala (now part of Kouvola).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kouvolansanomat.fi/paikalliset/3564063|title=Valkealalaislähtöinen Mika Orasmaa kuvasi Tuntemattoman sotilaan — Suomalaisspektaakkelissa taisteltiin koko ajan|first=Matti|last=Tieaho|work=Kouvolan Sanomat|date=31 December 2017|access-date=20 December 2025|language=fi|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Orasmaa became interested in filmmaking in middle school after watching splatter films like ''Evil Dead II'' and action films like ''Commando'' and ''Predator'', which inspired him to make homemade short films. Orasmaa ended up studying at the University of Art and Design Helsinki, where he directed one short film himself called ''Let's Fucking Die'' (1997). He also ended up collaborating with film director Jalmari Helander as a cinematographer on Helander's short films and later feature films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tekijanoikeus.fi/tekijan-puheenvuoro/mika-orasmaa/|title=Mika Orasmaa|website=Tekijanoikeus.fi|date=2014|access-date=20 December 2025|language=fi}}</ref>

==Partial filmography== {{columns-list|colwidth=35em| {{columns-start}} ===Films=== * ''Christmas Story'' (2007) * ''Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale'' (2010) * ''Iron Sky'' (2012) * ''8-Ball'' (2013) * ''Big Game'' (2014) * ''The Unknown Soldier'' (2017) * ''Iron Sky: The Coming Race'' (2019) * ''Attack on Finland'' (2021) * ''There's Something in the Barn'' (2023) * ''Sisu: Road to Revenge'' (2025) * ''John Rambo'' (2027) {{column}}

===Television=== * ''Nymphs'' (12 episodes; 2014) * ''Bordertown'' (14 episodes; 2016–2019) * ''World of Fire'' (2 episode; 2019) * ''COBRA'' (3 episodes; 2020) * ''Perfect Commando'' (10 episodes; 2020) * ''Why Didn't They Ask Evans?'' (3 episodes, 2022) * ''The Killing Kind'' (3 episodes; 2023) * ''Doctor Who'' (3 episodes; 2023–2025) {{columns-end}} }}

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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.orasmaa.com/mika}} * {{IMDb name|id=0649352|name=Mika Orasmaa}}

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