The Life of Aleksis Kivi (Finnish: Aleksis Kiven elämä) is a 2002 Finnish biographical drama film directed by Jari Halonen, telling the story of Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872), the national writer of Finland.In addition to Jari Halonen, the film's script was written by musician and writer Kauko Röyhkä and actor Jorma Tommila. In the film, Aleksis Kivi was played by Marko Tiusanen and Kivi's closest friend Emil Nervander was played by Jari Salmi. Veikko Sinisalo, who played Aleksis Kivi's father, will also be seen in the film in his last film role.The film received three Jussi Awards nominations for best direction (Jari Halonen), editing (Akke Eklund) and music (Tuomas Kantelinen), but did not win any of them.