Autor
Geboren in Jyväskylä, Finnland.
- 1970, Theaterakademie Finnland, Abteilung Regie
- 1992-1997, Künstlerischer Leiter von Ryhmäteatteri (Gruppentheater Finnland)
- Seit 1997 regelmäßiger Regisseur am Finnischen Nationaltheater.
- Seit 1998, Finnischer Theaterpreis des Jahres 1997
- Bestes Kunstwerk des Jahres - Preis in Helsinki 2010
Arbeiten als Dramaturg
- Continuous Growth. A play. Together with Sami Keski-Vähälä. The Group Theatre 2011
- Under the European Sky. A play. Together with Sami Keski-Vähälä. The Group Theatre 2010
- The Overcoat. A play loosely based on a short story by Nikolai Gogol. Together with Sami Keski-Vähälä. The Group Theatre 2009
- Master and Margarita. An adaptation of the novel by Mihail Bulgakov. The Group Theatre 2007
- All Shall Be Well. A play. The Group Theatre 2006
- The Sky Over Helsinki. A play, several writers. The Group Theatre 2006
- Demons. An adaptation of the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Finnish National Theatre 2003
- Crime and Punishment. An adaptation of the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Finnish National Theatre 2001
- The Living and the Dead. A play. Together with Sami Keski-Vähälä. The Group Theatre 2000
- Finnische Übersetzung von Samuel Becketts Stück Warten auf Godot. Finnish National Theatre 1999
- Idiot. An adaptation of the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The Group Theatre 1997
- Presence. An adaptation of the novel by Leena Krohn. Helsinki City Theatre 1996
- Good night, mr. Engineer. A radio play. Finnish Radio Theatre 1995
Arbeiten als Regisseur
- Esa Leskinen/Sami Keski-Vähälä: Continuous Growth. The Group Theatre 2011
- Esa Leskinen/Sami Keski-Vähälä: Under the European Sky. The Group Theatre 2010
