- He was also a well-known lyricist.
- He recorded around 30 humorous songs.
- He wrote several books, both for children and adults.
- Father of Ville Virtanen and Riikka Virtanen.
- His hobby was football. He wrote a Finnish version of a Christmas calendar TV series, "The Joulukalenteri". One actor in "The Joulukalenteri" was Kari Lehtomäki, who is a member of the Finnish orchestra, Finlanders.
- He played football with "Kansainväliset koskelaiset", also called "Haliovich", team in Germany in 2003.
- He was a friend of Finnish singer Matti Eskonniemi (artist name Matti Esko).
- He was a friend of Pertti "Spede" Pasanen
- He was a friend of Finnish reporter Aarne Tanninen. They went to the same school in Jämsä and have been friends since then.
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