Elina Salo

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Elina Salo (born March 9, 1936 in Sipoo, Finland; died November 4, 2025) was a Finnish film, theatre and television actress who has also done work in radio as a voice actor in children’s programming. In her career that began in 1956, Salo appeared in over 50 films and television shows but she is best known for her work in Aki Kaurismäki’s films. She has been awarded three Jussi Awards for her work. In 2010, she was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commandeur). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elina Salo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Le Havre

The Match Factory Girl

The Man Without a Past

Drifting Clouds

Mumintrollet

Juha

The Snow Queen

Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti

All Movies (48)

• Le Havre2011 · as Claire
• The Man Without a Past2002 · as Dock Clerk
• Juha1999 · as Shemeikka's Sister
• Drifting Clouds1996 · as Mrs. Sjöholm
• Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana1994 · as Hotel Receptionist
• Nitro League1993
• The Rooster and Hen Have a Sauna1991 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Match Factory Girl1990 · as Mother
• The Little Angel1989 · as Narrator (voice)
• Petos1988 · as postikonttorin kassanhoitaja
• Hamlet Goes Business1987 · as Gertrud
• Nonstop1987 · as Mother (voice)
• The Snow Queen1986 · as Pohjoisen velho
• Linna1986 · as Mizzi
• Tove and the Sea1984 · as Self / Reader (voice)
• The Farewell1982 · as Fräulein, kotiopettajatar
• Eight Mirrors1982 · as Aiti
• Pedon merkki1981 · as Sairaanhoitaja
• Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti1979
• I Have a Tiger1979 · as Äänet (voice)
• Poet and Muse1978 · as L. Onerva
• A Stranger Came by Train1974
• Gamen1973 · as Sjuksköterska / Leonardo da Vinci (ung) / Salai / Rafael / m.fl.
• Kreivi1971 · as Toini
• Harry Munter1969 · as Lonely woman
• Pockpicket - Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois Youth1968
• A Worker's Diary1967 · as Ritva Margaret Vehoniemi, o.s. Mattila
• Vaaksa vaaraa1965 · as Liisa Liljefors
• Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso1963 · as Inga
• Tie pimeään1962 · as Anita Salmela
• Yö vai päivä1962 · as Mattila - School teacher
• Naiset, jotka minulle annoit1962 · as Kati Korpi
• Älä nuolase…1962 · as Elina Hankio
• Kultainen vasikka1961 · as Lahja Ahlroos
• Gas, Inspector Palmu!1961 · as Kirsti Skrof
• Minkkiturkki1961 · as Liisa
• Tähtisumua1961
• Iloinen Linnanmäki1960 · as Tuija
• Inspector Palmu's Error1960 · as Airi Rykämö
• Scandal in the Girls' School1960 · as Liisi Kortman
• Justus järjestää kaiken1960 · as Bella
• Taas tapaamme Suomisen perheen1959 · as Laura Sorri
• Patarouva1959 · as Kastehelmi Seppälä, patarouva
• Sotapojan heilat1958 · as Sirkka Kolehmainen
• Kulkurin masurkka1958 · as Annikki
• Herra sotaministeri1957 · as Leena Autio
• Rintamalotta1956 · as Soilikki
• Tyttö tuli taloon1956 · as Lulu

All TV Shows (2)

• Vandrande skugga1984 · as Cecilia Reding
• Mumintrollet1969 · as Lilla My