Actor profile

Elina Salo

9th March 1936 Sipoo, Finland Acting

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.

46 Movies 2 TV Shows 50 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Le Havre poster

Le Havre 8th September 2011 as Claire

The Man Without a Past poster

The Man Without a Past 1st March 2002 as Dock Clerk

Juha poster

Juha 26th February 1999 as Shemeikka's Sister

Drifting Clouds poster

Drifting Clouds 26th January 1996 as Mrs. Sjöholm

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana poster

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana 14th January 1994 as Hotel Receptionist

Nitro League poster

Nitro League 1st October 1993

The Rooster and Hen Have a Sauna poster

The Rooster and Hen Have a Sauna 1st January 1991 as Narrator (voice)

The Match Factory Girl poster

The Match Factory Girl 12th January 1990 as Mother

The Little Angel poster

The Little Angel 13th February 1989 as Narrator (voice)

Petos poster

Petos 18th March 1988 as postikonttorin kassanhoitaja

Hamlet Goes Business poster

Hamlet Goes Business 21st August 1987 as Gertrud

Nonstop poster

Nonstop 1st January 1987 as Mother (voice)

The Snow Queen poster

The Snow Queen 19th December 1986 as Pohjoisen velho

Linna poster

Linna 12th September 1986 as Mizzi

Tove and the Sea poster

Tove and the Sea 6th December 1984 as Self / Reader (voice)

The Farewell poster

The Farewell 8th April 1982 as Fräulein, kotiopettajatar

Eight Mirrors poster

Eight Mirrors 1st January 1982 as Aiti

Pedon merkki poster

Pedon merkki 25th September 1981 as Sairaanhoitaja

Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti poster

Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti 21st December 1979

I Have a Tiger poster

I Have a Tiger 23rd January 1979 as Äänet (voice)

Poet and Muse poster

Poet and Muse 13th October 1978 as L. Onerva

A Stranger Came by Train poster

A Stranger Came by Train 28th October 1974

Kreivi poster

Kreivi 5th February 1971 as Toini

Pockpicket - Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois Youth poster

Pockpicket - Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois Youth 29th January 1968

A Worker's Diary poster

A Worker's Diary 26th February 1967 as Ritva Margaret Vehoniemi, o.s. Mattila

Vaaksa vaaraa poster

Vaaksa vaaraa 5th November 1965 as Liisa Liljefors

Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso poster

Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso 8th November 1963 as Inga

Tie pimeään poster

Tie pimeään 28th December 1962 as Anita Salmela

Yö vai päivä poster

Yö vai päivä 23rd November 1962 as Mattila - School teacher

Naiset, jotka minulle annoit poster

Naiset, jotka minulle annoit 17th August 1962 as Kati Korpi

Älä nuolase… poster

Älä nuolase… 9th February 1962 as Elina Hankio

Kultainen vasikka poster

Kultainen vasikka 24th November 1961 as Lahja Ahlroos

Gas, Inspector Palmu! poster

Gas, Inspector Palmu! 15th September 1961 as Kirsti Skrof

Minkkiturkki poster

Minkkiturkki 3rd February 1961 as Liisa

Tähtisumua poster

Tähtisumua 13th January 1961

Iloinen Linnanmäki poster

Iloinen Linnanmäki 4th November 1960 as Tuija

Inspector Palmu's Error poster

Inspector Palmu's Error 9th September 1960 as Airi Rykämö

Scandal in the Girls' School poster

Scandal in the Girls' School 29th April 1960 as Liisi Kortman

Justus järjestää kaiken poster

Justus järjestää kaiken 15th April 1960 as Bella

Taas tapaamme Suomisen perheen poster

Taas tapaamme Suomisen perheen 25th December 1959 as Laura Sorri

Patarouva poster

Patarouva 25th September 1959 as Kastehelmi Seppälä, patarouva

Sotapojan heilat poster

Sotapojan heilat 15th August 1958 as Sirkka Kolehmainen

Kulkurin masurkka poster

Kulkurin masurkka 24th January 1958 as Annikki

Herra sotaministeri poster

Herra sotaministeri 9th August 1957 as Leena Autio

Rintamalotta poster

Rintamalotta 2nd November 1956 as Soilikki

Tyttö tuli taloon poster

Tyttö tuli taloon 3rd February 1956 as Lulu

Vandrande skugga poster

Vandrande skugga 23rd October 1984 as Cecilia Reding

Mumintrollet poster

Mumintrollet 5th December 1969 as Lilla My