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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Tyttö tuli taloon
as Lulu
1956
Scandal in the Girls' School
as Liisi Kortman
1960
The Match Factory Girl
as Mother
1990
Hamlet Goes Business
as Gertrud
1987
Nonstop
as Mother (voice)
1987
Le Havre
as Claire
2011
The Rooster and Hen Have a Sauna
as Narrator (voice)
1991
I Have a Tiger
as Äänet (voice)
1979
Taas tapaamme Suomisen perheen
as Laura Sorri
1959
Tähtisumua
1961
Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti
1979
Kulkurin masurkka
as Annikki
1958
The Snow Queen
as Pohjoisen velho
1986
A Stranger Came by Train
1974
Yö vai päivä
as Mattila - School teacher
1962
The Little Angel
as Narrator (voice)
1989
A Worker's Diary
as Ritva Margaret Vehoniemi, o.s. Mattila
1967
Tie pimeään
as Anita Salmela
1962
Älä nuolase…
as Elina Hankio
1962
Petos
as postikonttorin kassanhoitaja
1988
