Elina Salo
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.
Known for
2011Le Havre
Claire
2002The Man Without a Past
Dock Clerk
1999Juha
Shemeikka's Sister
1996Drifting Clouds
Mrs. Sjöholm
1994Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
Hotel Receptionist
1993Nitro League
1991The Rooster and Hen Have a Sauna
Narrator (voice)
1990The Match Factory Girl
Mother
1989The Little Angel
Narrator (voice)
1988Petos
postikonttorin kassanhoitaja
1987Hamlet Goes Business
Gertrud
1987Nonstop
Mother (voice)
1986The Snow Queen
Pohjoisen velho
1986Linna
Mizzi
1984Tove and the Sea
Self / Reader (voice)
1982The Farewell
Fräulein, kotiopettajatar
1982Eight Mirrors
Aiti
1981Pedon merkki
Sairaanhoitaja
1979I Have a Tiger
Äänet (voice)
1979Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti
1978Poet and Muse
L. Onerva
1974A Stranger Came by Train
1971Kreivi
Toini
1968Pockpicket - Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois Youth