Elina Salo
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Credits
Le Havre (2011)
as Claire
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
as Mother
The Man Without a Past (2002)
as Dock Clerk
Drifting Clouds (1996)
as Mrs. Sjöholm
The Snow Queen (1986)
as Pohjoisen velho
The Farewell (1982)
as Fräulein, kotiopettajatar
Tre långa år (1969)
Actor
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana (1994)
as Hotel Receptionist
Eight Mirrors (1982)
as Aiti
The Little Angel (1989)
as Narrator (voice)
Patarouva (1959)
as Kastehelmi Seppälä, patarouva
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
as Gertrud
Rintamalotta (1956)
as Soilikki
Pockpicket - Recollections of a Helsinki Bourgeois Youth (1968)
Actor
Harry Munter (1969)
as Lonely woman
Petos (1988)
as postikonttorin kassanhoitaja
Juha (1999)
as Shemeikka's Sister
Pedon merkki (1981)
as Sairaanhoitaja
Kreivi (1971)
as Toini
Tähtisumua (1961)
Actor
Herr Puntila And His Servant Matti (1979)
Actor
Nonstop (1987)
as Mother (voice)
Nitro League (1993)
Actor
Naiset, jotka minulle annoit (1962)
as Kati Korpi
Poet and Muse (1978)
as L. Onerva
A Worker's Diary (1967)
as Ritva Margaret Vehoniemi, o.s. Mattila
I Have a Tiger (1979)
as Äänet (voice)
Taas tapaamme Suomisen perheen (1959)
as Laura Sorri
Inspector Palmu's Error (1960)
as Airi Rykämö
A Stranger Came by Train (1974)
Actor
Yö vai päivä (1962)
as Mattila - School teacher
Justus järjestää kaiken (1960)
as Bella
Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961)
as Kirsti Skrof
Tove and the Sea (1984)
as Self / Reader (voice)
Villin Pohjolan salattu laakso (1963)
as Inga
Gamen (1973)
as Sjuksköterska / Leonardo da Vinci (ung) / Salai / Rafael / m.fl.
Iloinen Linnanmäki (1960)
as Tuija
Linna (1986)
as Mizzi
The Rooster and Hen Have a Sauna (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Kultainen vasikka (1961)
as Lahja Ahlroos
Minkkiturkki (1961)
as Liisa
Scandal in the Girls' School (1960)
as Liisi Kortman
Älä nuolase… (1962)
as Elina Hankio
Sotapojan heilat (1958)
as Sirkka Kolehmainen
Herra sotaministeri (1957)
as Leena Autio
Tie pimeään (1962)
as Anita Salmela
Tyttö tuli taloon (1956)
as Lulu
Vaaksa vaaraa (1965)
as Liisa Liljefors
Kulkurin masurkka (1958)
as Annikki