Elina Salo
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1936-03-09 · Sipoo, Finland
- Died
- 2025-11-04
Known for
- Le Havre (2011) — Claire
- The Man Without a Past (2002) — Dock Clerk
- The Match Factory Girl (1990) — Mother
- Drifting Clouds (1996) — Mrs. Sjöholm
- Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana (1994) — Hotel Receptionist
- Juha (1999) — Shemeikka's Sister
- Hamlet Goes Business (1987) — Gertrud
- Inspector Palmu's Error (1960) — Airi Rykämö
- Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961) — Kirsti Skrof
- The Snow Queen (1986) — Pohjoisen velho
- Harry Munter (1969) — Lonely woman
- A Worker's Diary (1967) — Ritva Margaret Vehoniemi, o.s. Mattila
- Kreivi (1971) — Toini
- Pedon merkki (1981) — Sairaanhoitaja
- Petos (1988) — postikonttorin kassanhoitaja
- Kulkurin masurkka (1958) — Annikki