Elina Salo

Aino Elina Salo (born 9 March 1936 in Sipoo, Finland) is 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 has appeared in over 50 films and television shows and is known for her appearances in several Aki Kaurismäki’s films. She was also the voice of Little My in the Finnish dub of Moomin.

Salo has received three Jussi Awards for her work. In 2010, she received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commandeur).

Salo lives mainly in France.

Partial filmography

 * Skandaali tyttökoulussa (1960)
 * Inspector Palmu's Mistake (1960)
 * Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961)
 * The Diary of a Worker (1967)
 * Harry Munter (1970)
 * Gangsterfilmen (1974)
 * Poet and Muse (1978)
 * Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1979)
 * Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
 * The Match Factory Girl (1990)
 * Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (1994)
 * Drifting Clouds (1996)
 * Juha (1999)
 * The Man Without a Past (2002)
 * Le Havre (2011)