Elina Salo

Elina Salo
Salo in 1961
Born
Aino Elina Salo

(1936-03-09)9 March 1936
Sipoo, Finland
Died23 October 2025(2025-10-23) (aged 89)
Other namesAino Elina Maisala[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1956–2011
Spouse
Pertti Maisala
(m. 1963⁠–⁠1975)

Aino Elina Salo (9 March 1936 – 23 October 2025) was a Finnish film, theatre and television actress. She also worked 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 and is known for her appearances in several of Aki Kaurismäki's films. She was also the voice of Little My in the Finnish dub of Moomin.

Salo received three Jussi Awards for her work. In 2010, she received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commandeur).[2]

Salo presenting clothes designed by Vuokko Nurmesniemi at a fashion show in the Helsinki Botanical Garden in 1958

Salo was born in Sipoo, Finland. She lived mainly in France,[3] and died on 23 October 2025, at the age of 89.[4][5]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ Kuka kukin on 2003, pp. 885–886. Helsinki: Otava, 2002. ISBN 951-1-18086-X
  2. ^ "Elina Salo faite commandeur des Arts et Lettres" (in French) Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. ^ Kilponen, Anna (11 October 2014). "Näyttelijä Elina Salo: "Oulun pojille lähtevät kortit"". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. ^ Aromaa, Jonni [in Finnish] (6 November 2025). "Näyttelijä Elina Salo on kuollut – Pikku Myyn rakastettu ääni on poissa" [Actress Elina Salo has died – the beloved voice of Little My is gone]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Elina Salon kuolinilmoituksessa merkillepantava yksityiskohta kuolinpaikkaan liittyen". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2026.