Elina Knihtilä
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Mari Elina Knihtilä (born 6 June 1971) is a Finnish actress.


Career

Knihtilä has worked for several Finnish theatres, such as the
Finnish National Theatre The Finnish National Theatre (), established in 1872, is a theatre located in central Helsinki on the northern side of the Helsinki Central Railway Station Square. The Finnish National Theatre is the oldest Finnish speaking professional thea ...
and Q-teatteri, while also having appeared in films and on television. She has received two
Jussi Awards The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers. History The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hel ...
; one for a supporting role in the 2008 Heikki Kujanpää film ''Putoavia enkeleitä'' and another for a leading role in the 2011 Zaida Bergroth film ''Hyvä poika''. Some of her television work include the comic roles in ''Läpiveto'', ''Vedetään hatusta'' and the first season of ''
Putous (as internationally ''Comedy Combat'') is a Finnish sketch comedy Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches" or, "skits", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of ...
''.


Personal life

Knihtilä is cohabiting with an actor Tommi Korpela. Together they have a son.


Selected filmography

*''Hyvän tekijät'' (1997) *'' Hengittämättä & nauramatta'' (2002) *''Lapsia ja aikuisia'' (2004) *'' V2 – jäätynyt enkeli'' (2006) *'' Matti'' (2006) *'' Lieksa!'' (2007) *''Putoavia enkeleitä'' (2008) *''8 päivää ensi-iltaan'' (2008) *'' Skavabölen pojat'' (2009) *'' Haarautuvan rakkauden talo'' (2009) *''
Varasto ''The Storage'' () is a 2011 Finnish comedy film directed by Taru Mäkelä and based on the novel ''Varasto'' by Arto Salminen. Plot The central character of the film is Antero Rousku, a warehouse worker at a hardware store. However, Antero is ...
'' (2011) *'' Risto'' (2011) *''Hyvä poika'' (2011) *''Tie pohjoiseen'' (2012) *'' Almost 18'' (2012) *'' Wildeye'' (2015) *'' Maria's Paradise'' (2019) *'' Family Time'' (2023) *'' Stormskerry Maja'' (2024) *'' 100 Litres of Gold'' (2024)


On television

*''Ihana mies'' (1999) *''Kylmäverisesti sinun'' (2000) *''Tummien vesien tulkit'' (2002) *''Ranuan kummit'' (2003) *''Tahdon asia'' (2005) *''Mogadishu Avenue'' (2006) *''Läpiveto'' (2006–2008) *''Suojelijat'' (2008) *''Hymy pyllyyn'' (2008–2009) *''Ihmebantu'' (2009) *''Putous'' (2010) *''Virta'' (2011) *''Vedetään hatusta'' (2011) *''YleLeaks'' (2011)


References


External links

* 1971 births Finnish actresses Living people {{Finland-actor-stub