Pirkko Helena Saisio (born 16 April 1949) is a Finnish author, actress and director. She has also written under the pen names Jukka Larsson and Eva Wein. Saisio has a broad literary output, dealing with many kinds of texts from film screenplays all the way to librettos for the ballet. Her novel ''Betoniyö'' (1981) was adapted into a feature film ''

Concrete Night ''Concrete Night'' ( fi, Betoniyö) is a 2013 drama film directed by Finnish filmmaker Pirjo Honkasalo. The film is based on a novel with the same name, written by Pirkko Saisio and published in 1981, though adapted to modern times. The story ha ...

'' in 2013 by

Pirjo Honkasalo Pirjo Irene Honkasalo (born 22 February 1947) is a Finnish film director who has also worked as a cinematographer, film editor, producer, screenwriter and actress. In 1980 she co-directed ''Flame Top'' with Pekka Lehto, with whom she worked ea ...

. Saisio received her degree in acting from Suomen teatterikoulu (now Theatre Academy) in 1975 and worked there as a professor of dramaturgy in 1997 and 2001. In 1975 she won the

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for her

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''Elämänmeno''. Saisio's daughter, whose father is the late Harri Hyttinen, is actress

Elsa Saisio Elsa Helena Saisio (born 19 July 1981) is a Finnish actress. She graduated from the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2003./ Saisio began her professional career in Shakespeare productions already before her graduation. Her early stage roles include J ...

. Pirkko Saisio lives in a

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with film director Pirjo Honkasalo.

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