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Ritva Helinä Arvelo was a Finnish actress, director, screenwriter and a pioneer in modern dance.

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Laura Eveliina Birn is a Finnish film actress.

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Minna-Maria Erika Haapkylä is a Finnish actress. She has won two Jussi Awards; one for the best actress in a supporting role for a 1999 Veikko Aaltonen film Rakkaudella Maire, and another in 2009 for the best actress in a leading role for Kuulustelu, directed by Jörn Donner. Haapkylä was married to actor Hannu-Pekka Björkman from 2002 to 2014. They have two sons.She is now in a relationship with actress Joanna Haartti, having come out as lesbian.

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Katariina Kaitue is a Finnish actress. She has been a regular actress since 1991 at the Finnish National Theatre, where she has performed dozens of roles.

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Birgit Kronström was a Finnish actress and singer.

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Iina Kuustonen is a Finnish actress.

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Elena Maire Karin Leeve is a Finnish actress who has worked on television, in films and on stage. She received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her work in a Pirjo Honkasalo film Fire-Eater in 1999. In 2009, she won her second Jussi for the leading role in a film Putoavia enkeleitä.

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Axa Regina Elisabeth Linnanheimo was a Finnish actress and screenwriter. Her sister Rakel Linnanheimo (1908–2004) was also an actress. Linnanheimo was married to Count Carl Robert Mörner 1948–1952, until his death. After she ended her film career in 1956, she started to work as a translator for the Finnish Broadcasting Company using the name Regina Mörner.

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Aino Lohikoski (1898–1981) was a Finnish actress.

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Rauni Maria Erika Luoma-Ervi was a Finnish actress. Her career peaked at the Finnish National Theatre in 1955–1978. She also appeared in 25 films between 1935 and 1984.

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Outi Mäenpää is a Finnish actress.

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Rea Mauranen is a Finnish television actress who has appeared in several Finnish films.

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Armi Elina Annikki Pohjanpää was a Finnish actress. Her theatrical career lasted for 40 years, and in addition, she appeared in several Finnish films by directors such as Ilmari Unho, Aarne Tarkas and Matti Kassila.

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Jaana E. Saarinen is a Finnish actress. She is famous for the Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät, where she played Maarit Salin from 1999 to 2004, 2007 to 2008 and 2015. For 25 years, Saarinen was involved with the Kotka City Theatre from 1981 to 2006. She took part in the very first Thilia Thalia competition in 1983 and came third. Hannu Salminen and Tuija Piepponen, representatives of the Kotka City Theatre, won the competition that year.

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Irma Seikkula was a Finnish actress. She appeared in 74 films and television shows between 1937 and 1996. She starred in the film Miriam, which was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.

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Yanti Somer is a Finnish actress. She appeared in more than sixteen films since 1970, predominantly in French and Italian productions.

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Hilda Kristina “Kirsti” Suonio, née Sainio, originally Kjäll (1872–1939) was a Finnish stage and film actress.

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Elsa Turakainen was a Finnish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1934 and 1973.

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Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson was a Finnish actress and theater director. She was a versatile actor and a recognized pioneer of avant-garde theater in Finland.

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Pihla Viitala is a Finnish actress. She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy.