Elina Knihtilä
Mari Elina Knihtilä (born June 6, 1971) is a Finnish actress. Knihtilä has worked for several Finnish theatres, such as the Finnish National Theatre and Q-teatteri, while also having appeared in films and on television. She has received two Jussi Awards; 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. Knihtilä is cohabiting with actor Tommi Korpela. Together they have a son.
The Flight Before Christmas
as Oona (voice)A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite...
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Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
as Oana (voice)Set right before Christmas, young reindeer Niko must deal with his mother's remarriage and his...
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The Other Side of Hope
as Restaurant InspectorA restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
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The Midwife
as HetaHelena has worked as a kind of midwife on the eve of the Lapland War. She wants to leave...
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Stormskerry Maja
as KangaskauppiasMaja and Janne move to the barren and remote island of Stormskerry, where survival is a daily...
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Eden
as LeenaEden is a coming-of-age film about a Protestant Confirmation camp on a summer’s week, set in the...
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Producing Adults
as Anna HeiskanenLongtime couple Venla and Antero come to a serious impasse. After years with Antero, Venla wants...
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Above Dark Waters
as Liisa, Pekan äitiA ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love...
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Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
as MirvaFour Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships,...
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V2: Dead Angel
as SirkkaThe tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find...
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Family Time
as HelenaIt’s Christmas time and the family has gathered. Everything goes on as it did the previous...
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Last Cowboy Standing
as AnuIn 1982 the guilt-ridden 18-year-old Rupert tries to remember and understand the events of the...
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Maria's Paradise
as SagaA teenage orphan girl Salome lives within a sect lead by charismatic and ruthless Maria...
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Happier Times, Grump
as KatriThe Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin...
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Distractions
as äiti / Ulla / St. ElinedDistracted by life, Mr. Makkonen misses his engagement party by decades. From the cradle to the...
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The House of Branching Love
as Tuula HelinA sort of "Divorce Finnish Style," Mika Kaurismäki's rambunctious comedy, The House of Branching...
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Death Is a Problem for the Living
as UllaThe cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto...
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Snot and Splash
as Pormestari HaloonenSnot and Splash travel to their grandmother's house in the small town of Mouthwash for a winter...
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Road North
as MaaritA father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey...
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The Swedish Moment
as Elisa PauloPop singer Kari and his girl dump a tightly wrapped mattress on a frozen lake. Things don’t...
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100 Liters of Gold
as uncreditedMiddle-aged sisters Taina and Pirkko are famous for their Finnish farmhouse ale called “sahti”. ...
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Tuulikki
as TuireTuulikki has a problem. She is in the throes of young love, and the world outside her window is...
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Jill and Joy's Winter
as TingelstiinaJill and Joy (both 9) live in their own house like any other little girls, except that they...
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Raspberry Boat Refugee
as TeacherMikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for...
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Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
as TingelstiinaA film based on the popular children's books by Marjatta Kurenniemi about the exploits of Jill...
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Almost 18
as Karri's motherKarri, Pete, André, Akseli and Joni dream, party, love and boast like only teenage males can....
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Raptures
as Tyra ViolaRakel is a strict Christian believer living in the far north of 1930s Sweden. When her husband...
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Stripping
as Sanomalehden toimituspäällikköAbout photographer Inka and her loved ones on a journey to the fountains of love. Inka leaves...
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Jill and Joy
as TingelstiinaWhen two best friends Jill and Joy find a huge sum of money on the street on the first day of...
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Force of Habit
as PäiviForce of Habit follows the lives of various women throughout one day. Hilla is having a romantic...
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The Good Son
as Leila / MotherWhen his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality.
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Lovemilla
as Pirjo PeräkorvaAimo and Milla are living together at Milla's alcoholics-turned-zombies parents' place. They...
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Play Rape
as uncreditedA young actress, passionate about her profession, gets ready for a rape scene.
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8 Days to Premiere
as BBA love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season's grand premiere....
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The Bouncer
as NeighborA night club bouncer gets disgusted of all the violence and repression of the weak he is seeing....
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Jill, Joy and the Sleeping Clock
as TingelstiinaJill and Joy receive a mission from their neighbors Tingelstein and Tangelstein: the ladies send...
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Falling Angels
as AilaThe daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his...
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The Log
as RailiThe female director wants full frontal nudity from her male lead, but the actor has a big...
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A Mate
as RaisaPera wants to try something kinky in the bathroom, so he asks his mate to help him. However,...
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Doctor Johansson
as JohanssonA nurse, tired of her job, does not notice that a doctor leaves for his break. This gives a...
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The Lake
as MailisTwo sisters, Mailis and Henna, are rowing on a lake at the heart of a summer midnight.
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Cleaning Woman
as PaulaCleaning woman is cleaning and finds herself in an unexpected situation.
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The Night Thief
as BossThe Night Thief is a warmhearted drama set in the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland. It tells the...
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Flying Finns
as uncreditedA short film about the close-minded but hopeful couple called Koistinen, who should just stay...
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Christmas Comes to Moominvalley
as Moominmamma (voice)On a frosty winter's morning, Hemulen wakes the sleeping Moomins to prepare them for the...
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Moominvalley
as Tuu-tikki (voice)Follow the life and adventures of curious, kind and idealistic Moomintroll. A typical hero in a...
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Putous
as Vaalimaan Vampyyri / VariousFinnish sketch comedy television show.
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Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood
as Taina JärvenpääKylmäverisesti sinun (Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood) is a Finnish true crime drama television...
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Shadow Lines
as Hertta KuusinenDuring the 1950s, Helsinki was the focal point of the Cold War, as global powers and their...
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Ihmebantu
as uncreditedIhmebantu is a Finnish black humor sketch show.
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Ihmebantu
as VariousIhmebantu is a Finnish black humor sketch show.
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Jarno ja minä
as Jarno's mumAn underdog challenges an unbeatable champion of motorcycle Grand Prix championships series in...
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Love and Order
as Sirkku ParikkaThe storm has collapsed Finland's infrastructure and made people's lives. What happened also...
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Nerd: DragonSlayer666
as Dragonslayer's motherNineteen year old high-schooler has one dream: to become a professional esport player. However,...
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Sisäilmaa
as Anneli TiainenWhen the employment office is haunted, performance targets troubles and indoor mold threatens,...
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