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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.986 |
| Birthday | 1971-06-06 |
| Place of Birth | Valkeala, Finland |
| Also Known As |
2021
Doctor Johansson
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A nurse, tired of her job, does not notice that a doctor leaves for his break. This gives a patient from the psychiatric unit next door a chance to sn...
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Doctor Johansson
2020
Eden
6.4/9
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Eden
2023
Family Time
5.9/7
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Family Time
2023
Death Is a Problem for the Living
6.8/10
The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man, have found themselves in a si...
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Death Is a Problem for the Living
2009
Last Cowboy Standing
6.5/16
In 1982 the guilt-ridden 18-year-old Rupert tries to remember and understand the events of the past amidst the chaos of the present.
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Last Cowboy Standing
2017
The Democracy of the Spineless
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A political satire about a decision yet to be made and heard – and in all the hassle, the Prime Minister has gone missing.
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The Democracy of the Spineless
2014
Role
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Lauri Tilkanen is a talented, promising young actor who finds himself among the final candidates vying for the lead role in a high-concept feature fil...
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2012
Flying Finns
0/0
A short film about the close-minded but hopeful couple called Koistinen, who should just stay home instead of travelling.
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Flying Finns
2001
Tervashampoota
0/0
A story about two women who find a suspicious shampoo bottle in the public showers. After learning that there is nothing questionable about the shampo...
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Tervashampoota
2009
The House of Branching Love
5.8/26
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The House of Branching Love
2024
Snot and Splash
4.8/5
Snot and Splash travel to their grandmother's house in the small town of Mouthwash for a winter holiday. Once there, they discover that everything is...
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Snot and Splash
2012
Almost 18
6.2/18
Karri, Pete, André, Akseli and Joni dream, party, love and boast like only teenage males can. They're dealing with the same issues as every other youn...
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2004
Producing Adults
5.2/22
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2012
Road North
6.1/29
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Road North
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Raptures
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Raptures
2008
A Mate
5.1/11
Pera wants to try something kinky in the bathroom, so he asks his mate to help him. However, Pera’s wife comes home a bit too soon…
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A Mate
2014
Raspberry Boat Refugee
5.2/14
Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees Sweden as heaven. Upon meeting a s...
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Raspberry Boat Refugee
2012
Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
6.1/57
Set right before Christmas, young reindeer Niko must deal with his mother's remarriage and his being tasked with looking after his little stepbrother.
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Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
2006
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
5.5/36
Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships, and forty six World Cup circuit victories. Once his care...
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Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
2007
V2: Dead Angel
5.6/39
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V2: Dead Angel
2022
Tuulikki
0/0
Tuulikki has a problem. She is in the throes of young love, and the world outside her window is vibrant and inviting. But her mother disagrees, not wa...
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Tuulikki
2015
The Midwife
5.7/30
Helena has worked as a kind of midwife on the eve of the Lapland War. She wants to leave everything behind, and a suitable opportunity arises when sh...
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The Midwife
2024
Stormskerry Maja
7.7/9
Maja and Janne move to the barren and remote island of Stormskerry, where survival is a daily struggle. Growing up in a world of old values, Maja beco...
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Stormskerry Maja
2014
The Swedish Moment
5.4/5
Pop singer Kari and his girl dump a tightly wrapped mattress on a frozen lake. Things don’t quite go as planned, and the two go to Kari’s old drummer...
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The Swedish Moment
2010
Jäät
6/1
A Finnish TV movie.
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Jäät
2024
100 Liters of Gold
0/0
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100 Liters of Gold
2017
Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
6/1
A film based on the popular children's books by Marjatta Kurenniemi about the exploits of Jill And Joy.
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Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
2015
Distractions
6.342/19
Distracted by life, Mr. Makkonen misses his engagement party by decades. From the cradle to the grave, life keeps interrupting, not only him, but a ti...
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Distractions
2016
The Log
6.4/5
The female director wants full frontal nudity from her male lead, but the actor has a big problem with it.
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The Log
2019
Maria's Paradise
5.9/8
A teenage orphan girl Salome lives within a sect lead by charismatic and ruthless Maria Åkerblom. During a pivotal summer, Salome is faced with standi...
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Maria's Paradise
2018
Cleaning Woman
6/3
Cleaning woman is cleaning and finds herself in an unexpected situation.
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Cleaning Woman
2008
Falling Angels
5.8/4
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Falling Angels
2018
The Night Thief
5/1
The Night Thief is a warmhearted drama set in the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland. It tells the story of a Somali man, Farah, whose car starts to disappe...
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The Night Thief
2002
Rumble
5.3/12
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Rumble
2006
The Lake
3/1
Two sisters, Mailis and Henna, are rowing on a lake at the heart of a summer midnight.
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The Lake
2018
Jill, Joy and the Sleeping Clock
5.2/4
Jill and Joy receive a mission from their neighbors Tingelstein and Tangelstein: the ladies send the girls to look after their absentminded inventor b...
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Jill, Joy and the Sleeping Clock
2019
Play Rape
8/1
A young actress, passionate about her profession, gets ready for a rape scene.
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Play Rape
2008
The Flight Before Christmas
5.8/142
A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his hom...
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The Flight Before Christmas
2018
Happier Times, Grump
6.813/24
The Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin when the life walks in, all of a sudden. The granddaug...
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Happier Times, Grump
2002
Stripping
4.2/5
About photographer Inka and her loved ones on a journey to the fountains of love. Inka leaves her betrothed Jonah at the dinner table and leaves their...
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Stripping
2019
Force of Habit
6.7/6
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Force of Habit
2014
Jill and Joy
6.1/8
When two best friends Jill and Joy find a huge sum of money on the street on the first day of the summer holiday, they decide to buy a house from the...
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Jill and Joy
2017
The Other Side of Hope
6.963/309
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
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The Other Side of Hope
2008
8 Days to Premiere
4.5/12
A love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season's grand premiere. Noora, the female lead in the play, breaks her leg at...
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8 Days to Premiere
2011
The Good Son
4.8/12
When 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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The Good Son
2015
Jill and Joy's Winter
6.2/7
Jill and Joy (both 9) live in their own house like any other little girls, except that they might be a little happier than most little girls, as they...
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Jill and Joy's Winter
2016
Waste Land
0/0
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Waste Land
2013
Above Dark Waters
6.1/13
A ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fear.
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Above Dark Waters
2004
Enkeli tulessa
1/1
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Enkeli tulessa
2020
The Bouncer
6.8/4
A night club bouncer gets disgusted of all the violence and repression of the weak he is seeing. He has to act to protect the victims.
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The Bouncer
2015
Lovemilla
4.8/13
Aimo and Milla are living together at Milla's alcoholics-turned-zombies parents' place. They save money to move out of the house. Due to his lack of s...
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Lovemilla
1997
Jäänmurtaja
0/0
14-year-old Petri dreams about becoming an ice hockey professional. A triangle drama at home makes Dad move away and replaces him with Mutanen, the wo...
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