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Elina Knihtilä

Date of birth: 1971-06-06

Place of birth: Valkeala, Finland

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Elina Knihtilä

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Doctor Johansson
0

Doctor Johansson

2021-09-23

A nurse, tired of her job, does not notice that a doctor leaves for his break. This gives a patient

Eden
3

Eden

2020-08-07

Eden is a coming-of-age film about a Protestant Confirmation camp on a summer’s week, set in the arc

Family Time
3.1

Family Time

2023-11-10

It’s Christmas time and the family has gathered. Everything goes on as it did the previous Christmas

Death Is a Problem for the Living
3.3

Death Is a Problem for the Living

2023-09-22

The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, a

Last Cowboy Standing
3.2

Last Cowboy Standing

2009-09-04

In 1982 the guilt-ridden 18-year-old Rupert tries to remember and understand the events of the past

The Democracy of the Spineless
0

The Democracy of the Spineless

2017-12-31

A political satire about a decision yet to be made and heard – and in all the hassle, the Prime Mini

Role
0

Role

2014-12-31

Lauri Tilkanen is a talented, promising young actor who finds himself among the final candidates vyi

Flying Finns
0

Flying Finns

2012-12-31

A short film about the close-minded but hopeful couple called Koistinen, who should just stay home i

Tervashampoota
0

Tervashampoota

2001-12-31

A story about two women who find a suspicious shampoo bottle in the public showers. After learning t

The House of Branching Love
2.8

The House of Branching Love

2009-08-21

A sort of "Divorce Finnish Style," Mika Kaurismäki's rambunctious comedy, The House of Branching Lov

Snot and Splash: The Mystery of Disappearing Holes
3

Snot and Splash: The Mystery of Disappearing Holes

2024-01-19

Snot and Splash travel to their grandmother's house in the small town of Mouthwash for a winter holi

Almost 18
2.9

Almost 18

2012-03-09

Karri, Pete, André, Akseli and Joni dream, party, love and boast like only teenage males can. They'r

Producing Adults
2.5

Producing Adults

2004-09-17

Longtime couple Venla and Antero come to a serious impasse. After years with Antero, Venla wants to

Road North
3

Road North

2012-08-24

A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey through

Raptures
2.8

Raptures

2025-03-21

Rakel is a strict Christian believer living in the far north of 1930s Sweden. When her husband forms

A Mate
2.4

A Mate

2008-10-24

Pera wants to try something kinky in the bathroom, so he asks his mate to help him. However, Pera’s

Raspberry Boat Refugee
2.4

Raspberry Boat Refugee

2014-08-19

Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything F

Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
3

Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble

2012-10-12

Set right before Christmas, young reindeer Niko must deal with his mother's remarriage and his being

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
2.7

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

2006-01-13

Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships, and fo

V2: Dead Angel
2.8

V2: Dead Angel

2007-01-12

The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the

Tuulikki
4.3

Tuulikki

2022-11-18

Tuulikki has a problem. She is in the throes of young love, and the world outside her window is vibr

The Midwife
2.9

The Midwife

2015-09-04

Helena has worked as a kind of midwife on the eve of the Lapland War. She wants to leave everything

Stormskerry Maja
3.3

Stormskerry Maja

2024-01-19

Maja and Janne move to the barren and remote island of Stormskerry, where survival is a daily strugg

The Swedish Moment
2.9

The Swedish Moment

2014-11-07

Pop singer Kari and his girl dump a tightly wrapped mattress on a frozen lake. Things don’t quite go

Jäät
3

Jäät

2010-10-04

The story of Leena and Kai, a couple working in the rescue services, whose relationship falls into c

100 Liters of Gold
3.6

100 Liters of Gold

2025-03-28

Middle-aged sisters Taina and Pirkko are famous for their Finnish farmhouse ale called “sahti”. The

Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger
3

Jill, Joy and the Mysterious Stranger

2017-01-27

A new orphanage opens near Jill and Joy's house, and a boy named Pekki runs away from there. Pekki e

Distractions
3.3

Distractions

2015-09-11

Distracted by life, Mr. Makkonen misses his engagement party by decades. From the cradle to the grav

The Log
2.8

The Log

2016-03-11

The female director wants full frontal nudity from her male lead, but the actor has a big problem wi

Maria's Paradise
2.7

Maria's Paradise

2019-10-04

A teenage orphan girl Salome lives within a sect lead by charismatic and ruthless Maria Åkerblom. Du

Cleaning Woman
3

Cleaning Woman

2018-09-27

Cleaning woman is cleaning and finds herself in an unexpected situation.

Falling Angels
2.9

Falling Angels

2008-12-05

The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems

The Night Thief
2.5

The Night Thief

2018-02-01

The Night Thief is a warmhearted drama set in the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland. It tells the story o

Rumble
2.7

Rumble

2002-05-31

A summery, boozy road movie in which Leo aimlessly drives a group of aging teddy bears through the F

The Lake
1.3

The Lake

2006-09-22

Two sisters, Mailis and Henna, are rowing on a lake at the heart of a summer midnight.

Jill, Joy and the Sleeping Clock
2.6

Jill, Joy and the Sleeping Clock

2018-12-25

Jill and Joy receive a mission from their neighbors Tingelstein and Tangelstein: the ladies send the

Play Rape
3.3

Play Rape

2019-09-25

A young actress, passionate about her profession, gets ready for a rape scene.

The Flight Before Christmas
2.9

The Flight Before Christmas

2008-09-22

A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite cons

Happier Times, Grump
3.2

Happier Times, Grump

2018-08-24

The Grump prepares to die – everything is done and his wife is dead. He’s making his own coffin when

Stripping
1.9

Stripping

2002-08-16

About photographer Inka and her loved ones on a journey to the fountains of love. Inka leaves her be

Force of Habit
2.8

Force of Habit

2019-09-27

Force of Habit follows the lives of various women throughout one day. Hilla is having a romantic vac

Jill and Joy
3

Jill and Joy

2014-01-17

When two best friends Jill and Joy find a huge sum of money on the street on the first day of the su

The Other Side of Hope
3.5

The Other Side of Hope

2017-02-03

A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.

8 Days to Premiere
2.2

8 Days to Premiere

2008-01-25

A love story set in the world of theater. Romeo and Juliet is to be the season's grand premiere. Noo

The Good Son
2.3

The Good Son

2011-03-25

When his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality.

Jill and Joy's Winter
2.8

Jill and Joy's Winter

2015-10-09

Jill and Joy (both 9) live in their own house like any other little girls, except that they might be

Waste Land
0

Waste Land

2016-01-01

Waste Land is a tragicomic ensemble film about a bunch of kids squatting an abandoned seaside hotel.

Above Dark Waters
3.1

Above Dark Waters

2013-09-06

A ravishing story about little Pete and his survival and growth in the gray area between love and fe

Enkeli tulessa
0.5

Enkeli tulessa

2004-11-01

The Bouncer
3.5

The Bouncer

2020-11-01

A night club bouncer gets disgusted of all the violence and repression of the weak he is seeing. He

Lovemilla
2.5

Lovemilla

2015-02-06

Aimo and Milla live together at her alcoholics-turned-zombies parents' place, while saving money to

Jäänmurtaja
0

Jäänmurtaja

1997-11-21

14-year-old Petri dreams about becoming an ice hockey professional. A triangle drama at home makes D

Christmas Comes to Moominvalley
0

Christmas Comes to Moominvalley

2022-12-24

On a frosty winter's morning, Hemulen wakes the sleeping Moomins to prepare them for the approaching

Huutamisen taito
0

Huutamisen taito

2025-10-31

Anu sees Heloisa regularly in her practice, who, whenever falls in love, begins to suffer from cruel

The Matriarch
3.2

The Matriarch

2007-09-14

Martta and Otto are a pair of traveling tailors who claim to be bastard descendants of the Romanovs

I
1.6

I

2022-09-02

What if our greatest fear is not death but worthless life? Fifty years old Kati occupies a top posit

Viisasten kivi
0

Viisasten kivi

1996-03-15

A young woman has to attend a self-improvement camp

Rotten
0

Rotten

On a warm summer day in rural Finland, a young boy meets his friend to collect on a dreary promise.