Elina Knihtilä
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Other Side of Hope
as Restaurant Inspector 2017
The Flight Before Christmas
as Oona (voice) 2008
Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble
as Oana (voice) 2012
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
as Mirva 2006
V2: Dead Angel
as Sirkka 2007
The Midwife
as Heta 2015
Road North
as Maarit 2012
The House of Branching Love
as Tuula Helin 2009
Happier Times, Grump
as Katri 2018
Stormskerry Maja
as Kangaskauppias 2024
Death Is a Problem for the Living
as Ulla 2023
Producing Adults
as Anna Heiskanen 2004
100 Liters of Gold
as Pirkko 2025
Distractions
as äiti / Ulla / St. Elined 2015
Almost 18
as Karri's mother 2012
Raspberry Boat Refugee
as Teacher 2014
Last Cowboy Standing
as Anu 2009