Elina Pohjanpää

Armi Elina Annikki Pohjanpää (8 April 1933, in Helsinki – 13 January 1996) 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.

[1] Pohjanpää's career started in a Kotka City Theatre in 1952 where she also met her future husband Pentti Siimes.

After a year in Kotka, Pohjanpää started to work for Helsinki City Theatre where she stayed employed for the rest of her life.

Often she and Pentti Siimes were seen together in films such as Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin (1956) and Rakas varkaani (1957).