Ella Eronen (29 January 1900 — 9 October 1987) was a Finnish actor and poetic reciter, and one of the country's leading actresses of the 20th century, especially of the 1930s through to 1950s.

[1] Eronen's stage debut came already at the age of six, when she performed the role of the young Mats in Strindberg's Kronbruden [sv] at the Swedish Theatre.

[1] Although her repertoire was wide and varied, she remains particularly remembered as a tragedienne; of the over 300 roles she played, some of the more notable ones included:[6][7] Outside of the world of theatre, Eronen performed many poetry recitals, in particular works of Eino Leino and excerpts from the Finnish national epic, Kalevala.

[4][7] Eronen was married three times: first to Swedish actor Per Eugen Andersson (1919–24), then to sculptor Carl Wilhelms [fi] (né Karl Svensson; 1928–35), and finally to portrait painter Eino Olavi Tarkkonen (1937–61); the first, unhappy marriage ended in the death of her husband from alcoholism, the latter two in divorce.

[9] Eronen suffered from ill health in her final years, including in the autumn of 1987 a major stroke, which took away her ability to speak, and she died shortly afterwards.