Esko Salminen (born 12 October 1940) is a Finnish actor with careers on television, the stage and on the silver screen.

Born in Helsinki, Salminen's parents were actor Unto Salminen [fi] and actress Kyllikki Väre [fi].

He is of partial Russian descent through his biological father, actor and singer Tauno Palo, whose maternal grandfather was a Russian soldier.

He has two children with actress Heidi Krohn [fi], one of whom is actor Kristo Salminen [fi].

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