Helena Salonius (17 March 1930 — 24 September 2012) was a Finnish operatic soprano and actress.

[1] Salonius was born into a musical family: her mother was the singer Helmi Frilander-Salonius, a close friend of the opera diva Aino Ackté, while her aunt was the opera singer Elsa Frilander [fi].

[1] She went to school at Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu, which has a strong tradition of artistic and cultural education, and this is likely to have influenced her career choice.

[1] After graduation, she continued in 1950 to drama school (now part of Helsinki Theatre Academy).

[1] She trained in Finland under Aulikki Rautawaara, as well as making study trips to Austria and Italy.