Kerttu Saalasti (née Kallio; 21 September 1907 – 31 January 1995) was a Finnish politician who was the Finland Minister of Education from 1954 to 1956 and from May 1957 to November 1957.

[3] Saalasti was elected to the Parliament of Finland in 1948 to represent the Oulu constituency as a member of the Agrarian League (now the Centre Party).

[2] She frequently focused on agricultural and rural issues, supported the temperance movement in Finland, and advocated for a greater role for women in Finnish politics.

[1][7] Saalasti was awarded the title of Opetusneuvos (Councillor of Education) by Kekkonen in 1969, and received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Oulu in 1972.

She authored a biography of her parents, titled Anna hänelle nöyrä mieli: Kaisa ja Kyösti Kallion elämäntieltä, published in 1972.