Tyko Konstantin Sallinen (March 14, 1879 in Nurmes – September 18, 1955 in Helsinki) was a Finnish expressionism style painter.

Sallinen ran away from home in age of 14, and supported himself as taylor journeyman.

His first wife Helmi Vartiainen ("Mirri") was the model of many of Sallinen's early paintings in style of fauvism.

[3] Sallinen was one of the first Finnish Modernists to emphasise the power of emotion and the importance of individuality.

He became the most visible member of the younger generation who depicted the Finnish landscape and people with unprecedented candour.