Elias Salonen

Acting

Elias Salonen

Born

1994-08-10 (32)

Place of birth

Helsinki, Finland

Known for

Acting

Credits

27 titles

Elias Salonen (born 10 August 1994 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actor, best known for his roles in television series Kotikatu, Bordertown, Siege 55 and Adults. His first leading role in a feature film is going to be Kullervo in a historical fantasy action film Son of Revenge: The Story of Kalevala. Salonen graduated from Kallio Performing Arts High School in the spring of 2014. She was admitted to the Theatre Academy on her fifth attempt, from which she graduated with a Master's degree in Theatre Arts in 2022.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 8 titles

Dual poster
6.0

A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.

Dual

2022

The Kidnapping of a President poster
6.5

In October 1930, a group of officers belonging to the Finnish army's top leadership decided, after a night of drinking, to kidnap Finland's retired first president, Ståhlberg. The Finnish people were divided in the aftermath of the civil war, and the political atmosphere was turbulent and tense. However, the kidnapping went wrong right from the start when the incompetent henchmen recruited for the job were forced to take the president's stubborn wife, Ester Ståhlberg, with them.

The Kidnapping of a President

2026

What Remains poster
5.4

In a psychiatric hospital, an alleged serial killer, his therapist, and a police detective seek to solve a brutal cold case before their obsessive quest for the truth consumes them all.

What Remains

2024

Son of Revenge – The Story of Kalevala poster
6.9

Karelia in the 11th century. A brutal feud between Kalervo and Untamo leads to the massacre of an entire village. The sole survivor is Kalervo's son, Kullervo, whom Untamo decides to raise as his own. As he grows, Kullervo's immense strength and rebellious nature make him feared by those around him. When he learns the truth about his past, his path becomes clear: revenge. His journey takes him across a harsh and treacherous land and into the hands of slave traders, only to uncover a devastating secret that will change his fate forever.

Son of Revenge – The Story of Kalevala

2026

My Name Is Dingo poster
6.6

A boy abandoned by his father wants to become Finland's biggest rock star.

My Name Is Dingo

2024

Bad Hair Day poster
NR

A young man tries to drown out feelings brought on by his painful breakup but can't even seem to get rid of his ex-girlfriend's hair.

Bad Hair Day

2023

Laundry poster
6.0

Humorous fragment of starting over, struggles with life and neighbours. A story of the time when even washing the undies seems difficult.

Laundry

2021

The Hullabaloos! poster
5.2

The birthday of twin boys, Mökö and Luru, takes the family Kiljunen to Helsinki, where their dog gets accidentally switched with the president's dog. Mökö and Luru rush to save their dog, while mother and father Kiljunen take over the city from land, sea and air.

The Hullabaloos!

2022

Series credits

Kotikatu poster
3.8

No synopsis available yet.

Kotikatu

1995

BLOOD & SWEAT poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

BLOOD & SWEAT

2026

Helsinki Crimes poster
5.5

Helsinki in the summer is shown differently through the eyes of the homicide unit detectives, Timo Harjunpää and Onerva Nykänen; painting a picture of the city where people are not safe in the streets or not even in their own homes. In the midst of the hard crimes it is impossible not to feel the constant worry about your own family while being afraid of losing touch with your children.

Helsinki Crimes

2022

Modernit miehet poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Modernit miehet

2019

Freezing Embrace poster
4.1

Commissioner Antti Hautalehto is faced with a complicated case when young men start drowning in the small Finnish town of Borg. Almost every week a new body is found in the river, and soon Hautalehto has reason to distrust his own police colleagues.

Freezing Embrace

2021

Kovan viikon ilta poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kovan viikon ilta

2023

ADULTS poster
5.3

Oona (20-something) runs a small coffee shop in the heart of hipsteresque Kallio district in Helsinki. Oona’s is not really the classic entrepreneur type: she’s often late to work and throws out customers she dislikes. She’s also constantly in a state of existential crisis over what she should become and whether she’s a somebody or just a nobody. Oona’s best friend is Arttu, a 25 y.o. gay artist-dj-creator-whatever. Together they hate, love, party and cry and try to become adults.

ADULTS

2019

HasBeen poster
NR

After Salla leaves for Berlin, Niklas, the exhausted young man, has to survive without the support of his best friend. Niklas gets help from his family, especially his sister Essi, and returns to high school

HasBeen

2018

Dead End poster
8.0

Dead End is a six-part crime drama based on true events. It tells the story of the hostage tragedy of August 1986 — the day that stopped all of Finland and forever changed police tactics.

Dead End

2026

Man in Room 301 poster
5.9

Summer 2007, Finland. While the Kurtti are spending their annual holidays in their cabins in the land of a thousand lakes, the family is struck by a tragedy: Tommi, 2 years old, is killed by a gunshot. Elias, a 12-year-old neighbour, is blamed for the death of the child. 12 years later, the family receives a threatening anonymous letter and the secrets start to unravel, and show how far each of them are willing to go for their loved ones.

Man in Room 301

2019

Siege 55 poster
7.6

Just three years earlier, Ilpo Larha was an ordinary taxi driver who had just met the love of his life. A fascination with danger prompts the young man to try his hand at driving a getaway car and his criminal career takes off. A couple of years later, he escapes from prison after being sentenced to life imprisonment for a contract murder, leading to a 55-hour siege.

Siege 55

2023

A Good Family poster
7.1

Anna and Henrik are thrust into a dangerous underworld when their son brings a heinous crime to their doorstep. Parental instincts quickly overcome morality as the couple does everything in their power to protect their family and future.

A Good Family

2022

Seventeen poster
2.0

The year is 1917. Rumors of the Russian Revolution are spreading to Helsinki, disrupting the lives of both Prime Minister Oskari Tokoi and the bourgeois Nikolajeffie family. The family's 17-year-old daughter Olivia and the same-aged maid Iita, who works for the family, are best friends. They meet a young socialist boy, Juho, and become entangled in politics, which puts their friendship to the test. Olivia disappears, and Iita realizes that it is a matter of life and death. At the same time, Oskari Tokoi's government seeks to make Finland independent from Russian rule.

Seventeen

2017

Dear children poster
7.5

Dear children is a new comedy series from the creators of Siskonpeti about sibling relationships and mother relationships; when someone is the most beloved and the most infuriating at the same time. The adult sisters return to their childhood home to look after their wild mother, who is recovering from a cerebral infarction. The visit, which was intended to be short, drags on and the childhood home serves as a refuge for the sisters' personal crises.

Dear children

2022

Port Poison - Santeri's Deal poster
6.7

Student Santeri Manni accidentally finds a bag of amphetamines. To help his alcoholic mother get clean, Manni decides to keep the drugs and sell them. Unfortunately for Manni, a motorcycle gang and the narcotics police are also interested in the drugs.

Port Poison - Santeri's Deal

2024