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name: "Mari Rantasila"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mari-rantasila"
fi1m_id: "mari-rantasila"
imdb_id: "nm0710490"
tmdb_id: 148389
wikidata_id: "Q3847072"
roles: []
born: "7 January 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T04:34:48.928482+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Mari Rantasila

## Identity

Mari Rantasila

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mari-rantasila
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mari-rantasila
- **IMDb ID:** nm0710490
- **TMDB ID:** 148389
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3847072
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Rantasila, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3847072, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710490/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/148389

Actor. Born 7 January 1963 in Pori, Finland.

## Details

- **Born:** 7 January 1963, Pori, Finland
- **Also known as:** Ritva Rantasila, Ritva Leena Mari Rantasila
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Rantasila, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3847072, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710490/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/148389

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Nightborn*](https://film.one/film/nightborn.md) (62)

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## Biography

Mari Rantasila is a Finnish actress, director and singer. Born Ritva Leena Mari Rantasila on 7 January 1963 in Pori, she trained at the Helsinki Theatre Academy and graduated in 1987.

She is known for roles in Aki Kaurismäki films including *Shadows in Paradise* (1986), *Calamari Union* (1985) and *Hamlet Goes Business* (1987), and for the television series *Raid* (2000). Later credits include *Bordertown: The Mural Murders* (2021) and *Nightborn* (2026). As a director she has made several children's films in the Risto Räppääjä series. She won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2016 for *Absolution*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Nightborn* (2026), Fi1m 62, as Saga's Colleague — [page](https://film.one/film/nightborn.md)

## Complete filmography (59)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Blue Baby* (2026), as Tuula
- *Nightborn* (2026), as Saga's Colleague — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/nightborn.md)
- *A Light That Never Goes Out* (2025), as Eija
- *My Name Is Dingo* (2024), Director, Casting
- *Fish River Anthology* (2024), as Red Snapper (voice)
- *Last to Break* (2024), series, as Soili's mum
- *Helsinki Syndrome* (2022), series, as Minna Karo
- *Outo kesä* (2022), series, as Jaana
- *Bordertown: The Mural Murders* (2021), as Kriminologi
- *Carrier* (2020), as Synnytysvalmentaja
- *Nimby: Not in My Backyard* (2020), as Kaisa Hirvi
- *ADULTS* (2019), series, as Oonan äiti, Anne
- *Pony and Birdboy* (2018), as Porilainen puhelinmyyjä (voice) · Director, Casting
- *Sunnuntailounas* (2018), series, as Ansa
- *Linnan juhlat* (2017), as Sairaanhoitaja
- *Wonderland* (2017), as Ulli
- *Downshifters* (2016), series, as Kirjanpitäjä
- *The Log* (2016), as Saara
- *The Mine* (2016), as Paula Lehtomäki
- *Absolution* (2015), as Hanna
- *Lovemilla* (2015), as Malla
- *Nurses* (2014), series, as Jessen äiti
- *The Two and Only* (2013), as Sari Miettinen
- *Ricky Rapper and Cool Wendy* (2012), Director, Story
- *Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief* (2010), Story, Director
- *Suuri Performanssi* (2008), as Anastasia
- *Ricky Rapper* (2008), Director
- *That Special Summer* (2007), as Sirkka
- *Legend of the Lake Bodom* (2006), as Vieno Asman
- *For the Living and the Dead* (2005), as Leena
- *Miehen sydän* (2004), as Raija
- *Nyrölä 3* (2004), Actor
- *Raid* (2003), as Tarja Piirainen
- *Pieniä eroja* (2002), Director
- *Don't Push the River* (2001), as Kirsti
- *Sano Oili vaan* (2000), as Oili Lumme
- *Lakeuden kutsu* (2000), as Kaisu Hakala
- *Raid* (2000), series, as Tarja Piirainen
- *Skin Deep* (1998), as Vaimo
- *A Respectable Tragedy* (1998), as Adan piika
- *Pimeän hehku* (1996), series, as Riitta Salo-Belowsky
- *Lihaksia ja luoteja* (1996), series, as Ulrike
- *Kotikatu* (1995), series, as Seija Jaakkola
- *Suolaista ja makeaa* (1995), as Amor
- *Milkshake* (1994), series, as Elisa
- *Sotapoika* (1993), as Kaarina
- *Goodbye, Trainmen* (1992), as Hapa's wife
- *Kummeli* (1991), series, as Guest
- *Pakanamaan kartta* (1991), series, as Helena
- *Lottovoittajien maa* (1990), series, as Elma
- *Paradise America* (1990), as Kaisu Hakala
- *Dildo* (1989), as Tyttöystävä
- *Hamlet Goes Business* (1987), as Helena
- *Viimeinen ilta* (1987), as Seija
- *Macbeth* (1987), as Laulajatar
- *Shadows in Paradise* (1986), as Nikander's Sister
- *Calamari Union* (1985), as Hotel Servant
- *Starring: Jouko Turkka* (1984), Actor
- *Apinan vuosi* (1983), as Classmate

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress 2016: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Henkesi edestä*
- Finnish State Prize for Children's Culture 2011: Finnish State Prize for Children's Culture (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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