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name: "Susanna Haavisto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/susanna-haavisto"
fi1m_id: "susanna-haavisto"
imdb_id: "nm0352099"
tmdb_id: 54769
wikidata_id: "Q3505636"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 October 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T01:47:45.004387+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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# Susanna Haavisto

## Identity

Susanna Haavisto

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/susanna-haavisto
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** susanna-haavisto
- **IMDb ID:** nm0352099
- **TMDB ID:** 54769
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3505636
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Haavisto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3505636, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352099/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54769

Actor. Born 20 October 1957 in Helsinki, Finland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 October 1957, Helsinki, Finland
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Haavisto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3505636, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0352099/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/54769

## Biography

Susanna Haavisto is a Finnish actress and singer. Born in Helsinki on 20 October 1957, she is the daughter of musician Jukka Haavisto and sister of musicians Olli and Janne Haavisto. She trained at theatre school from 1978 to 1982 and was employed at Helsinki City Theatre from 1982 to 1985 before becoming a freelancer.

Haavisto is known for her role as Irmeli Pihlaja in the film *Ariel* (1988) and as Elina Kautsalo in the television series *Arctic Circle* (2018–2022). She has appeared in numerous other films and television programmes, including *Anni tahtoo äidin* (1989) and *Soitinmenot* (1985–1987), and has released several solo albums. She served as Finland's first UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has worked extensively in theatre, including at Svenska Teatern and other venues.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ariel* (1988), Fi1m 80, as Irmeli Pihlaja — [page](https://film.one/film/ariel.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Arctic Circle* (2018), series, as Elina Kautsalo
- *Rakkaus ja laki* (2017), series, as Etla
- *Nurses* (2014), series, as Pirkko
- *Boy Upside Down* (2014), as Annukka Mäki, Oliverin isoäiti
- *Partanen* (2003), as Vaimo
- *Kymmenen riivinrautaa* (2002), as Saara Lampinen
- *Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood* (2000), series, as Marita Ainesmaa
- *Pimeän hehku* (1996), series, as Carola Axelsson
- *Kohtaamiset ja erot* (1994), series, as Annikki Multanen
- *Anita* (1994), as Mrs. Härkönen
- *Viimeiset siemenperunat* (1993), series, as Solveig Stenberg
- *Ripa Hits the Skids* (1993), as Woman in bar
- *Mestari* (1992), as Pääministeri
- *Mysteriet om det levende lig* (1992), series, as Märtha
- *Kummeli* (1991), series, as Guest
- *Vääpeli Körmy ja marsalkan sauva* (1990), as Paula
- *Mother Wanted* (1989), as Leena Järvenpää
- *Ariel* (1988), as Irmeli Pihlaja — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/ariel.md)
- *Päätepysäkki* (1986), as Pariskunta
- *Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan* (1986), as Caroline the Cheerful
- *Vandrande skugga* (1984), series, as Louise
- *Toto* (1982), as Waitress
- *Aidankaatajat* (1982), as Kirsti, balettitanssijatar
- *The Breakthrough* (1981), as Pieni punatukkainen tyttö, näyttelijäoppilas
- *Elämänmeno* (1978), series, as Marja

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress 1990: Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Mother Wanted*

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

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