Elín Helena Petersdóttir (born 1 June 1972) is an Icelandic-Finnish theater and film actress. She is known for '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', ''Stars Above'' (Finnish: ''Tähtitaivas talon yllä'') and ''Apeiron''.

Early life

Elín was born in

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

to actors Borgar Garðarson and Gréta Þórsdóttir. When she was one year old, her family moved to

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. After her parents divorced, her mother married actor Peter Snickars, a

Swedish-speaking Finn The Swedish-speaking population of Finland (whose members are called by many names—see below; ; ) is a linguistic minority in Finland. They maintain a strong identity and are seen either as a separate cultural, ethnic or linguistic group or, ...

. Elín studied acting in Denmark and later at

Stella Adler Studio of Acting The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (formerly Stella Adler Conservatory) is a prestigious acting school that was founded by actress and teacher Stella Adler.

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Filmography

*'' Unna ja Nuuk'' (2006) – Kaunisohto *''Stars Above'' (2012) – Salla *''Apeiron'' (2013) – Anna *''Hemma'' (2013) – Eva *'' Devil's Bride'' (2016) – Rakel Larsdotter *'' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'' (2020) – Helka

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* 1972 births Living people Finnish film actresses Elín Petersdóttir Elín Petersdóttir Elín Petersdóttir Immigrants to Finland {{Iceland-actor-stub