Seidi Haarla (born 1 January 1984) is a Finnish actress. She played the female lead in Juho Kuosmanen's film '' Compartment No. 6'' (2021). She won the

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(EFP)

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for her role as one of the most promising film actors of the year.

Early life

Haarla was born in 1984 in

Kirkkonummi Kirkkonummi (; , , Sweden ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Kirkkonummi is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kirkkonummi is approximately . It is the most populous Mu ...

in southern Finland. She comes from a family of actors and artists. Her father is artist Teuri Haarla (born 1955). Her younger sister Ruusu Haarla (born 1989) is a playwright and director. Her grandparents were actor

Saulo Haarla Saulo Ismaro Haarla (21 November 1930, Helsinki – 4 October 1971) was a Finnish actor and theatre manager. He appeared in seven films between 1951–1961 and worked as a theatre manager in the Oulu City Theatre 1970–1971. Having been a heavy ...

(1930–1971) and soprano and actress

Helena Salonius Helena Salonius (17 March 1930 — 24 September 2012) was a Finnish operatic soprano and actress. Early life and education Salonius was born into a musical family: her mother was the singer Helmi Frilander-Salonius, a close friend of the opera ...

(1930–2012); her great-grandparents include stage actress Tyyne Haarla (1892–1968) and writer Lauri Haarla (1890–1944).

Career

In 2004, Haarla appeared in a student theater group in Helsinki. In 2005, she studied acting at the

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. She graduated from

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in 2015 with a Master of Arts in Theater and Drama. Together with her sister Ruusu, Haarla wrote the plays The Trauma Body (2014) and New Childhood (2020), which were inspired by her own childhood experiences, and she also appeared on stage in their productions. Haarla has appeared in Finnish film and television productions since 2015. In 2021, she took on the female leading role of Laura in

Juho Kuosmanen Juho Kuosmanen (born September 30, 1979) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2014. Kuosmanen's graduation film called The Painting Sellers was nominated for fiv ...

's film drama Compartment No. 6, which is based on Rosa Liksom's novel of the same name. Her performance earned her critical acclaim and an award as one of the European Shooting Stars 2021. Haarla was nominated for Best Actress at the European Film Awards 2021.

Personal life

Haarla is married with three children and lives in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haarla, Seidi 1984 births Living people People from Kirkkonummi Finnish film actresses Finnish stage actresses Finnish television actresses 20th-century Finnish actresses 21st-century Finnish actresses