Pihla Viitala

Birthday: 1982-09-30
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy and began her career in the late 2000s with feature films such as Ganes (2007) and Tears of April (Käsky, 2008). In 2010, she was named one of Europe's Shooting Stars at the Berlin International Film Festival. She subsequently developed an international career, notably appearing in the American fantasy action film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) and the Italian comedy-drama Latin Lover (2015). On television, she achieved widespread international recognition for her leading role as Detective Sofia Karppi in the crime drama series Deadwind (Karppi, 2018–2021), a performance that earned her the Kultainen Venla Award for Best Actress. She has also featured in the drama series Arctic Circle (Ivalo) and Cold Courage (2020). In cinema, she portrayed the title role in the historical drama Maria's Paradise (Marian paratiisi, 2019).

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2026-12-31	Hippo Love	Eevis
	2026-02-13	Vinski 2	Hannelore
	2025-12-25	Therapy	Leena Salokorpi
	2019-10-04	Maria's Paradise	Maria Åkerblom
	2018-10-12	Stupid Young Heart	Ansku
	2018-09-28	Void	Pihla's friend
	2017-10-19	Unknown Redux	Lammio
	2017-10-06	Man and a Baby	Pihlaja
	2017-09-08	Star Boys	Marja, Tapio's Wife
	2017-01-06	Honeybunnies	Annika Lahti
	2017-01-01	Liar Girl	Mother
	2016-01-01	Off Key	Marjukka Mulkonsaari
	2015-03-19	Latin Lover	Solveig
	2014-08-01	Summertime	Hertta
	2013-01-17	Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters	Mina
	2012-10-19	Must Have Been Love	Helmi
	2011-04-08	Elma ja Liisa	Liisa
	2011-04-01	August	Johanna
	2010-12-25	Hustlers	Anna
	2010-01-29	Bad Family	Tilda
	2009-10-23	Playground	Meri
	2009-09-04	Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre	Annette
	2009-03-20	One Foot Under	Wilma
	2009-01-09	Hellsinki	Monika
	2008-08-29	Tears of April	Miina Malin
	2007-11-04	Red Sky	Kordova