Oona Airola

Acting · Sound

Born July 13, 1988, Kokkola, Finland

Oona Airola (born in 1988 in Kokkola) is a Finnish actress and singer. Trained at the Central Ostrobothnia Conservatory of Music and graduating from the Theatre Academy of Helsinki in 2015, she made her film debut in Juho Kuosmanen's The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (Hymyilevä mies, 2016), winning the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to win the Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress for her performance in Land of Hope (Oma maa, 2018). In cinema, she has notably appeared in Aurora (2019), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019), Girl Picture (Tytöt tytöt tytöt, 2022), and The Missile (Ohjus, 2024), a performance for which she won the Dragon Award for Best Acting at the Göteborg Film Festival. On television, she has held lead and recurring roles in several series, including Hotel Swan Helsinki, Cargo (Rahti), and Helsinki Syndrome.

Filmography

• 2026Blue Baby — Leni
• 2026Happy Sassy Beautiful — Kaija Kokkola / Kaija Koo
• Hildur — Anna Virtanen
• 2026Son of Revenge – The Story of Kalevala — Marjatta
• 2025Ricky Rapper and the Double — Mirabella
• The Girl Who Disappeared — Linda
• 2024Silent Trilogy — Music
• 2024The Missile — Niina
• 2024White Trash — Milla
• 2023Four Little Adults — Enni
• 2022Girl Picture — Sanna
• Helsinki Syndrome — Hanna Raivio
• Mobile 101: The Nokia Story — Vuokko Salminen
• Cargo — Maria
• Freezing Embrace — Jonna Holm
• 2021Two Girls and a Boat — Kaisa
• Hotel Swan Helsinki — Ella Kallio, uusi hotellinjohtaja
• 2019Aurora — Kinky
• 2019Dogs Don't Wear Pants — Satu
• The Happy Hour of the Wolf — Kati
• 2018Land of Hope — Anni
• Meidän pitää puhua — Satu / Sanna / Salla / Riia / Mari
• 2017Moonshiners — Musician
• 2017Sorceress — Katya
• Bordertown — Rebekka Koskelinen
• 2016The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki — Raija Jänkä
• 2014Pony Freak
• 2012Scrap-Mattila and the Beautiful Woman — Music