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Jaana E. Saarinen is a Finnish actress. She is famous for the Finnish soap opera Salatut elämät, where she played Maarit Salin from 1999 to 2004, 2007 to 2008 and 2015. For 25 years, Saarinen was involved with the Kotka City Theatre from 1981 to 2006. She took part in the very first Thilia Thalia competition in 1983 and came third. Hannu Salminen and Tuija Piepponen, representatives of the Kotka City Theatre, won the competition that year.
Birth Name
Jaana Esikko Saarinen
Born
Wednesday, 22 June 1955
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Spede | Helmi Pasanen | 2023 |
| Hormonit! | Mallu | 2023 |
| The Mushroom Trip | Susanna | 2022 |
| Hautalehto | Rouva Heikkinen | 2021 |
| Maria Kallio | Elsi Evola-Isaksson | 2021 |
| Bull by the Horns | Lahja Takkinen | 2021 |
| Kentän laidalla | Tove Jalava | 2021 |
| Pohjolan laki | Merja Kivijärvi | 2020 |
| Metsäjätti | Kunnanjohtaja / Mayor | 2020 |
| Paras vuosi ikinä | Wanda | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Spede | Helmi Pasanen | 2023 |
| Hormonit! | Mallu | 2023 |
| The Mushroom Trip | Susanna | 2022 |
| Hautalehto | Rouva Heikkinen | 2021 |
| Maria Kallio | Elsi Evola-Isaksson | 2021 |
| Bull by the Horns | Lahja Takkinen | 2021 |
| Kentän laidalla | Tove Jalava | 2021 |
| Pohjolan laki | Merja Kivijärvi | 2020 |
| Metsäjätti | Kunnanjohtaja / Mayor | 2020 |
| Paras vuosi ikinä | Wanda | 2020 |
| Joulukalenteri: Tonttuakatemia | Reetta-täti | 2019 |
| King of Hearts | Elli Jalkanen | 2019 |
| A Mother | Eeva / Eeva Lindström | 2019 |
| Suden hetki | Tuottaja | 2019 |
| Aikuiset | Birgitta | 2019 |
| Valmentaja | Ritva | 2018 |
| Gaala | Heli Järvinen / Lumikki | 2018 |
| Pihlajasatu | Maarit Salin | 2018 |
| Keisari Aarnio | Raija Lehmuskoski | 2018 |
| Sunnuntailounas | Ritva | 2018 |
| Kolmistaan | Merja | 2017 |
| Man and a Baby | Anoppi / Mother in law | 2017 |
| Pitääkö olla huolissaan? | Self - Guest Panelist | 2016 |
| Ex-onnelliset | Rakel | 2016 |
| Downshiftaajat | Marjo Huotari | 2015 |
| Homecoming | Sannis | 2015 |
| Hinnalla millä hyvänsä | Karita | 2015 |
| Toisen kanssa | Ulla Poikolainen | 2014 |
| Village People | Vosurouva | 2013 |
| Roba | Inkeri Kähönen / Seela | 2012 |
| Neljän tähden illallinen | Self | 2010 |
| Putous | Maarit | 2010 |
| Puoli seitsemän | Self | 2009 |
| Hopeanuolet | Ritva Pajunen | 2007 |
| Talent Suomi | Self - Judge | 2007 |
| Goodbye, Trainmen | Waitress | 1992 |
| Kymppitonni | Self | 1985 |
| Molskis, sanoi Eemeli, molskis! | Jaana | 1960 |
