Seidi Haarla
Seidi Haarla
Biography
Seidi Helena Alexandra Haarla (born January 1, 1984) is a Finnish actress. She played the female lead in Juho Kuosmanen's film Compartment No. 6 (2021). She won the European Film Promotion (EFP) Shooting Stars Award for her role as one of the most promising film actors of the year. Haarla was born in 1984 in Kirkkonummi in southern Finland. She comes from a family of actors and artists. Her father is artist Teuri Haarla (* 1955). Her younger sister Ruusu Haarla (* 1989) is a playwright and director. Her grandparents were actor Saulo Haarla (1930–1971) and soprano and actress Helena Salonius (1930–2012); her great-grandparents include stage actress Tyyne Haarla (1892–1968) and writer Lauri Haarla (1890–1944). In 2004, Haarla appeared in a student theater group in Helsinki. In 2005, she studied acting at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts in Saint Petersburg. She graduated from University of the Arts Helsinki 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'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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
14
Gender
Female
Birthday
1984-01-01 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
Kirkkonummi, Finland
Acting

2025

Icebreaker as Laura Hongisto

2024

Port Poison - Santeri's Deal as Not available

2024

The Swedish Torpedo as Sigrid

2024

Written by AI as Jengipomo

2023

Estonia as Kati Peltonen

2023

Je'vida as Sanna

2023

Prelude as Helena

2021

Detective Maria Kallio as Anu Wallin

2021

Compartment No. 6 as Laura

2020

Kakarat as Henkilöstöpäällikkö

2019

Force of Habit as Katja

NaN

Nightborn as Saga

2019

Festive Spirit as Not available

2015

Mother as Mother