EVELINE TAINIO | ACTOR
EVELINE
NEW YORK CITY, USA / HELSINKI, FINLAND
Former synchronized skater with training in stage combat, boxing, dance, and movement-based performance.
Holds a Degree in Acting from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts with three years of conservatory training. Background in singing and violin, with a strong ear for rhythm and tone.
Fluent in Finnish & English, conversational in Swedish, with strong RP British, Scandinavian, Russian, and Irish accents.
NEWS / PRESS
Series Regular - Salatut elämät
(tv, finalnd, 2026- )
I’m currently appearing as series regular Jenna Haarla on Finland’s longest-running television drama, Salatut elämät.
Press:
MTV Uutiset — Interview (Jan 2026)
Ilta-Sanomat — Article (Jan 2026)
Lead Role - Metsänpeitto, 2025
(SHORT FILM, FINLAND)
I played the lead role in the Finnish horror short film Metsänpeitto (written & directed by Onni Tommola).
Filmed summer 2025 — releasing spring 2026.
LINK: Short film's official site
Supporting Role - Won’t Be Displaced, 2025 (short film, US)
I played a Ukrainian refugee in a short film exploring LGBTQIA+ refugees seeking asylum in the UK.
Highlighted at Cannes Film Festival during Stage 32’s “Authentic Stories” panel.
LINK: Short film's official page
Theater - The Suppliant Maidens, 2024
(NY Theater Festival)
Performed at New York Theater Festival 2024, directed by Lucia Sapienza (Thymos Productions).
I’m Eveline Tainio, a Finnish actress working between New York and Helsinki. I currently appear as a series regular on Finland’s longest-running TV drama, Salatut elämät.
Trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (Academy Company), I’m drawn to characters that feel real and a little contradictory — the kind with a secret pulse underneath.
Fuelled by matcha, boxing rounds, and a good script.