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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.

EVELINE TAINIO REEL

REEL

NEWS / PRESS

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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)

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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

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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

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Theater - The Suppliant Maidens, 2024
(NY Theater Festival)

Performed at New York Theater Festival 2024, directed by Lucia Sapienza (Thymos Productions).

LINK: Production's official site

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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.

In brief

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