Pihla Viitala
She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy and began her career in the late 2000s with feature films such as Ganes (2007) and Tears of April (Käsky, 2008). In 2010, she was named one of Europe's Shooting Stars at the Berlin International Film Festival. She subsequently developed an international career, notably appearing in the American fantasy action film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) and the Italian comedy-drama Latin Lover (2015). On television, she achieved widespread international recognition for her leading role as Detective Sofia Karppi in the crime drama series Deadwind (Karppi, 2018–2021), a performance that earned her the Kultainen Venla Award for Best Actress. She has also featured in the drama series Arctic Circle (Ivalo) and Cold Courage (2020). In cinema, she portrayed the title role in the historical drama Maria's Paradise (Marian paratiisi, 2019).
Acting
Movie
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
as Mina
2013
TV
Deadwind
as Sofia Karppi
2018
Movie
Latin Lover
as Solveig
2015
TV
Arctic Circle
as Marita Kautsalo
2018
Movie
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
as Annette
2009
Movie
Hellsinki
as Monika
2009
Movie
Stupid Young Heart
as Ansku
2018
TV
Hellfjord
as Riina
2012
Movie
Tears of April
as Miina Malin
2008
Movie
Bad Family
as Tilda
2010
Movie
Void
as Pihla's friend
2018
Movie
Summertime
as Hertta
2014
Movie
Hustlers
as Anna
2010
Movie
Red Sky
as Kordova
2007
Movie
August
as Johanna
2011
Movie
Off Key
as Marjukka Mulkonsaari
2016
Movie
Star Boys
as Marja, Tapio's Wife
2017
Movie
Man and a Baby
as Pihlaja
2017
Movie
Honeybunnies
as Annika Lahti
2017
Movie
Must Have Been Love
as Helmi
2012
Movie
Playground
as Meri
2009
Movie
Maria's Paradise
as Maria Åkerblom
2019
TV
Ihmebantu
2009
Movie
One Foot Under
as Wilma
2009
