Biography

Arja Saijonmaa was born on December 1, 1944 in Helsinki, Finland. She is an actress and composer, known for Elämäni Biisi (2019), Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1979) and Charlotte Löwensköld (1979).

She was nominated for "Iskelmä Finlandia" award in 2006.

She has written a book about Finnish sauna. She tells that going to sauna is also a spiritual cleaning.

She is a human rights activist.