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Alma Pöysti

Alma Pöysti

Actor · Born March 16, 1981 (45) · Helsinki, Finland

Alma Pöysti (born Alma Ilona Pöysti on March 16, 1981, in Helsinki) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. Coming from an artistic family, she is the daughter of director Erik Pöysti and the granddaughter of actors Lasse Pöysti and Birgitta Ulfsson. A 2007 graduate of the Theatre Academy of Helsinki, she began her career on stage at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki and the Finnish National Theatre, while also performing in Sweden. She gained international recognition playing artist and author Tove Jansson in the biographical film Tove (2020), a role that earned her the Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress. She won a second Jussi Award for her performance in Four Little Adults (Neljä pientä aikuista, 2023). Her international profile grew further with the lead role of Ansa in Aki Kaurismäki's Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet, 2023), a film awarded the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Her filmography also includes the Swedish feature A Day and a Half (En dag och en halv, 2023) and the film Sukkwan Island (2025), as well as the television series Helsinki Syndrome, Harjunpää, and Blackwater (Händelser vid vatten).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 16, 1981 (45)
From
Helsinki, Finland
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Alma Pöysti's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Survival
16%
Morality
13%
Power
12%
Self
10%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 6
Shapeshifter
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
8
Warm
3
Contemplative
2
Dread
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alma Pöysti's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alma Pöysti's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Tell Everyone(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sukkwan Island(2025)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Anna

  • The Elf and the Christmas Wonder(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Orenda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Nora

  • Raptures(2025)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Safe House(2025)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Deck 5B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mother

  • Children of War and Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (Voice)

  • Four Little Adults (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Juulia

  • Fallen Leaves(2023)

    as Ansa

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Day and a Half(2023)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Silkesapans skratt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Silkesapan (voice)

  • The Good Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mia

  • Blackwater(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ylja Happolati (1973)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • JerryMaya's Detective Agency – The Riddle of the Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Barbro Palm

  • Blue Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Leena

  • The Limelight Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as TV Host

  • The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Nuori Muumimamma / Mymmeli / Pikku Myy (voice)

  • Helsinki Crimes(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Hietanen

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Spiral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Anna

  • Future Remains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Tove(2020)

    as Tove Jansson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Explosion of a Swimming Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Linda

  • Flowers of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Laura

  • Permission to Operate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tina

  • Tsamo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Alisa Moore

  • Moomins on the Riviera(2014)

    as Niiskuneiti (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Kristuksen morsian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Laura

  • Dagmamman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Inka

  • Naked Harbour(2012)

    as Marika

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Where Once We Walked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Aina Gadolin

  • Beatrice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Bottom Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Iris

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 32 of them dated from 2011 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Fallen Leaves (2023)

$6.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Fallen Leaves (2023)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Helsinki Crimes (2022)

Film career

20112026

Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2012Screen debut· Naked Harbour
  • 2012First top-billed film· Naked Harbour

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 34: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

2010s8 · acting2020s24 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 60% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Alma Pöysti's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Elf and the Christmas Wonder (2025)

97th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fallen Leaves (2023)

Midcredits 90th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Alma Pöysti work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alma Pöysti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jakob Öhrman shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers