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Oona Airola

Oona Airola

Actor · Born July 13, 1988 (38) · Kokkola, Finland

Oona Airola (born in 1988 in Kokkola) is a Finnish actress and singer. Trained at the Central Ostrobothnia Conservatory of Music and graduating from the Theatre Academy of Helsinki in 2015, she made her film debut in Juho Kuosmanen's The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (Hymyilevä mies, 2016), winning the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to win the Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress for her performance in Land of Hope (Oma maa, 2018). In cinema, she has notably appeared in Aurora (2019), Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019), Girl Picture (Tytöt tytöt tytöt, 2022), and The Missile (Ohjus, 2024), a performance for which she won the Dragon Award for Best Acting at the Göteborg Film Festival. On television, she has held lead and recurring roles in several series, including Hotel Swan Helsinki, Cargo (Rahti), and Helsinki Syndrome.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 13, 1988 (38)
From
Kokkola, Finland
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on Motif · 28 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 28Up 11% in 30 days

What are Oona Airola's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
30%
Bonds
27%
Self
25%
Morality
9%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
6
Hopeful
3
Romantic
1
Warm
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Oona Airola's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oona Airola's titles on Motif; 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

28 credits, 9 with a Motif page.

  • Blue Baby (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as Leni

  • Kaunis rietas onnellinen(2026)

    as Kaija Kokkola / Kaija Koo

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Hildur (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Anna Virtanen

  • Kalevala: The Story of Kullervo(2026)

    as Marjatta

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Who Disappeared (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Linda

  • Ricky Rapper and the Double (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mirabella

  • White Trash (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Milla

  • Silent Trilogy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • The Missile (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Niina

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

    as Enni

  • Helsinki Syndrome (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 14 episodes · as Hanna Raivio

  • Girl Picture(2022)

    as Sanna

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mobile 101: The Nokia Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vuokko Salminen

  • Hautalehto: Kylmä syli(2021)

    Show 14 episodes · as Jonna Holm

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Rahti(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Maria

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Two Girls and a Boat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kaisa

  • Hotel Swan Helsinki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Ella Kallio, uusi hotellinjohtaja

  • Dogs Don't Wear Pants(2019)

    as Satu

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Happy Hour of the Wolf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kati

  • Aurora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Kinky

  • Meidän pitää puhua (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Satu / Sanna / Salla / Riia / Mari

  • Age of Reason(2018)

    as Anni

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Moonshiners (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Musician

  • Sorceress (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Katya

  • Bordertown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebekka Koskelinen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki(2016)

    as Raija Jänkä

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Pony Freak (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Scrap-Mattila and the Beautiful Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 2012 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (2016)

$571K worldwide

Highest rated

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (2016)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Hautalehto: Kylmä syli (2021)

Film career

20122026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 2016Screen debut· The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
  • 2018First top-billed film· Land of Hope

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 28: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdMusic2 of 28: 2 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 28: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s11 · 9 acting · 2 crew2020s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 20% 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Oona Airola's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (2016)

Midcredits 87th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Oona Airola work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oona Airola's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jarmo Kiuru shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers