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OONA-EMILIA ENKELSAARI

Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari

Name: GÄNG – Opastettu kaupunkikierros
Start: 2022-09-03
End: 2022-09-24
Location: The Finnish National Theatre

Author, Actor, and Model

ABOUT ME

Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari is a Finnish author, actor, and model whose work moves between literature, performance, and fashion. She has published three nonfiction books, including Ansa Ikonen – Memories of a Film Star (2023), a biography of a beloved Finnish actress.

She has performed at The Finnish National Theatre and appeared in cultural events and book fairs. Her modeling work includes editorial, runway, and commercial projects in Finland and abroad.

CONTACT

contact(at)enkelsaari.com

Instagram @enkelsaari

Finnish model Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari. Editorial Miu Miu studio photoshoot.

PORTFOLIO

Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari works as an author, actor and model. She is Nordic based.

SELECTED ACTING JOBS

The Finnish National Theater, GÄNG (2022)
One of the leading roles, dir. Joel Teixera-Neves

Audiobook Kuinka krokotiili kadotti kielensä (2021)
Narrator, Aviador Publishing

Campaigns as an actor and model (2020–)
For example for Gold Haircare

Syke (2020)
Finnish television series, speaking role (supporting), dir. Annika Grof

PRESS & PUBLIC APPEARANCES

Speaking Openly About Her Experience of the Baltzar Case

September–October 2025

Enkelsaari has recently spoken publicly about her personal experience in Veijo Baltzar's cult and the broader cultural mechanisms that allowed such abuse of power to happen.

Her interviews coincided with her open letter to President Alexander Stubb, urging the removal of Baltzar's honorary title. Enkelsaari is also writing a truth-based novel – a story exploring manipulation, abuse, and control.

Iltalehti TV: Interview on Ukkola Program

Ilkka-Pohjalainen

Spotify: Enbuske & Hörkkö Podcast

Exhibition at Aalto2 Museum:

That's Why There Was Loiskis – The First
25 Years of the Children's Music Orchestra

April 5 – November 16, 2025

Why was Loiskis founded, and what kind of controversy did the creation spark within Finland's cultural circles – at a time when state support was traditionally reserved for classical ensembles serving adult audiences?

The exhibition concept is based on the book by Hilda Ivars and Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari.
Script: Senior Curator Ilja Koivisto
Visual layout and graphic design:
Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari

Postimees: Tallinn Fashion Week. Model, author, and actor Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari

Postimees | SUUR PUBLIKU GALERII ⟩ Parimate riietujate sekka pääses rikkaid ja kuulsaid, aga ka lihtsaid inimesi (ES)

October 24, 2024

Modell Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari saabus Tallinna moenädalale Soomest. «Aga ma ei ole vaid modell, olen ka kolme raamatu autor,» täpsustab kaunitar. Oona kannab Mai Niemi loodud narmasseelikut ja suuri, muinasjutulisi kõrvarõngaid. Põneva siluetiga pluus on pärit Ganni kollektsioonist...

Filminurkka Jakso 508: Nainen on valttia – Ansa Ikonen, kirjailijavieraina Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari ja Hilda Ivars On January 2024, Ansa Ikonen's remarkable career as an artist was celebrated at Cinema Orion. An honorary chair for Ansa Ikonen was announced at the event, afterwards the film Nainen on valttia (1944), directed by and starring Ansa Ikonen, was shown as a 35mm film copy.The program interviews authors Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari and Hilda Ivars.

Filminurkka | Episode 508: Nainen on valttia – Ansa Ikonen

January 19, 2024

On January 2024, Ansa Ikonen's remarkable career as an artist was celebrated at Cinema Orion. An honorary chair for Ansa Ikonen was announced at the event, afterwards the film Nainen on valttia (1944), directed by and starring Ansa Ikonen, was shown as a 35mm film copy.

The program interviews authors Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari and Hilda Ivars.

Watch the interview >

Cinema Orion: Nainen on valttia

January 15, 2024

Ansa Ikosen ohjaamassa ja Mika Waltarin käsikirjoittamassa musiikkipitoisessa komediassa Nainen on valttia (1944) operettitähti Kirsti Kalpa väsyy kiireeseen ja itsekkääseen sulhaseensa. Hän lähtee lipettiin ja päätyy sisäköksi mieskolmikon talouteen.

Kirjailijavieraina Ansa Ikonen – muistoja filmitähdestä -teoksen (Aviador, 2023) koonneet Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari ja Hilda Ivars.

Tapahtumassa julkistetaan Ansa Ikosen kunniatuoli.

Kulttuuritoimitus | Ansa Ikonen oli suurin filmitähtemme – kirja kertoo lisää ihmisestä, josta luulee tietävänsä kaiken

October 15, 2023

"Kirja on rennolla ajatuksella koottu ja mielenkiintoinen kuvaus Ansa Ikosesta ja hänen elokuva- ja teatterirooleistaan. --

Päähenkilön avoimuus on todellista, hänen ystävällisyydestään ihailijoita kohtaan on useita kuvauksia. Teos on perusteellinen ja erilainen elämäkerta, jossa tarinoilla on merkitystä – ja selitykset todennettu muiden haastatteluilla."

BOOKS

Writing about things you can't find on Google.

Siksi oli Loiskis – Lastenmusiikkiorkesterin
25 ekaa vuotta (2025)

Loiskis – 25 Years of a Children's Music Orchestra

Enkelsaari, Oona-Emilia; Ivars, Hilda
Publisher: Loiskis
ISBN: 9789528804000Published in Finnish

Ansa Ikonen – Muistoja filmitähdestä. Kirja, book.

Ansa Ikonen – Muistoja filmitähdestä (2023)

Ansa Ikonen – Memories of a Film Star

Enkelsaari, Oona-Emilia; Ivars, Hilda
Publisher: Aviador
ISBN: 9789523811799Published in Finnish

Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari: Kokkaa vegemin – Reseptejä vegaaneille ja sekaaneille. Kirja book, vegaani vegan resepti recipe kasvisruoka two ways to coo

Kokkaa vegemmin – Reseptejä vegaaneille ja sekaaneille (2021)

Two Ways to Cook – Vegan and Traditional Recipes for Every Table

Enkelsaari, Oona-Emilia
Publisher: Aviador
ISBN: 9789523810174E-book: 9789523810181
Published in Finnish

"This is a relaxed and engaging portrait of Ansa Ikonen and her roles. – – Memories of a Film Star is a thorough and distinctive biography in which the stories carry meaning — and the facts are supported by additional interviews."

Kulttuuritoimitus

"Two Ways to Cook is a cookbook that feels especially well-suited to today's world. – – In her recipes, Enkelsaari clearly shows how easy it is to make familiar dishes vegan. My personal favorites include the strawberry salad for summertime and the beetroot risotto." ★★★★☆

Sumukorppi, Book Blog

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Contact

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(at)enkelsaari.com

Oona-Emilia Enkelsaari

ABOUT ME

PORTFOLIO

SELECTED ACTING JOBS

PRESS & PUBLIC APPEARANCES

Speaking Openly About Her Experience of the Baltzar Case

Exhibition at Aalto2 Museum:

That's Why There Was Loiskis – The First25 Years of the Children's Music Orchestra

Postimees | SUUR PUBLIKU GALERII ⟩ Parimate riietujate sekka pääses rikkaid ja kuulsaid, aga ka lihtsaid inimesi (ES)

Filminurkka | Episode 508: Nainen on valttia – Ansa Ikonen

Cinema Orion: Nainen on valttia

Kulttuuritoimitus | Ansa Ikonen oli suurin filmitähtemme – kirja kertoo lisää ihmisestä, josta luulee tietävänsä kaiken

BOOKS

Writing about things you can't find on Google.

Siksi oli Loiskis – Lastenmusiikkiorkesterin 25 ekaa vuotta (2025)

Loiskis – 25 Years of a Children's Music Orchestra

Ansa Ikonen – Muistoja filmitähdestä (2023)

Ansa Ikonen – Memories of a Film Star

Kokkaa vegemmin – Reseptejä vegaaneille ja sekaaneille (2021)

Two Ways to Cook – Vegan and Traditional Recipes for Every Table

"This is a relaxed and engaging portrait of Ansa Ikonen and her roles. – – Memories of a Film Star is a thorough and distinctive biography in which the stories carry meaning — and the facts are supported by additional interviews."

"Two Ways to Cook is a cookbook that feels especially well-suited to today's world. – – In her recipes, Enkelsaari clearly shows how easy it is to make familiar dishes vegan. My personal favorites include the strawberry salad for summertime and the beetroot risotto." ★★★★☆

That's Why There Was Loiskis – The First
25 Years of the Children's Music Orchestra

Siksi oli Loiskis – Lastenmusiikkiorkesterin
25 ekaa vuotta (2025)