Minna Haapkylä

Minna Haapkylä
Haapkylä in 2013
Born (1973-06-10) 10 June 1973
Helsinki, Finland
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1995 – present
Spouses
(m. 2002⁠–⁠2014)
(m. 2023)
Children2
AwardsJussi Award (1999, 2009)

Minna-Maria Erika Haapkylä (born 10 June 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress and producer. She has won two Jussi Awards; one for the best actress in a supporting role for a 1999 Veikko Aaltonen film Rakkaudella, Maire, and another in 2009 for the best actress in a leading role for The Interrogation, directed by Jörn Donner.[1] She is also known for her roles in Lovers & Leavers (2002) and The Border (2007).[2] She has also worked as a producer for the 2022 series Mobile 101.[3]

She attended school in France until the age of five.[4] Haapkylä was married to actor Hannu-Pekka Björkman from 2002 to 2014. They have two sons.[5][6] Since 2014, she has been in a relationship with actress Joanna Haartti.[7] They got married in August 2023.[8]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Seppälä, Aila. "Näyttelijä Minna Haapkylä: "Minulla ei ole tarvetta kuulua joukkoon"". Iltalehti. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Minna Haapkylä". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "Televisio | Minna Haapkylä kyllästyi itseensä näyttelijänä ja erosi vuosikymmenien avioliitosta – Nyt hän elää uusperhearkea ja käyttää rahaa ja valtaa tv-tuottajana". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 8 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Taiteilijaelämää: Minna Haapkylä". Yle (in Finnish). 28 September 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. ^ Tainola, Rita. "Minna Haapkylä suhteestaan Putous-näyttelijättäreen: "En salaile elämääni"". Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  6. ^ Yrjölä, Johanna. "Ex-pari Minna Haapkylä ja Hannu-Pekka Björkman näyttelevät avioparia: "Meillä on läheiset välit"". Me naiset. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Minna Haapkylä Me Naisille: Oli yllätys rakastua naiseen". MTV Uutiset. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. ^ Ylä-Jussila, Miikka. "Minna Haapkylä ja Joanna Haartti: Yllätyshäät!" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 19 March 2024.