Kristiina Elstelä is a Finnish actress, who has acted in many TV shows and movies. She also has a long career in theater and she is a renowned cabaret

Cabaret

Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...

 artist.

In 2006 Elstelä was one of the competitors in Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...

television series. She and her partner Marko Keränen were ranked seconds, right after Tomi Metsäketo and Sanna Hirvaskari.

She is daughter of actor Ossi Elstelä and actress Irja Elstelä.

Films

• Pekka & Pätkä ja tuplajättipotti (1985)
• Viimeinen keikka (1985)
• Pekka Puupää poliisina (1986)
• Pilkkuja ja pikkuhousuja (1992)
• Kummeli Kultakuume (1997)
• Kymmenen riivinrautaa (2002)
• Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life
  Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life
  Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life is a 2004 Finnish comedy film, made as a tribute to Spede Pasanen. It is the twentieth and last part of the Uuno Turhapuro film series.-Plot:...
  
  (2004)
• Sooloilua (2007)
• Myrsky (2008)

TV series

• ÄWPK - Älywapaa palokunta (1984–1985)
• Pekka ja Pätkä (1986)
• Takaisin kotiin (1995)
• Uuno Turhapuro (1996)
• Akkaa päälle: Team Ahma
  Akkaa päälle
  Akkaa paalle is a Finnish television series broadcast in Finland since 1994. The series is directed by Anitta Pankkonen and written by Taneli Mäkelä and Pirkka-Pekka Petelius.The programme won the Finnish View's Choice Award in 1997....
  
  (1996)
• Kun taivas repeää (1997)
• Kaverille ei jätetä: Leiwoset (1999)
• Taivas sinivalkoinen (2001)
• Sydän kierroksella (2006)
• Tanssii tähtien kanssa
  Tanssii tähtien kanssa
  Tanssii tähtien kanssa is a Finnish version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing. The show has run on MTV3 since March 3, 2006, on Sunday evenings. The sixth season premiered in September, 2011. According to MTV3, the show will go on for one or two more seasons at most.The...
  
  (2006)

Awards and nominations

• 1982 – Thalia Award
• 1998 – Pro Finlandia
• 2005 – Ida Aalberg Acting Prize
• 2007 – Jussi Award: Best Supporting Actress (Sooloilua)