Helena Salonius

Helena Salonius (17 March 1930 — 24 September 2012) was a Finnish operatic soprano and actress.

Early life and education Salonius was born into a musical family: her mother was the singer Helmi Frilander-Salonius, a close friend of the opera diva Aino Ackté, while her aunt was the opera singer . She never knew her father, who died only months after her birth. Salonius turned her hand in the early 1960s to singing, encouraged by the conductor Jorma Panula. She was known for her meticulous research into and preparation of her roles.