Kirsi Ylijoki


Kirsi Marja Ylijoki is a Finnish actress and singer who first achieved fame for her role in the Finnish Soap Opera Sydän toivoa täynnä. Several TV roles followed.
In recent years she has held back her own career to raise her children with Apocalyptica's Eicca Toppinen, but she remains popular with Finnish audiences.
Ylijoki and Toppinen married in 1997, and have two sons; one born in 1999, the other 2002. And divorced in early 2020.
She and Toppinen are members of the rock band Cherry & the Vipers; Kirsi is the singer and Toppinen plays the drums.

Filmography


YearMovieRoleOther notes
1996Sydän toivoa täynnäMillaFirst professional role, TV Series, stayed until she got pregnant in 1998
2002Kymmenen riivinrautaa Tuula Virtanen
2004Miljathe motherGot into the movie because her husband was involved for the soundtrack
2006KotikatuNella KvistA single episode of the series