Matleena Kuusniemi

{{Short description|Finnish actress (born 1973)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

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| name = Matleena Kuusniemi

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|9|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pusula, Finland

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| occupation = Actress

| years active = 1996–present

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Matleena Kuusniemi (born 24 September 1973) is a Finnish actress.{{cite news |last=Serkamo |first=Rosanna |url=https://www.menaiset.fi/artikkeli/ajankohtaista/ihmiset/matleena_kuusniemi_olen_huono_puhumaan_ongelmistani |title=Matleena Kuusniemi: "Olen huono puhumaan ongelmistani" |language=Finnish |work=Me Naiset |accessdate=1 December 2017 }} She attended the Helsinki Theatre Academy in the 1990s, and has since starred in several films and on television. Kuusniemi is known for her role as Pauliina Sorjonen in the television series Bordertown.,{{cite news |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/2016091922342294 |title=Ville Virtasen kansainväliset roolit peruuntuneet viime tingassa: "Rahoittajalla ei riitä uskallusta ottaa tuntematonta" |language=Finnish |work=Iltalehti |date=20 September 2016 |access-date=1 December 2017 }} and in 2016, she won Golden Venla for her role in the television series Koukussa.{{cite web |last1=Leinonen |first1=Anne |title=Matleena Kuusniemi liikuttui Venla-voitostaan |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/2016011520967734 |publisher=Iltalehti |access-date=10 July 2022 |language=Finnish}}