Sylvi Salonen

{{short description|Finnish actress}}

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Sylvi Inkeri Salonen (1 March 1920 – 23 December 2003) was a Finnish actress.{{cite web|title=ELONET – Sylvi Salonen|url=http://www.elonet.fi/name/he50yh/|publisher=KAVA|accessdate=28 January 2013}} Most of her career, 1949−1985, she worked for Tampereen Työväen Teatteri while also appearing on television and in films. The term "diva" was often attached to her name.{{cite web|last=Moring|first=Kirsikka|title=Sylvi Salonen – Muistokirjoitus – Muistot – HS.fi|url=http://muistot.hs.fi/muistokirjoitus/263/sylvi-salonen|publisher=Helsingin Sanomat|accessdate=28 January 2013}}

During her final years, Salonen arranged a statue of a black panther to be placed on her grave.{{cite web|title=Sylvi Salonen hankki haudalleen mustan pantterin|url=http://www.iltasanomat.fi/kotimaa/art-1288338406422.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103023430/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/kotimaa/art-1288338406422.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2013|publisher=Ilta-Sanomat|accessdate=28 January 2013}}