Elsa Rantalainen was born on June 30, 1901 in Tampere, Finland as Elsa Emilia Rantalainen. She was an actress, known for Miehen kylkiluu (1937), Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi (1943) and Kulkurin valssi (1941). She was married to Wäinö Aaltonen. She died on January 6, 1988 in Helsinki, Finland.