- T.J. Särkkä came up with the name Sauli for her first movie Me tulemme taas (1953) which he was producing. During the same year he also directed and produced Hilja - maitotyttö (1953) which was her breakthrough to stardom.
- Parents: Tapio and Salli Savolainen.
- Mother of Johanna Lahtela.
- Biological father was Valdemar Swarz, a Romani.
- Producer/director T.J. Särkkä had been looking for years for a perfect girl to play a lead in a film based on a novel by Johannes Linnankoski. Sauli was cast in the role which was only her second film.
- Theater actress for over 25 years, retired in 1996.
- Both of her husbands were actors/directors, Åke Lindman and Jaakko Pakkasvirta.
- Received her first Jussi Award nomination (Finnish Oscars) in 2010, after a film career lasting longer than 57 years.
- She acted in several films in Germany as Ann Savo.
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