I don’t have a story about holding a camera at five or shooting my first short before I was ten. 

The first touch to film was Pocahontas, in a tiny movie theatre in my hometown of Tornio, Finland. 

No one was allowed to eat or drink in my vicinity to not to make noise - candy and juice had to wait until we were back home. Lucky that we were pretty much the only ones there.

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Originally, I was sure to become a radio journalist, but my career took a turn from audio-only to visuals during an internship at a Finnish TV series, and so “video killed the radio star.”

I now study directing at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF München), and I’m closing down on graduation while making ads mostly in Germany, switching seamlessly between German, English, and Finnish.

My graduation feature, This is Normal, is gaining momentum, selected for the “Script in 23 Days” course, the Munich Film Up mentoring program, and a masterclass with acclaimed screenwriter Robin Swicord. I also write and direct award-winning spec spots, earning Gold at the Spotlight Festival and at the CommAwards. My work often lingers in quiet spaces: stories told with minimal dialogue, emotional undercurrents, and a lightness of touch, even when the subject matter runs deep.

I still don’t like people rustling candy bags at the cinema.