Education and works:

1989-1993 Studies in Theatre and Drama (acting), University of Tampere, Finland
1997 MA in Theatre and Drama (acting), University of Tampere, Finland
1991-1999 Work as an Actress in Films, Television and in Theatres in Finland
1999-2006 Studies in Film Directing, Potsdam-Babelsberg Academy of Film & Television, Germany

Scholarships, grants, residences; Academy of Arts, Berlin, Germany (2002), Residence du Festival Cannes, Paris, France (2003-2004), Finnish Film Foundation, Finland (2004), CÉCI, Moulin d’Andé, France (2005), DEFA Foundation, Germany (2006), AVEK, Finland (2007), Nipkow programme, Berlin, Germany (2008), Binger Lab, Amsterdam, Holland (2008).